Drew Barrymore headlines The Stand-in, a 2020 drama from the United States directed by Jamie Babbit. Michael Zegen, T. J. Miller, Holland Taylor, Michelle Buteau, Teddy Coluca, Andrew Rannells and Wendy Meredith complete the ensemble, and K-Time carries the title under its Persian name, نایب.
What is The Stand-in about?
What kind of title is this? The Stand-in is an ensemble drama in which the cast, rather than spectacle, carries the weight. Its premise turns on the idea the name announces: a stand-in, someone who steps into another person's place, and the drama grows out of what that substitution costs and what it reveals. Babbit keeps the frame on people, on conversations and on the moments when a performance slips. Barrymore, first on the bill, anchors the piece, while the supporting players each get room of their own. At around 45 minutes per catalogue entry, the title is paced for a single sitting, and because it is built on character rather than plot mechanics, it holds up well to a second look.
About the cast
Drew Barrymore tops the billing, followed by Michael Zegen, T. J. Miller, Holland Taylor, Michelle Buteau, Teddy Coluca, Andrew Rannells and Wendy Meredith. The cast list alone signals the register: this is a performance-driven drama where the pleasure comes from watching the actors play off one another in close quarters, with the humour and the hurt arriving in the same scene.
Context & significance
Jamie Babbit directs, and the title arrived in 2020, a year when much of the world watched at home and smaller, character-focused American dramas found an unusually attentive audience. The catalogue listing carries the Persian title نایب, a word that means deputy or substitute and lands close to the English sense of a stand-in. For K-Time's Persian-speaking viewers, this entry is offered in its original English audio, without a Persian dub or subtitle track, so a comfortable grasp of English is useful. The platform's menus, search and player, however, are fully in Farsi, and the title can be found under either name.
Watching The Stand-in on Ktime
The Stand-in streams on K-Time in its original English. This page is free to read; watching requires a K-Time account and login. Once signed in, search for The Stand-in or نایب, and playback works across the K-Time apps and the web player with a Farsi interface.