The Definitive Guide to Living in the Capital , Cairo , Egypt

For decades now, Ramadan shows have become a staple. It’s the season that all showrunners wait for to showcase the best they can do. To us, the audience, it can’t get better! We know we have hours of new forms of entertainment waiting for us. This year is no different! Our TV has been overwhelmed with the trailers and announcements lately, and with the dozens of new shows set to premiere during the sacred month, we can get a bit overwhelmed. So what do we watch? Because we certainly can’t watch everything at the same time.  

We’ve compiled a list of the top shows we’re most excited about!

Al-Kabeer Season 6

It has been six years since Ahmed Mekky returned with a new season of our favourite sitcom. So, when it was announced that the cast is returning with the sixth season for Ramdan 2022, we couldn’t be happier! Especially after we saw the satirical snippet mimicking the most famous Netflix show of 2021—Squid Game.

Check out the teaser trailer here. 

Al-Ikhtiyar Season 3

After two successful seasons, the director Peter Mimi returns with a third season covering yet another period of Egypt’s recent history. Like the first two seasons, the show features an ensemble cast. Other than previous actors like Ahmed al-Sakka and Karim Abdel Aziz, Yasser Galal and Sabry Fawaz will be joining the cast.

Watch the teaser trailer here. 

Suits “bel A’arby”

The Arabic adaptation of the American hit legal drama Suits, commonly referred to as “Suits Bel A’araby”, is also set to premiere in Ramadan. Asser Yassin takes the lead playing the Arabic version of Harvey Specter. He’s joined with Ahmed Dawoud, Saba Mubarak, and Mohamed Shahin, among others. 

Watch the teaser trailer here. 

Al-Meshwar

Of course, Mohammed Ramadan is returning with another hit show for Ramadan, where he’ll be joined by Dina El-Sherbeny. The premise follows Maher and Warda, a married couple on the run, following the husband’s involvement in illegal dealing in antiquities. 

Watch the official trailer here. 

Ahlam Sa’eda (Good Dreams)

Another show we’re super excited about is the female-led Ahlam Sa’eda. Following three middle-aged women, played by Youssra, Ghada Adel, and Mai Kasab, the show focuses on the problems of insomnia and their trials to overcome them.

Watch the official trailer here. 

Faten Amal Harby

Ramadan wouldn’t be the same without a rich Nelly Kareem performance in a socially brilliant show, would it? Faten Amal Harby is a social drama centralising around the life of Faten, a governmental worker, and the difficult relationship she has with her mother-in-law, which makes life with her husband nearly impossible.

Watch the trailer here. 

Be Teloo’ El-Rouh

Starring Menna Shalaby and Elham Shaheen, the show follows a wife who, after getting tricked by her husband and dragged from Egypt to an Isis base in Syria, ends up in a camp for women like her; runaways from the organisation. The return to Egypt is the dream that carries her across the episodes.

Watch the official trailer here. 

Hagma Mortda (Counterattack)/Al-Aa’don men Daa’sh (Those returning from Isis)

As the director doesn’t intend for the show to be a mere sequel to the 2021 Hagma Mortda, the production team has changed the title to Al-Aa’don men Daa’sh. Starring Amir Karrara, Mohamoud Abd El-Ghany, and Amina Khalil, the action-drama deals with terrorism in the Arab region and the Egyptian forces fighting it.

Watch the teaser trailer here. 

Rag’een ya Hawa

Starring Khaled El-Nabawy and Hala Sheeha, the show follows Balee’, who returns to Egypt to take his share of an inheritance after getting deeply indebted in Europe. But soon enough, his mission changes to fixing the issues between his family members.

Watch the teaser trailer here. 

Rania w Skeena

The title is a comedic play on the names of Egypt’s notorious serial killers. Starring Ruby and Mai Omar, the show follows a woman from an underprivileged neighbourhood and her friend Rania, who she met by chance after Rania inherited a large fortune from her father.Watch the official trailer here.