Sedato
Sedato is an Iranian television mystery music game show based on the South Korean programme I Can See Your Voice. Also as the first adaptation to entirely broadcast through a streaming service, it first aired on Filimo on 31 May 2023.
Gameplay
Format
Presented with a group of six "mystery singers" that identified only by their occupation or alias, a contestant must attempt to eliminate bad singers from the selection without ever hearing them perform live, over the course of several rounds. They are also assisted with clues regarding singers' backgrounds, style of performance, and observations from a celebrity panel. At the end of a game, the last remaining mystery singer is revealed as either good or bad by means of a duet between them and one of the guest artists.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
- *s1: Six mystery singers are divided into two groups of trios, and each of them would have to perform lip sync individually.
- *s2–3: Six mystery singers are divided into pairs, in which each compete a lip sync battle against each other.
Evidence round
- Unlock
Rehearsal round
- Secret studio
Interrogation round
- Question and answer
Production
Broadcast history
Sedato debuted on 31 May 2023. However, the first season finale originally scheduled for 6 September 2023, was pushed back later to 20 September 2023, presumably due to the first death anniversary of Mahsa Amini.While the first season airings were preempted in observance of Muharram, Filimo has already renewed the series for a second season, which premiered on 21 March 2024. Other games that have played include contestant Javad Hashemi in his "appreciation day" game with guest artist Ali Eyazkhani on 11 April 2024, in the pairs special with Sadegh Nikokalam on 9 May 2024, 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.
One week after second season finale, panelist Shabnam Moghaddami formally announced in July 2024 that the series was renewed for a third season, which premiered on 3 March 2025. Other games that have played include a kids special with guest artist Ilya Gravand on 10 March 2025, contestant Jalal Tehrani on his "appreciation day" game with Hadi Azizi on 17 March 2025, Mir-Taher Mazloomi in a Persian Wedding special with Mohammad Guderzifar on 31 March 2025, Liana Sharifian in a Paradox special with Sinai Rasouli on 21 April 2025, and in a Persian Made special with Hossein Ghahari that originally scheduled to conclude on 16 June 2025 and later pushed back to 26 June 2025, two days after the Iran–Israel war ceasefire.
Five days after third season finale, a post from Sedato's official Instagram page announced the auditions for an upcoming fourth season.