Season 1 • Episode 52
LatestThe young Naser'eddin Shah recently ordered the assassination of his beloved Prime Minister Amir Kabir, and the court, the shrine, the government, and the country underwent significant changes. At the same time and in the village of Kuhsar Tajrish, Khadijeh, the daughter of Mohammad Ali Najjar, hid the joyful love of a young man named Siavash in her chest.
Production
Golestan Palace recreated with obsessive Qajar-era authenticity.
Costume
Jewel-toned ghajari textiles that scream wealth and suffocation.
Acting
Parinaz Izadyar's Jeyran transforms from pawn to player.
Creator
Hassan Fathi
Bahram Radan
Naser'eddin Shah
Parinaz Izadyar
Jeyran
Merila Zarei
Mahd-e Olia (Shah's Mother)
Amir Hossein Fathi
Siavash
Amir Jafari
Mirza Agha Khan-e Nouri
Roya Teymourian
Mehdi Pakdel
Salman
Setareh Pesyani
Noghreh
Houman Barghnavard
Gholamreza Nikkhah
Fatemeh Masoudifar
Sarah Gorji
Rana Azadivar
Samira Hasanpour
Mohammad Shiri
Siavash Cheraghipour
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The series sparked national debate in Iran about romanticizing Qajar royalty while glossing over their brutal political repression.
Bahram Radan reportedly gained 15 kilograms to physically embody the historical Naser'eddin Shah's documented heaviness in later years.
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