The Capital

Paytakht is a popular Iranian TV series portraying the life of a Mazandarani family in Aliabad village. It ran for six seasons and ninety-eight episodes over the course of nine years (2011–2020) premiering during each Nowruz, the Persian New Year, with the exception of Paytakht 4 that began in the Ramazan of 2015. The comedy series is directed by Siroos Moghaddam, and Mohsen Tanabandeh is the creator and the main actor of this series. Plot Paytakht Season 1 (2011) A rural family from Aliabad village in Mazandaran province are planning to move to Tehran, the capital city of Iran. After arriving, they find the landlord of the home laying dead in his bed. The legal problems of inheriting the landlord's properties make Naghi Mamouli and his family unable to settle at their new home. According to high expenses in Tehran, they run out of the money very soon, so they decided to live in Arastou's truck which carries their whole furniture and stuffs. During this time, they get involved in various adventures. Shortly after settling into their new home in Tehran they find out that their house will be demolished to make a new road. The family figures out that Tehran is not a suitable place for them to live so they decide to return to Aliabad village.