Season 1 • Episode 51
LatestPavarchin is an Iranian television comedy serial. It was broadcast for the first time by the IRIB in September 2002 until March 2003. It could usually be seen every night at 8:00 p.m. Tehran time on Tehran TV, also known as Channel 5 in Iran. Later due to the popularity of the show, episodes were shown in syndication on various Iranian provincial channels as well as IRIB 1 & IRIB 2 for those living out of the country. The show stopped airing in March 2003. It was directed by Mehran Modiri.
Acting
Mehran Modiri playing dual roles with zero subtlety, maximum commitment
Writing
Razor-sharp class commentary disguised as domestic farce
Production
Peak early-2000s Iranian TV aesthetics — that apartment set is iconic
Creator
Mehran Modiri
Mehran Modiri
Farhad Barareh/Farhad's Father
Sahar Zakaria
Mahtab Mahtabi
Javad Razavian
Davood Barareh (Davena)/Davood's Father
Shaghayegh Dehghan
Yasaman (Yasaman Gol Banoo)
Siamak Ansari
Sepehr Mahtabi
Sahar Valadbeygi
Shadi Barareh (Shadenah)
Mohammadreza Hedayati
Toghrol
Saeid Pirdoost
Aghaye Raeisina
Saed Hedayati
Saeed Hedayati
Vahid Mihandoost
Vahid
Hamid Reza Nik Nabard
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Pavarchin became a nationwide ritual in 2002 — streets emptied at 8 PM, and its catchphrases entered Tehran slang within weeks.
The Barareh family's desperate social climbing mirrored post-revolutionary Iran's fractured class consciousness, making the comedy land differently across generations.
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