"Shahs of Sunset" (2012) TV series 2012-

Seasons:

1 | 2 | unknown

Release Date:

2012 (USA)

Genre:

Documentary

Plot:

Follows a group of affluent young Persian-American friends who juggle their flamboyant, fast-paced L.A. lifestyles with the demands of their families and traditions.

Cast

Reza Farahan	...	Himself (18 episodes, 2012-2013)
Golnesa Gharachedaghi	...	Herself (18 episodes, 2012-2013)
Mercedes Javid	...	Herself (18 episodes, 2012-2013)
Asa Soltan Rahmati	...	Herself (18 episodes, 2012-2013)
Mike Shouhed	...	Himself (18 episodes, 2012-2013)

Series Directed by
Richard Velazquez		(2 episodes, 2013)

Series Produced by
Kris Curry	....	executive producer (11 episodes, 2012-2013)
Ryan Seacrest	....	executive producer (11 episodes, 2012-2013)
Tim Atzinger	....	senior story producer (9 episodes, 2012-2013)
Brenda Coston	....	supervising producer (7 episodes, 2012)
Eric Gardner	....	co-executive producer (7 episodes, 2012)
Joubin Mortazavi	....	supervising producer (6 episodes, 2012-2013)
Oji Singletary	....	producer (6 episodes, 2012)
Adam Sher	....	executive producer (6 episodes, 2013)

Series Original Music by
Michael Baiardi		(12 episodes, 2012-2013)

Series Film Editing by
Larry Fitzgerald		(10 episodes, 2012-2013)
Jon Bachmann		(6 episodes, 2012-2013)
Alison Tusan		(4 episodes, 2012)
Vanessa Hughes		(3 episodes, 2012)
Sam Eskandari		(2 episodes, 2012-2013)
Yvette Mangassarian		(2 episodes, 2012)

Series Makeup Department
Stephanie Kae Panek	....	key makeup artist / makeup artist (19 episodes, 2012-2013)

Series Production Management
Robert Michael Norris	....	executive in charge of production (6 episodes, 2012)

Series Sound Department
Henry Moyerman	....	dialogue editor / sound effects editor (7 episodes, 2012-2013)
Nicholas Torres	....	sound editor (3 episodes, 2012-2013)
Richard Cranach	....	sound mixer (2 episodes, 2012)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Evans Vestal Ward	....	still photographer (4 episodes, 2012-2013)
Jason Neff	....	camera operator (2 episodes, 2013)

Series Editorial Department
Roger Nilsson	....	assistant editor (7 episodes, 2012)
Luis Wenk-Wolff	....	post-production coordinator (7 episodes, 2012)

Series Music Department
Gilde Flores	....	composer: additional music (3 episodes, 2013)

Series Other crew
Jeffrey Gutkin	....	post-production office assistant (7 episodes, 2012)
Deon Gibson	....	production assistant (6 episodes, 2012)

Production Companies

• Ryan Seacrest Productions

Distributors

• Bravo! (2012) (USA) (TV) (cable)

Other Companies

• ARSONAL  poster design: season 2 poster

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Company:

Ryan Seacrest Productions

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Chelsea Lately: Episode #7.10" (2013)

It's A Train Wreck!

This show is not a positive look on the Persian Americans in Los Angeles, California. They fled persecution, wars, and death in Iran to settle in Beverly Hills. Many of the cast mates are friends from Beverly Hills High School. Let's fact it, they're not normal in the first place. While I can only imagine the possible outrage from this show's existence, I find it interesting that Ryan Seacrest is in charge of production. Usually it's soul-less Andy Cohen but not this time. Hopefully unlike Cohen, Seacrest doesn't have painful reunion shows to watch. Anyway, the three women and three men have a balance. Reza is a Persian American homosexual real estate agent and his office mate and best friend is MJ, a Persian American woman. Asa is a Persian American woman and an artist who is probably my favorite. She's more concerned about her art rather than the others' opinions. Sammy and Mike are both Persian American and Jewish men in the show. Both men are interested in women not Persian nor Jewish. While this show is an interesting look into another culture and often a foreign land which is Los Angeles, the show does try to explain Persians who are really Iranians but they don't go by that. Anyway, this show has some moments but I'll watch this train wreck. It's not as bad as the housewives shows.