Series synopsis
Prophet Joseph, also known as یوسف پیامبر is a drama television series that premiered on IRIB TV1 on August 22, 2009. It ended on October 30, 2009. It was created by Farajollah Salahshoor, Jamal Shoorje. It stars Mostafa Zamani, Katayoun Riahi, Mahmoud Pakniat and Amir Hossein Modarres.
This story basically follows the most important happenings in Prophet Josephs life, from the view of muslims. The most important happenings are: 1. his travel to egypt 2. his rise and growing up in Egypt 3. his life problems when his "owner" Zuleikha falls in love with him and wants him to return the love to him. 4. his stay in prison, and how he reforms the prisoners. 5. his return by the side of the Pharao. 6. his uprising to the side of the pharao as his advisor. 7. his brothers coming to egy ...
Premise
This story basically follows the most important happenings in Prophet Josephs life, from the view of muslims. The most important happenings are: 1. his travel to egypt 2. his rise and growing up in Egypt 3. his life problems when his "owner" Zuleikha falls in love with him and wants him to return the love to him. 4. his stay in prison, and how he reforms the prisoners. 5. his return by the side of the Pharao. 6. his uprising to the side of the pharao as his advisor. 7. his brothers coming to egypt, and how he decides to make them regret their mistakes so they can receive forgivness, and peace. 8. his reunion with his family after more than 20 years.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Mostafa Zamani as Prophet Joseph
- Katayoun Riahi as Zuleikha
- Mahmoud Pakniat as Prophet Jacob
- Amir Hossein Modarres as Inaroos
- Rahim Norouzi as Akhenaten
- Jahanbakhsh Soltani as Amenhotep III
- Parvaneh Massoumi
- Jafar Dehghan as Potiphar
Supporting cast
- Farajollah Salahshoor as Azrael
- Seyed Reza Razavi as Horemheb
- Abbas Amiri as Ankh Mahoo
- Ala Mohseni as Ninifer Kibta
- Ardalan Shojakave as Gabriel
- Elham Hamidi as Asenath
- Leila Bolukat as Akhenaten's Wife
- Salar Karimkhani
Guest cast
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 45 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 45 | August 22, 2009 | October 30, 2009 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 The noble Prophet Jacob preaches the message of monotheism to a polytheistic nation whilst a drought further accelerates the tension between Jacob and his people. A sorceress loyally serves a deity known as Ishtar and directly opposes Jacobs message along with most of the citizens of Fadan. |
August 22, 2009 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Rachel bears the pain of pregnancy as Jacob and his entourage closely support her. An incident occures in Ca'naan that will change things forever. Loyalties begin to shift and Jacob recieves some bad news about his father Isaac. |
August 23, 2009 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 The family are still reeling from recent events with the macabre reality of death overshadowing the blessing of birth. People of Ka'naan pledge allegiance to Jacob before he heads to Abrahams tomb to resurrect his vow. Joseph's brothers begin to grow more jealous of their younger sibling as Rachel's sisters compete to adopt him as their own. An innocent game of hide and seek goes awry. |
August 24, 2009 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | IRIB TV1 |
|---|---|
| First aired | August 22, 2009 |
| Last aired | October 30, 2009 |
| Runtime | 45 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday |