Taxi

The journey winds through the stories that each passenger brings into the taxi—stories that might well resemble the lives of many of us…

مسیر از دل قصه‌هایی می‌گذره که هر مسافر با خودش به تاکسی میاره؛ قصه‌هایی که شاید شبیه زندگی خیلی از ما باشن…

Sometimes a good story doesn’t need a long journey. You only have to get into a taxi. That is the idea behind Taxi, a new Iranian home-video series built around a cab, its driver, and the strangers who ride in the back seat.

What is Taxi about?

Taxi is an episodic series in which a cab and its driver are the central thread, and each episode follows the story of the passengers who climb in. Instead of one continuous plot, every episode is a short, self-contained story. The result sits somewhere between comedy, social observation and micro-fiction, with odd, familiar characters passing through the same car.

From bestselling book to screen

The series is adapted from Soroush Sehhat’s book Taxi-Savari (Taxi Riding) and consists of 12 episodes released on the Shida platform in autumn 2026 (1405 in the Iranian calendar). The book has been reprinted more than 50 times, so the adaptation arrives with a ready-made audience. The screenplay was written by Sehhat together with Iman Safaei.

Who is behind it?

Hassan Nouri directs, Majid Salehi produces, and Ali Mosaffa is involved as artistic consultant. Nouri worked for years as Sehhat’s assistant in film and television, and Taxi is his first directing experience in the micro-series format.

Cast

Because each episode brings new passengers, the series draws on many well-known faces. The announced cast includes Reza Attaran, Ali Mosaffa, Kazem Sayyahi, Majid Salehi, Siamak Ansari, Hamed Vakili, Naeimeh Nezamdoust, Nafas Bazghi, Hadi Kazemi and Mohammad Shabanpour.

Why it’s worth watching

• • Short, self-contained stories: you can watch one episode without having seen the others.

• • A proven source: the material comes from a book readers kept coming back to.

• • A strong ensemble: many of Iran’s most recognizable comedy and drama actors share one small set, the inside of a car.

• • A familiar setting: the taxi is a place where everyone from every walk of life sits a few feet from a stranger, which makes it a natural stage for stories.

Where to watch

Taxi is released episode by episode. Watch Taxi Season 1 on FarsiPlex, where new episodes of Persian series are added regularly.