''Nargess'' ( fa, نرگس) is an Iranian TV program. It was supposed to be the first 90-episode

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's TV with such a story line, but the series finished in 69 episodes which was still the longest series in its kind broadcast so far.

Poopak Goldarreh Poopak Goldarreh ( fa, پوپک گلدره; 30 July 1971 – 16 April 2006) was an Iranian actress, mostly famous in Iran because of her appearance in TV series such as ''Saat-e khosh'' and '' Nargess''. She played some roles in a few movies as ...

, who played the main character of the series named Nargess, died in a car accident when the series was filming its 37th episode. After this incident,

Setareh Eskandari Setareh Eskandari ( fa , ستاره اسکندری; also Romanized as "Setāreh Eskandari", ; born June 15, 1974) is an Iranian stage, movie, and TV actress. She is mostly known for her parts in TV series since 1994, especially the TV series ''Nar ...

played as a substitute actress. The actress who portrayed Nasrin (Nargess' sister) refused to play for a few days because she couldn't bear playing with anyone other than Goldarreh. A notable point of ''Nargess'' is the performance of Hasan Pourshirazi as Mr. Shoukat, a wealthy cloth dealer in Tehran's bazar. Months after the final episode was broadcast, Zar Amir Ebrahimi, one of the main and most popular characters of the TV show, became the center of a national scandal when a homemade sex tape purportedly featuring her was leaked to the internet. Because of legal and social problems she was facing following this incident, the actress moved to

Dubai Dubai (, ; ar, دبي, translit=Dubayy, , ) is the most populous city in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the capital of the Emirate of Dubai, the most populated of the 7 emirates of the United Arab Emirates.The Government and Politics of ...

(UAE) and then to Europe.سریال نرگس و افشاگری خبرگزاری ایمنا
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* Iranian television series 2000s Iranian television series 2006 Iranian television series debuts 2006 Iranian television series endings Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting original programming Persian-language television shows {{Drama-tv-prog-stub