Director: Meenu Gaur, Andy Newbery, Annetta Laufer
Cast: Francesca Annis, Jack Davenport, Tom Durant-Pritchard, Jamie Flatters, Millie Gibson
The Forsytes is a 2025 British-American drama series directed by Meenu Gaur, Andy Newbery, and Annetta Laufer, adapting John Galsworthy's classic Forsyte Saga novels into a sweeping portrait of wealth, possession, and the slow unraveling of a Victorian-era dynasty across generations.
What is The Forsytes about?
At the center of this epic family chronicle stands Soames Forsyte, a prosperous London solicitor whose obsession with ownership extends far beyond property and legal deeds. When he sets his sights on a young woman who refuses to be charmed by his fortune or status, he pursues marriage with relentless determination — only to find that a marriage certificate cannot compel affection. His wife, Irene, remains emotionally unreachable, and the gulf between them widens into something dangerous. Around them swirls a vast clan of Forsytes, each jealously guarding their piece of wealth and respectability, each blind to the human costs of treating people as possessions. Set in the early twentieth century, the series traces how pride, propriety, and the hunger for control corrode not just one marriage but an entire family's future.
Cast & crew
Francesca Annis and Susan Hampshire anchor the elder generation with commanding authority, while Jack Davenport brings controlled intensity to a pivotal role. Jamie Flatters and Millie Gibson represent the younger Forsytes, and Danny Griffin and Owen Igiehon add depth to the ensemble. Tom Durant-Pritchard rounds out the leading cast as the family saga unfolds across its multi-episode arc.
Context & significance
For Persian-speaking viewers in the diaspora, The Forsytes speaks to themes that resonate deeply across cultures: a patriarchal family clinging to status and wealth while the world shifts around it, a woman trapped by convention who refuses to surrender her inner freedom, and younger generations chafing against suffocating expectations. Iranian literature and cinema have long explored exactly this tension — between khanevadeh and fard, family duty and personal autonomy — making Galsworthy's saga feel surprisingly familiar. The series is available on K-Time with Persian subtitles, so you can follow every nuance of the dialogue without missing a beat of the class drama unfolding on screen.
Where & how to watch
The Forsytes is available on K-Time with Persian subtitles. Stream it on your browser, smart TV, or Android device — no VPN needed, no geo-blocking, no extra download required. Start watching anytime and cancel anytime.