Season 1
2021 · 15 episodes · 1h 33m in all · 6.6/10
An odyssey through Iran in search of a lost father for one Tehrani teenager and her friends.

Episodes

1. Shadi
20 Sept 2021 · 6 min · 7.0/10
Shadi and Ferial are hanging out at the playground in their wealthy neighbourhood in northern Tehran. Ferial makes fun of Shadi: Why move to France if she can’t pluck up the courage to speak to guys?

2. Baudelaire on the Balcony
20 Sept 2021 · 6 min · 6.5/10
Shadi gets bored in her class with her French poetry tutor, until she gets a message from Sina, the guy from the day before.

3. Sweet Immorality
20 Sept 2021 · 6 min · 6.5/10
Shadi and her mother are summoned to the head teacher’s office. Shadi has been caught with a bottle of wine given to her by Sina, but alcohol is banned in Iran.

4. Kish
20 Sept 2021 · 6 min · 6.5/10
Shadi comes home from Ferial’s where she took refuge after her fight with her mother. At home, she overhears a conversation about her future life in Paris.

5. Meet You at the Top
20 Sept 2021 · 5 min · 6.5/10
Kish is a long way, so to get there Shaid and Ferial will need a car. They arrange to meet Sina at a well-known panorama, The Roof of Tehran. But will he agree to be their driver?

6. Leaving Tehran
20 Sept 2021 · 6 min · 6.5/10
The gang are out of Tehran traffic and on the open road. The mood in the van is good even though Parsa is not the most helpful co-driver to Sina.

7. The Soul of Iran
20 Sept 2021 · 6 min · 6.5/10
Out of cash, Shadi, ferial, Parsa and Sina have to make a stop at Qom, the holy city. The four Tehranis don’t go unnoticed.

8. The Goat Beach
20 Sept 2021 · 6 min · 6.5/10
Ferial's mother calls on Shadi's mobile, not convinced by her daughter's story of losing her mobile. Parsa takes control of the situation, which annoys Ferial and Shadi. How can they find a beach in the desert?

9. Bitter Dessert
20 Sept 2021 · 6 min · 6.5/10
The travellers arrive in Shiraz in southern Iran. Shadi ponders her father’s message whilst Sina suggests going for a traditional dessert in the bazaar.

10. Final Destination
20 Sept 2021 · 10 min · 6.5/10
Tired out by their journey and lost in the mountains, tensions rise in the van. Shadi admits something to the gang.

11. The Djinoubi Sound
20 Sept 2021 · 6 min · 6.0/10
Shadi is surprised to wake up to a traditional marriage. Parsa seems to enjoy the festivities, but Ferial hasn’t forgiven him for his actions.

12. Birdsong
20 Sept 2021 · 6 min · 6.5/10
Sina tries to repair the van and Parsa wakes up groggy with a black eye whilst Shadi and Ferial go and fetch water.

13. Scared of Nothing?
20 Sept 2021 · 6 min · 7.0/10
It’s time for Ferial and Parsa to go home, Shadi decides to stay on. Sina is concerned that he won’t find the missing part to repair the van.

14. Arrival
20 Sept 2021 · 6 min · 7.0/10
Shadi continues the journey to Kish. Arriving on the island of Kish, she has an unexpected encounter.

15. Hotel Miraj
20 Sept 2021 · 6 min · 6.5/10
Shadi is alone on the beautiful beach of Kish, an island she doesn’t know. She decides to go and see her mother, but that is when the battery on her phone dies...
Happiness Season 1: quick answers
How many episodes are in Happiness Season 1?
Season 1 of Happiness has 15 episodes, about 2 hours in total.
When did Happiness Season 1 come out?
Season 1 premiered on 20 Sept 2021.