Shahs of Sunset
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Genre | Reality television |
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Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 9 |
No. of episodes | 128 (list of episodes) |
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Camera setup | Multiple |
Running time | 42 minutes |
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Network | Bravo |
Release | March 11, 2012 August 29, 2021 | –
Shahs of Sunset was an American reality television series that aired on
Work on the fourth season was underway when Ryan Seacrest Productions (RSP) and Bravo denied the show's post-production crew a union contract. The crew went on strike with the support of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees.[6] Bravo fired the crew and the fourth season had been delayed.[7] Eventually, RSP "ratified a union agreement, ending the month-long strike."[8] The fourth season of Shahs of Sunset premiered on March 2, 2015.[9] In June 2015, the show was renewed for a fifth season which premiered April 10, 2016.[10] On October 27, 2016, the show was renewed for a sixth season which premiered Sunday, July 16, 2017.[11] In April 2018, the show was renewed for a seventh season.[12]
In January 2020, Bravo announced that Shahs of Sunset would return for its eighth season on February 9, 2020, with Destiney Rose, Golnesa "GG" Gharachedaghi, Mercedes "MJ" Javid, Mike Shouhed, Reza Farahan, and Nema Vand returning as main cast members.[13] Sara Jeihooni joins in a supporting, friend role.[13]
In April 2022, it was announced that Shahs of Sunset had been canceled after nine seasons.[14]
Cast
Reza Farahan
Born in
Golnesa “GG” Gharachedaghi
Gharachedaghi is an entrepreneur who begins the show unemployed and financially dependent on her father. She comes from a wealthy, nominally Muslim family.
Mike Shouhed
Shouhed is
Mercedes "MJ" Javid
Javid is a real estate agent living in the
Destiney Rose
(Seasons 7–9) (friend in season 6)
Destiney Rose first became known to television viewers as one of the stars of The People's Couch. Destiney appeared on the show with her sister Cathy, and at the time was a general manager at a nightclub, where Cathy worked under her as a supervisor and bartender. As Shahs of Sunset began filming, Destiney was scaling back her life in the nightclub industry and working in party planning as she tried to get a more healthy work environment.
She got involved in Shahs being a good friend of co-stars Reza Farahan and Shervin Roohpavar.[40] In an October 2018 Watch What's Happening Now episode, Reza claimed he has known Destiney Rose since she was 1 month old.
Nema Vand
(Seasons 7–9)
Nema Vand is a former talent executive turned bicoastal director. Vand joined the cast of Shahs of Sunset in season 7 (2018). Born in New York, but raised in Los Angeles, Vand has helped create award winning content for brands such as Adidas, Nike, Ford, Jordan, Target, Samsung, among many more. A relative newcomer to the group, Vand's career is now focused on directing original content in the digital media space. In 2021, Vand directed an acclaimed short film on the artist, Beeple. Vand was previously married and speaks openly about having grown up without his mother or sister, his love for Rose wine, and reconnecting with his Persian culture. Vand was previously known for having been the only person to defeat a Moose in a UFC style match, pinning the moose on 3 separate occasions. He graduated from UCSD and started his first company at 26.
Asa Soltan Rahmati
(Seasons 1–6) (guest appearance in season 7)
Rahmati is an entrepreneur and artist from Venice, California. Her paintings were published in the art book Imagining Ourselves, published by the
Sammy Younai
(Season 1) (friend in season 2) (guest appearances in seasons 3–4, 7)
Younai is a residential developer in Beverly Hills, specializing in building multimillion-dollar homes. Sammy comes from a Persian-Jewish family.[23] His family left Iran and moved to Florida when he was young, later moving to Beverly Hills when he was a teenager.[46] During season 1, he worked with celebrity developer Mohamed Hadid on a 48,000-square-foot, $58-million house in Bel Air called The Crescent Palace.[47][48]
Neelufar Seyed "Lilly" Ghalichi
(Seasons 2–3)
Ghalichi is an entrepreneur and blogger that other characters describe as a "Persian Barbie".[49] She founded a lingerie-inspired line of swimwear known as Swimgerie that later merged with another swim line to be renamed Have Faith Swimgerie.[50] She also founded her own line of eyelashes known as Lilly Lashes. Raised in Houston, Texas, she comes from a Persian Muslim family. Her sister Yassamin has appeared on the show, and her brother Mohammed is a cardiologist.[51][52] She attended the McCombs School of Business at The University of Texas at Austin and Loyola Law School in Los Angeles, graduating in 2008.[53][54][55][56] Ghalichi has had an on-again, off-again relationship with a Houston-based lawyer named Ali; after she graduated from law school in Los Angeles, they became engaged, and she moved back to Texas to live with him. They later broke up due what she described as bad habits, notably cheating on her.[57][58] She also struggles with her conservative family due to her decision to leave law and pursue a career in fashion and beauty. She was the subject of controversy after joking during an episode that HIV/AIDS can be spread from a used pair of bikini bottoms and issued an apology.[55][59] Ghalichi's involvement with the show was discontinued at the end of season three, having separated herself from the cast in season 3.[60]
Asifa Mirza
(Season 4) (guest appearance in season 5)
Mirza has made appearances in seasons 4 and 5.[61]
Shervin Roohparvar
(Seasons 5–6) (friend in seasons 4, 7–9)
Roohparvar is an entrepreneur from Silicon Valley who found success in the tech, nightlife, and retail industries.[62]
Casting timeline
Shahs | Seasons | |||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | ||
Reza Farahan | Main | |||||||||
Golnesa Gharachedaghi | Main | |||||||||
Mercedes Javid | Main | |||||||||
Mike Shouhed | Main | |||||||||
Asa Soltan Rahmati | Main | Guest | ||||||||
Sammy Younai | Main | Friend | Guest | Guest | ||||||
Lilly Ghalichi | Main | |||||||||
Asifa Mirza | Main | Guest | ||||||||
Shervin Roohparvar | Friend | Main | Friend | |||||||
Destiney Rose | Friend | Main | ||||||||
Nema Vand | Main |
Friends of the shahs | Seasons | ||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | |||
Leila Gharachedaghi | Friend | Friend | Guest | ||||||||
Anita Gohari | Friend | Guest | |||||||||
Adam Neely Farahan | Friend | ||||||||||
Omid Kalantari | Friend | ||||||||||
Jessica Parido | Friend | ||||||||||
Bobby Panahi | Friend | Guest | |||||||||
Tommy Feight | Friend | ||||||||||
Mona Vand | Friend | ||||||||||
Sara Jeihooni | Friend | ||||||||||
London Laed | Friend |
Episodes
Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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First aired | Last aired | |||
1 | 6 | March 11, 2012 | April 15, 2012 | |
2 | 13 | December 2, 2012 | March 10, 2013 | |
3 | 16 | November 5, 2013 | February 25, 2014 | |
4 | 16 | March 2, 2015 | June 15, 2015 | |
5 | 17 | April 10, 2016 | August 3, 2016 | |
6 | 15 | July 16, 2017 | October 29, 2017 | |
7 | 15 | August 2, 2018 | November 29, 2018 | |
8 | 15 | February 9, 2020 | July 26, 2020 | |
9 | 15 | May 16, 2021 | August 29, 2021 |
Reception
Community reaction
Before the show debuted, there was concern among the
In response to criticism producer Ryan Seacrest dismissed the notion the series would cast the community in a bad light, describing the show as simply "escapism" that is "meant to be entertaining and fun."[25] The president of Bravo described the cast members as representative of what the channel deems "affluencers:" 30-something, upscale, highly educated and influential."[25]
The members of the cast have stated that they portray a more Americanized and modern version of Persians than those depicted in such films as 2012's
Critical reaction
The show holds a 45 out of 100 score from
Lawsuits
Kathy Salem
Los Angeles resident Kathy Salem alleged she was subjected to "demeaning and humiliating" situations while filming in Shahs of Sunset. Salem has settled her lawsuit against Ryan Seacrest Productions. Per the settlement, she will be removed from the episode. Financial terms were not disclosed.[70]
Labor dispute
On September 10, 2014, after receiving no response from Ryan Seacrest Productions (RSP) in reference to their pursuit of a union contract, the 16 post-production crew members of the series walked off of the job site.
Kiara Belen
Kiara Belen, a former
See also
- Iranian Americans
- Tehrangeles
- List of Persian-language television channels
- Armenian-Americanreality television series with a similar concept, which has received backlash from the Armenian community for stereotyping
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External links
- Official website
- Shahs of Sunset at IMDb