Tehran Times

Avini institute plans “Gando” sequel

The director of the institute, Mehdi Naqavian, said that a team of writers is working on the script for “Gando 3”, which follows a spying story in the country. He said that President Ebrahim Raisi’s ...
Tehran Times

Failure of decades of wickedness

Produced by Mojtaba Amini, the series, Gando 2, is a true-life story of the sacrifices made by an Iranian intelligence agency in combating British efforts to establish a spy network in Iran, one that ...
The Korea Times

NGOs Go to International Court to Reclaim Gando

Ten NGOs filed a petition with the International Court of Justice (ICJ) last week to seek global recognition of Gando, in the northeastern region of China, as part of the Korean territory. Lawmakers ...
Los Angeles Times

Imagine ‘Homeland,’ if all the heroes were Iranian. That’s ‘Gando,’ must-see TV in Iran

TEHRAN — There’s something foul infiltrating Iran. To weed it out, elite operatives hunt in the shadows, deploying drones, social-media and old-fashioned gumshoe tactics in a quest to thwart spies and ...
Los Angeles Times

To sink nuclear talks with the U.S., Iran’s hard-liners use a novel weapon: A hit TV show

TEHRAN — It doesn’t star Claire Danes, it’s not about Al Qaeda and it won’t win any Emmys. But “Gando,” a hit “Homeland”-like show that swept Iran by storm, is having an impact far beyond the small ...