--- description: 'Haft Sang' is a near perfect recreation of 'Modern Family' — minus any frames that might offer a glimpse of a gay character title: Iran's 'Modern Family' Version, 'Haft Sang,' Has No Gay Characters image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9d06fba127ef0a6a/69869a1dcd6848e2e30957dc/modern_family_mitch_cam.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Iran](/tag/iran/) ## Iran Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # WATCH: Iran Shoots _Modern Family_ Scenes Almost Frame for Frame  by [Dan Kedmey](/author/dan-kedmey/)  ## Dan Kedmey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 1, 2014 4:05 PM CUT  MODERN FAMILY - "The Wedding, Part 1" - Mitch and Cam's big day is finally here and nothing can ruin it, until nothing turns into a whole lot of somethings and puts wedding planner extraordinaire Pepper Saltzman (guest star Nathan Lane) to the test. Meanwhile, Jay and Gloria host the Tuckers, Phil squeezes in an eye procedure before the festivities and Claire embraces her role as "best woman," on "Modern Family," WEDNESDAY, MAY 14 (9:00-9:31 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network. (Photo by Peter "Hopper" Stone/ABC via Getty Images) MODERN FAMILY - "The Wedding, Part 1" - Mitch and Cam's big day is finally here and nothing can ruin it, until nothing turns into a whole lot of somethings and puts wedding planner extraordinaire Pepper Saltzman (guest star Nathan Lane) to the test. Meanwhile, Jay and Gloria host the Tuckers, Phil squeezes in an eye procedure before the festivities and Claire embraces her role as "best woman," on "Modern Family," WEDNESDAY, MAY 14 (9:00-9:31 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network. (Photo by Peter "Hopper" Stone/ABC via Getty Images)Peter "Hopper" Stone—ABC/Getty Images  by [Dan Kedmey](/author/dan-kedmey/)  ## Dan Kedmey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 1, 2014 4:05 PM CUT Fans of the ABC series _Modern Family_ may never have laid eyes on the Iranian TV series _Haft Sang_ — but they’ve seen it, nonetheless. _Haft Sang_ is a near-perfect recreation of _Modern Family_, shot frame for frame with the same stage directions, props and sight gags. But one thing is missing from the show in the conservative Islamic Republic: there’s not a glimpse of any gay characters like Mitch and Cam from _Modern Family_. See a comparison clip above being shared on social media. No, you’re not seeing double. 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