Kasra Farahani (born March 1, 1978) is an Iranian-born American production designer, director, and writer. Born in Iran and raised in Los Angeles after his family fled the Islamic Revolution, he developed an early interest in drawing, architecture, and industrial design, later studying at ArtCenter College of Design from 1997 to 2000. He began his career in the art department as an illustrator and concept artist. Farahani transitioned to production design on long-form and independent projects, serving as production designer on the digital miniseries Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn (2012), for which he won a Streamy Award for Best Production Design. His most prominent work has been serving as production designer on Marvel Studios' Loki, shaping the show's retro-futurist, time-bending aesthetic. He earned a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Period or Fantasy Program for the episode "Glorious Purpose," and won the Art Directors Guild Award for Excellence in Production Design for One Hour or Fantasy Single-Camera Television Series for the same episode. He later received an additional Art Directors Guild nomination for season 2's "Ouroboros", as well as recognition from the Set Decorators Society of America. Beyond designing the aesthetic of the series, he wrote and directed an episode of the second season, and also served as a staff writer for the season. Alongside his design career, Farahani pursued writing and directing. He made his narrative directing debut with the short film Noon (2013), which was optioned for feature development, and later directed the features The Good Neighbor (2016) and Tilt (2017), also serving as writer and producer on selected projects.
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Biography from TMDB.
- January 1, 1978 (48)
- Iran
- Director, writer and producer
- 22 on MovieCove · 27 credits in all
Known for
What are Kasra Farahani's films like?
Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.
Themes
Moods and endings
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Kasra Farahani's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 20 of their 22 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Disney+ (6).
Subscription and free streaming for Kasra Farahani's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
27 credits, 22 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Untitled X-Men Film (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2028)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
Loki(2021)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows
Bliss(2021)
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
Captain Marvel(2019)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
Black Panther(2018)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
Bright(2017)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
Tilt(2017)
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
The Good Neighbor(2016)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all filmsAn Entanglement (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Concerning the Bodyguard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Earth to Echo(2014)
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
Star Trek Into Darkness(2013)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
Noon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows
Men in Black 3(2012)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
Thor(2011)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
Alice in Wonderland(2010)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
Land of the Lost(2009)
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
Hancock(2008)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
Miami Vice(2006)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
Jarhead(2005)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
War of the Worlds(2005)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all filmsRanger's Apprentice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 27 titles, 25 of them dated from 2005 to 2025.
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
Awards
2 major nominations and no wins, 2022–2026.
- Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Production Design
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Period or Fantasy Program (One Hour or More)
Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.
Who does Kasra Farahani work with?
People who share at least 2 of Kasra Farahani's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jason O'Leary shares the most, 2.
Writers
- Jason O'LearyShared titles: Loki (2021), Tilt (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Jason O'Leary
Cinematographers
- Alexander AlexandrovShared titles: Tilt (2017), The Good Neighbor (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Alexander Alexandrov
Producers
- Billy LevinShared titles: Tilt (2017), The Good Neighbor (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Billy Levin
- Giri TharanShared titles: Tilt (2017), The Good Neighbor (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Giri Tharan
