The Monster (TV series)

{{Short description|Iranian comedy series}}

{{Update|date=April 2021}}

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| genre = Political satire

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| writer = Amir Baradaran{{Clear}}Screenwriter and screenwriter:{{Clear}}Peyman GhasemKhani

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| director = Mehran Modiri

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| starring = Farhad Aslani{{Clear}}Shabnam Moghaddami{{Clear}}Mehran Modiri{{Clear}}Gohar Kheirandish{{Clear}}Shila Khodadad{{Clear}}Mohammad Bahrani{{Clear}}Sima Tirandaz

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| composer = Amir Tavassoli

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| language = Persian

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| first_aired = {{Start date|2019|05|13}}

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File:Hayola.jpg and Mehran Modiri in behind the scene of series]]

The Monster ({{langx|fa|هیولا|Hayoula}}, also Hayoola) is an Iranian TV series in the genre of political satire, directed by Mehran Modiri, produced by Seyed Mostafa Ahmadi and Mehran Modiri and written by Amir Baradaran. The designer and director of the script of the series is Peyman Ghasemkhani.{{Cite web|date=2019-03-13|title="هیولا"ی مهران مدیری چه‌شکلی است؟|url=https://www.isna.ir/news/97122212301/هیولا-ی-مهران-مدیری-چه-شکلی-است|access-date=2020-12-09|website=ایسنا|language=fa}} This is the seventh series between Modiri and Ghasemkhani and it is also the first series of this director in which Siamak Ansari is not present.{{Cite news|title=هیولای مهران مدیری در شبکه نمایش خانگی/سریال جدید مهران مدیری بدون سیامک انصاری!؟|url=https://www.mojnews.com/بخش-%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%87%D9%86%DA%AF%DB%8C-6/254433-%D9%87%DB%8C%D9%88%D9%84%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D9%85%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86-%D9%85%D8%AF%DB%8C%D8%B1%DB%8C-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%B4%D8%A8%DA%A9%D9%87-%D9%86%D9%85%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B4-%D8%AE%D8%A7%D9%86%DA%AF%DB%8C-%D8%B3%D8%B1%DB%8C%D8%A7%D9%84-%D8%AC%D8%AF%DB%8C%D8%AF-%D9%85%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86-%D9%85%D8%AF%DB%8C%D8%B1%DB%8C-%D8%A8%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%86-%D8%B3%DB%8C%D8%A7%D9%85%DA%A9-%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%B5%D8%A7%D8%B1%DB%8C|access-date=2020-12-09|website=خبرگزاری موج|language=fa}} The filming of the first season started in December 2016{{Cite web|date=2019-04-21|title=ژست رفاقتیِ مهران مدیری و پیمان قاسم‌خانی روی پوستر "هیولا"|url=https://www.khabaronline.ir/news/1252179/ژست-رفاقتی-مهران-مدیری-و-پیمان-قاسم-خانی-روی-پوستر-هیولا|access-date=2020-12-09|website=خبرآنلاین|language=fa}} and lasted until May 2017.{{Cite web|date=2019-05-18|title=فیلمبرداری سریال هیولا مهران مدیری به پایان رسید|url=https://www.zoomg.ir/2019/5/18/304327/hayoola-filming-has-ended/|access-date=2020-12-09|website=زومجی|language=fa-IR}} Due to the fact that the series took place in different places, the location of the filming was not fixed.{{Cite web|title="هیولا" با بیش از ۱۵۰ لوکیشن در راه نمایش خانگی + فیلم- اخبار فرهنگی تسنیم - Tasnim|url=https://www.tasnimnews.com/fa/news/1397/12/17/1963722/%D9%87%DB%8C%D9%88%D9%84%D8%A7-%D8%A8%D8%A7-%D8%A8%DB%8C%D8%B4-%D8%A7%D8%B2-150-%D9%84%D9%88%DA%A9%DB%8C%D8%B4%D9%86-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%87-%D9%86%D9%85%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B4-%D8%AE%D8%A7%D9%86%DA%AF%DB%8C-%D9%81%DB%8C%D9%84%D9%85|access-date=2020-12-09|website=خبرگزاری تسنیم - Tasnim|language=fa}} The first season of the series started broadcasting on May 30, 2019, and ended on September 16, 2019. The second season is also in production. The first season of the series aired on a weekly basis on Mondays.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=هیولا به زودی به شبکه نمایش خانگی می آید|url=https://www.yjc.ir/fa/news/6905936/%D9%87%DB%8C%D9%88%D9%84%D8%A7-%D8%A8%D9%87-%D8%B2%D9%88%D8%AF%DB%8C-%D8%A8%D9%87-%D8%B4%D8%A8%DA%A9%D9%87-%D9%86%D9%85%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B4-%D8%AE%D8%A7%D9%86%DA%AF%DB%8C-%D9%85%DB%8C-%D8%A2%DB%8C%D8%AF|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-12-09|website=www.yjc.ir}}{{Cite web|title='The Monster' coming soon|url=https://en.ifilmtv.com/News/Content/15280/The%20Monster%20coming%20soon|access-date=2020-12-08|website=ifilm-آیفیلم|language=en}}{{Cite web|last=LiveFarsi|title=Hayola Series|url=https://www.livefarsi.com/watch/hayola-series.html|access-date=2020-12-08|website=www.livefarsi.com|language=en}}{{Cite web|title=Hayoula Iranian Series :: هیولا - watch online for free (HD)|url=https://www.iranianyellowpage.ca/entertainment/iypseries/category/726/hayoula-iranian-series-%D9%87%DB%8C%D9%88%D9%84%D8%A7|access-date=2020-12-08|website=www.iranianyellowpage.ca}}{{Cite web|title=Hayoula Archives|url=http://persianhive.com/category/hayoula/|access-date=2020-12-08|website=Persian Hive|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|title=Hayoula Iranian Serial - Hayoola Series|url=https://www.farshub.com/tv-show/hayoula/|access-date=2020-12-09|website=Farshub|language=en-US}}