Yal (Persian: یَل, romanized: Yal) is an Iranian crime drama television series written by Jamshid Mahmoudi and Reza Baharvand, directed by Jamshid Mahmoudi, and produced by Navid Mahmoudi for Filmnet. It stars Navid Mohammadzadeh, Milad Keymaram, Hossein Yari, Pardis Ahmadieh, Neda Jebraeili, Mojtaba Pirzadeh, Mohsen Ghasabian, and Babak Hamidian.
Plot Set in a village in the 1970s, the series follows a series of murders targeting young women. As the killings continue, the villagers become entangled in an increasingly complex mystery, while a detective arrives in the village to uncover the truth.
Cast
Navid Mohammadzadeh Milad Keymaram Hossein Yari Babak Hamidian Pardis Ahmadieh Neda Jebraeili Mojtaba Pirzadeh Mohsen Ghasabian
Release Filmnet announced that Yal would be released on the platform on 9 October 2026.
Production
Development Following the success of The Lion Skin, brothers Jamshid Mahmoudi and Navid Mahmoudi began developing a new series for Filmnet. Early reports described Yal as a spin-off of The Lion Skin, with a story centered on the character Reza Parvaneh. However, Jamshid Mahmoudi later denied that the series was a spin-off or continuation of the earlier series, and subsequent reports described Yal as an independent story set during the Pahlavi era.
Casting The series initially announced Amir Jadidi, Alireza Kamali, and Tanaz Tabatabaei among its cast. Jadidi later left the project, while Kamali and Tabatabaei also departed during the development process. Milad Keymaram and Pardis Ahmadieh subsequently joined the cast, replacing Kamali and Tabatabaei, respectively. Navid Mohammadzadeh and Hossein Yari were also announced as members of the cast.
Filming Filming was underway by March 2026, with Jamshid Mahmoudi directing and Navid Mahmoudi producing. Reports published during production described the series as being set in the 1940s in the Iranian calendar and listed Navid Mohammadzadeh, Milad Keymaram, Pardis Ahmadieh, and Hossein Yari among its principal cast.
References
External links Yal at IMDB
Yal at Filmnet