Director: Macon Blair
A meek janitor's transformation into a grotesque hero anchors The Toxic Avenger, a 2025 action-comedy-horror reimagining directed by Macon Blair, now streaming in Persian on K-Time.
What is The Toxic Avenger about?
Melvin works the late shift as a mop boy in the crumbling industrial town of Tromaville, overlooked by nearly everyone around him. After an accident sends him tumbling into a drum of toxic waste, he emerges disfigured but suddenly, violently capable of standing up to the corrupt figures who have been poisoning his town for profit. What follows leans fully into splatter-comedy excess, pairing gruesome set pieces with a surprisingly sincere underdog streak. Blair keeps the tone gleefully unhinged, treating the transformation less as tragedy and more as overdue payback for a man nobody bothered to notice.
Cast & crew
Peter Dinklage takes on the title role, supported by Jacob Tremblay, Kevin Bacon, Elijah Wood, Taylour Paige, Julia Davis, Sarah Niles, and Jonny Coyne. The ensemble leans into the film's cartoonish energy while keeping Melvin's arc grounded.
Context & significance
As a remake of a long-running cult franchise, The Toxic Avenger carries decades of midnight-movie history with it, now reintroduced to a new audience through K-Time's Persian dub. For diaspora viewers who enjoy horror-comedy with a punk, DIY spirit, it's an easy entry point into a series better known abroad than at home.
Where & how to watch
The Toxic Avenger is available on K-Time with Persian dubbing and Persian subtitles, watchable on phone, tablet, TV, and browser after logging into a free account. No VPN or geo-restrictions apply, and you can cancel anytime.