قهوه تلخ (2010): Besetzung, Handlung & Streaming

Released in 2010, قهوه تلخ is a komödie and drama series.

What it’s about. The series begins with history teacher Nima Zande-Karimi (Siamak Ansari) realizing that his extensive research on Persian and world history is of little use to financing his day-to-day life. He is about to leave Tehran for good to go back to his hometown by the name of Darab, when he comes across young university student Roya Atabaki (Sahar Jafari-Jozani) who is researching for her final year dissertation, which is regarding the period 1198–1203, that is said to be a period of turmoil for Iran's ruling elite. Such turmoil that, very few books are available on that period for Roya's research. It is then that Nima receives an anonymous telephone call, which leads him to Niavaran Palace (currently a museum), where he is told to have a coffee and wait. The coffee (which is bitter) is ready and he duly drinks it, his sight becomes hazy, and when he manages to refocus he is in the year 1201 (1822 AD), and the story develops therein.

Who’s in it. قهوه تلخ stars Siamak Ansari as Mostashar-ol-Molk / Nima Zand-Karimi, Mohammadreza Hedayati as King Jahangir Doloo, Mehran Modiri as Bluetooth the Great and Elika Abdolrazzaghi as Queen Fakhr-o-Taj, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 4.8/10, قهوه تلخ has proved divisive with audiences.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch قهوه تلخ page.

If you liked it. Fans of قهوه تلخ tend to enjoy Rick and Morty, My Hero Academia, One Piece and The Umbrella Academy.