Iran's answer to 24: political espionage where nobody's innocent and everyone's expendable.
45 minSeason 2 • Episode 15
LatestGando is a Serial made by Iran. The first episode was released on June 15, 2019, from the network of IRIB TV3. Gando Collection, directed by Javad Afshar And Arash Ghaderi is the author of this film. This series has been filmed other than Iran in Turkey and China.
Acting
Vahid Rahbani carries the moral weight like he's personally exhausted.
Production
Multi-country shoots (Turkey, China) for scale rarely seen in Iranian TV.
Vahid Rahbani
Mohammad
Dariush Farhang
Amir Hossein Abdi
Pendar Akbari
Saeed Shahriari
Leila Otadi
Ms. Fahimi
Kamand Amirsoleimani
Mahta Soltan Abadi
Farhad Ghaemian
Saed Bahrami
Negar Abedi
Soraya Masoudi
Azita Torkashvand
Goli Sabeti
Hojat Parsa
Security Officer
Shahrzad Kamalzadeh
Sadia Amer
Sogol Tahmasebi
Atieh
Shahram Ghaedi
Mohammad Ali Mousavipour
Sara Monjezi
Mina Nikpour
Shahed Ahmadlou
Mohsen Kolahi
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Gando became a flashpoint in Iranian media discourse, with conservatives praising its anti-corruption stance while critics noted its alignment with IRIB's political messaging. It's essentially state-funded fanfiction about real intelligence operations.
The title refers to a rare crocodile species native to Iran's southeast — an apex predator metaphor the show absolutely milks for all it's worth.
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