Director: Masoud Atyabi
Cast: Sam Derakhshani, Pejman Jamshidi, Seyed Javad Hashemi, Naimeh Nezamdoost, Sam Nouri
Texas 3 is a 2024 Iranian comedy-drama film directed by Masoud Atyabi, reuniting the beloved ensemble cast of the Texas series for a third chapter that mixes slapstick, family tension, and the kind of absurdist social satire that has made the franchise a perennial favourite among Persian-speaking audiences worldwide.
What is Texas 3 about?
Picking up threads left dangling at the end of the previous instalment, Texas 3 plunges its mismatched group of characters back into a spiralling chain of misunderstandings. A hidden cache of contraband figurines — thought to have been dealt with once and for all — resurfaces and drags everyone back into the chaos they barely survived before. Old grudges flare, new alliances form under pressure, and the bumbling attempts of several parties to contain the situation only make things worse at every turn. With sharp comedic timing and a large ensemble bouncing off one another, the film keeps the tone light even as the stakes for each character quietly mount. Whether loyalties will hold and who ends up holding the bag when the dust settles remains the central question driving the story forward.
Cast & crew
Director Masoud Atyabi returns to helm the franchise he knows well. Sam Derakhshani and Pejman Jamshidi lead the returning ensemble, joined by Seyed Javad Hashemi, Naimeh Nezamdoost, Sam Nouri, Siavash Cheraghipour, Gabriela Petry, and Saed Hedayati — a broad, energetic cast whose comic chemistry is the backbone of the series.
Context & significance
The Texas trilogy occupies a particular niche in contemporary Iranian popular cinema: broadly accessible comedies that play on family dysfunction, petty crime, and social awkwardness without demanding prior cultural fluency. For diaspora viewers, films like this carry a double function — they work as straightforward entertainment, but they also serve as a live wire back to the comedic rhythms, slang, and social textures of Iran. Watching a homegrown ensemble comedy is one of the quieter ways community identity gets maintained across borders. Texas 3's blend of physical comedy, rapid-fire banter, and recognisable everyday frustrations makes it easy viewing for a multi-generational household settling in for a Persian movie night.
Where & how to watch
Texas 3 is available now on K-Time in original Persian audio. Stream it from your browser, Android TV, or phone — no VPN needed, no geo-blocking, and you can cancel anytime.