Gando (

Persian Persian may refer to: * People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language ** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples ** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...

: گاندو,

romanized Romanization or romanisation, in linguistics, is the conversion of text from a different writing system to the Roman (Latin) script, or a system for doing so. Methods of romanization include transliteration, for representing written text, and ...

: ''Gando'') is a

spy thriller Spy fiction is a genre of literature involving espionage as an important context or plot device. It emerged in the early twentieth century, inspired by rivalries and intrigues between the major powers, and the establishment of modern intelligen ...

Iranian TV series directed by Javad Afshar and written by Arash Ghaderi. The first episode was broadcast on June 15, 2019, from the state network

IRIB TV3 IRIB TV3 ( fa, شبکه ۳ or ; ''Shabake Se'') is one of the 32 national television channels in Iran. It is the third television channel created by the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting, and started broadcasting on December 4, 1993. The ch ...

. The series is about the Iranian security police and solving the security case called Gando and the adventures that take place during this case.

Story

From ISNA, according to the author of the series, in general, 80 percent of the story, apart from the narrative of Michael Hashemian and

Jason Rezaian Jason Rezaian ( fa, جیسون رضائیان; born on March 16, 1976) is an Iranian-American journalist who served as Tehran news bureau, bureau chief for ''The Washington Post''. He was convicted of espionage in a closed-door trial in Iran in 2 ...

, was his imagination. This isn't true that 80 percent of the text was not real, said Arash Ghaderi, author of the series During the Gando press conference. He expressed our work was based on a real case, but we needed a story for drama and storytelling. We had some real cases that we had to connect with each other through stories.

Series title

The serial's name is derived from the

Balochi Balochi, sometimes spelt in various other ways, may refer to: * Balochi language, a language of Iran, Pakistan and Afghanistan * an adjective for something related to the Baloch people, an ethnic group of Iran, Pakistan and Afghanistan * an adjecti ...

word for

Mugger crocodile The mugger crocodile (''Crocodylus palustris'') is a medium-sized broad- snouted crocodile, also known as mugger and marsh crocodile. It is native to freshwater habitats from southern Iran to the Indian subcontinent, where it inhabits marshes, ...

, a freshwater crocodile whose habitat extends from the Indian subcontinent to Southern Iran.

Cast

Reception

Awards and nominations

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Hafez Awards Hafez Awards is an annual awards ceremony which is held honoring cinematic achievements in Iranian cinema. The awards, first presented in 1997, are presented by Picture World Magazine (Aka. Donyaye Tassvir in Persian) which makes it to be known a ...

, Best Television Series , Gando , , rowspan="2" , , - , Best Director – Television Series , Javad Afshar , , - , rowspan="3" , 2021 , rowspan="3" , 21st

, Best Television Series , Gando , , rowspan="3" , , - , Best Director – Television Series , Javad Afshar , , - , Best Original Song , "Hug Me" (Mohammad Alizadeh, Mehrzad Amirkhani, Moein Tayebi) , {{nom

Rating

According to

Islamic republic of Iran broadcasting The Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB; fa, صدا و سيمای جمهوری اسلامی ايران, ''Sedā va Sīmā-ye Jomhūri-ye Eslāmi-ye Īrān'', , formerly called National Iranian Radio and Television until the Iranian rev ...

, a poll conducted on July 11 from all over the country that shows 80.5% of the people have watched the programs of television, among them, the TV series Gando recorded 44% of the rating.

References

2010s Iranian television series Police procedural television series