Mortal Wound ( lit. Trench Gashes from Shakespeare's Macbeth) is an Iranian neo-noir mystery drama and family series written and directed by Mohammad Hossein Mahdavian based on the 2017 Mahmoud Hosseini Zad novella Twenty Trenched Gashes, which is also based on William Shakespeare's play The Tragedy of Macbeth. The first episode was released on Filimo on 4 June 2021. The second season titled Mortal Wound: Return aired on September 8, 2023. It received negative reviews. The third season titled Mortal Wound: Revenge aired on June 14, 2024. The 4th season titled "Mortal wound: punishment" aired on December 6, 2024 .
The series is the most-watched home video series in Iran.
Maleki is one of the managers of a successful company run by Rizabadi. Rizabadi instructs him to negotiate a major oil deal with the Norwegians. After signing the contract, the Norwegians want to transfer the contract amount, which is several million dollars to the company's account.
The series received critical acclaim for its screenplay, direction, and acting performances. It also recorded the highest average rating of 99% for a drama on filimo with its first three episodes.
Mortal Wound received mostly positive reviews from critics. With an average of 20 million minutes of viewing, this series is the most watched series of the home television network, and in the 21st edition of the Hafez Festival, it was nominated for seven and won four awards, including the award for the best TV series and the award for the best actress in a drama for Azadivar. On September 17, 2023, the second season of this series will be aired on the Filmo platform under the title "The Return of Wounds".