# Sedato

Sedato (Persian: صداتو; English: Your voice) is an Iranian television mystery music game show series based on the South Korean programme I Can See Your Voice. Also as the first adaptation to entirely broadcast through a streaming service, it premiered on Filimo on 31 May 2023, and has aired for two seasons.

## Gameplay
### Format

Presented with a group of six "mystery singers", a contestant must attempt to eliminate bad singers from the group without ever hearing them sing, assisted by clues and a celebrity panel over the course of several rounds. At the end of a game, the last remaining mystery singer is revealed as either good or bad by means of performing itself.
The contestant must eliminate one mystery singer at the end of each round, receiving a petty cash if they eliminate a bad singer. At the end of a game, if the contestant decides to walk away, they will keep the money had won in previous rounds; if they decide to risk for the last remaining mystery singer, they win its main prize if a singer is good, or lose their all winnings if a singer is bad.

### Rounds
#### Lip sync round

Each mystery singer performs a lip sync to a song; good singers mime to a recording of their own, while bad singers mime to a recording by someone else. At the conclusion of performances, the contestant eliminates one mystery singer from each group.
* Lip sync (Persian: لیپ سینک)
** s1: Divided into two groups of three mystery singers, each of them have to perform a lip sync of their own.
** s2: A pair of mystery singers perform a lip sync of their own through a showdown.

#### Evidence round

* Unlock (Persian: آنلاک)
    s1: The contestant is presented with a video package containing possible clues by one of the mystery singers.

#### Rehearsal round

* Secret studio (Persian: استودیو مخفی)
    s1–2: The contestant is presented with video from a recording session by one of the mystery singers, but pitch-shifted to obscure their actual vocals.

#### Interrogation round

* Question and answer (Persian: سین جیم)
    s1–2: The contestant may ask questions to the remaining mystery singers. Good singers are required to give truthful responses, while the bad singers must lie.

## Background

Sabaidea [fa] formally acquired the rights to produce a local adaptation of I Can See Your Voice in Iran in May 2023. The show's title, Sedato (Persian: صداتو; English: Your voice), is a "shortening" of I Can See Your Voice (Persian: من میتونم صداتو ببینم, romanized: Man mí-tunam sedato bebinam).

## Broadcast history

Sedato debuted on 31 May 2023. During its first season airings preempted in observance of Muharram, the series was already renewed for a second season that premiered on 21 March 2024. Also, the same season finale that initially scheduled for 6 September 2023, was delayed due to its possible relation to the first death anniversary of Mahsa Amini; it formally aired on 20 September 2023. As per announcement by panelist Shabnam Moghaddami in July 2024, the series was renewed for a third season.

### Special episodes

In the second season, contestant Javad Hashemi played in his "appreciation day" game, with returning good singer Ali Ayaz Khani assisting duet performance duties on 11 April 2024, followed by Saman Ehteshami [fa] in the pairs special with Sadegh Nikokalam on 9 May 2024, Kianoush Gerami [fa] in a Tribute to the Luti People special with Hassan Zafar on 20 June 2024, and Mohammad Ghadimi in the Musical Geniuses special with Reza Khatamian on 27 June 2024.

## Series overview

| Series | Episodes | Episodes | Originally released | Originally released | Good singers | Bad singers |
| Series | Episodes | Episodes | First released | Last released | Good singers | Bad singers |
| 1 | 12 | 12 | 31 May 2023 (2023-05-31) | 20 September 2023 (2023-09-20) | 6 | 6 |
| 2 | 11 | 11 | 21 March 2024 (2024-03-21) | 4 July 2024 (2024-07-04) | 7 | 4 |
| Sp | 4 | 4 | 11 April 2024 (2024-04-11) | 27 June 2024 (2024-06-27) | 2 | 2 |

## Episodes
### Season 1 (2023)

List of season 1 episodes :
| No. overall | No. in season | Contestant | Original release date |
| 1 | 1 | Rana Zargarzadeh | 31 May 2023 (2023-05-31) |
| 2 | 2 | Merdad Rashid Yaghan | 7 June 2023 (2023-06-07) |
| 3 | 3 | Maryam Mahor | 14 June 2023 (2023-06-14) |
| 4 | 4 | Milad Forutanian | 21 June 2023 (2023-06-21) |
| 5 | 5 | Aida Naderi | 28 June 2023 (2023-06-28) |
| 6 | 6 | Roya Karimah | 5 July 2023 (2023-07-05) |
| 7 | 7 | Seyed Moradi | 12 July 2023 (2023-07-12) |
| 8 | 8 | Rehane Agha Kathiri | 9 August 2023 (2023-08-09) |
| 9 | 9 | Omid Mashoudfar | 16 August 2023 (2023-08-16) |
| 10 | 10 | Irfan Abbas Nejad | 23 August 2023 (2023-08-23) |
| 11 | 11 | Safida Aghamirzadeh | 30 August 2023 (2023-08-30) |
| 12 | 12 | Shayan Muradnizab | 20 September 2023 (2023-09-20) |

### Season 2 (2024)

List of season 2 episodes :
| No. overall | No. in season | Guest artist(s) | Player order | Contestant | Original release date |
| 13 | 1 | Mohammad Haghighi | 1 | Gharibe Hassanpour | 21 March 2024 (2024-03-21) |
| 14 | 2 | Ali Ayaz Khani | — | Maria Sakhi | 28 March 2024 (2024-03-28) |
| 15 | 3 | Mahdi Faramarz | — | Sohail Ghasemi | 4 April 2024 (2024-04-04) |
| 16 | 4 | Ali Behrati | — | Mohammad Mandadi | 18 April 2024 (2024-04-18) |
| 17 | 5 | Amin Shokohi | — | Mahin Banawabonsari | 25 April 2024 (2024-04-25) |
| 18 | 6 | Mohammad Tawakli | — | Ramissa Hashemi | 2 May 2024 (2024-05-02) |
| 19 | 7 | Amir Reza Pahlavan | — | Asal Rezaei | 16 May 2024 (2024-05-16) |
| 20 | 8 | Mashid Najibzadeh | — | Pouria Mortazavi | 30 May 2024 (2024-05-30) |
| 21 | 9 | Misham Karimi | — | Hormuz Kehsani | 6 June 2024 (2024-06-06) |
| 22 | 10 | Taha Mamorzadeh | — | Asmah Shemazdeh | 13 June 2024 (2024-06-13) |
| 23 | 11 | Hossein Jafari | — | Nahid Hamzah | 4 July 2024 (2024-07-04) |

### Specials

List of special episodes :
| No. | Title | Guest artist(s) | Player order | Contestant | Original release date |
| 1 | "Javad Hashemi Appreciation Day" | Ali Ayaz Khani | — | Javad Hashemi | 11 April 2024 (2024-04-11) |
| 2 | "Pairs special" | Sadegh Nikokalam | — | Saman Ehteshami [fa] | 9 May 2024 (2024-05-09) |
| 3 | "Tribute to the Luti People" | Hassan Zafar | — | Kianoush Gerami [fa] | 20 June 2024 (2024-06-20) |
| 4 | "Musical Geniuses" | Reza Khatamian | — | Mohammad Ghadimi | 27 June 2024 (2024-06-27) |