If you’re looking for the perfect entertainment for your family gatherings, turn to Shahid. The streaming app that’s home to your favourite shows and original content from MBC 1–4 has a vast catalogue – and we’ve picked some of the best shows from it for your Ramadan watch list.
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Valentino
Renowned Egyptian actor Adel Imam plays a wealthy businessman named Noor in Valentino. The show centres on the ups and downs of his professional life, as well as his relationship with his wife Aafaf (played by Dalal Abdel Aziz) who doesn’t let a single thing slip past her either in the workplace or at home. Directed by Rami Imam, this spicy drama will keep you on your toes with surprises at every turn.
2020
Watch Nadine Njeim explore her dark side in the thrilling 2020 from Khamsa W Noss director Philip Asmar. When a vegetable seller encounters a woman fleeing from her violent brother their lives suddenly collide, setting off a sequence of events from which there seems like there’s no way out.
Al Prince
Would it be Ramadan without a Mohamed Ramadan series? The actor is collaborating once again with director Mohamed Sami and co-starring for the first time with Noor in Al Prince. Ramadan plays mechanic Radwan Al Prince who’s life is turned upside down when his father passes away and family drama ensues, leaving him with no one to trust and nothing to lose.
Dofa’at Beirut
Following the success of Dofa’at Cairo, Kuwaiti writer Heba Mashari Hamadeh reinvents her drama for Beirut. Set in the ’60s, this drama-filled show focuses on the lives of several young people as they carry their ideas, traditions and dreams with them to Beirut as they pursue their studies.
Exit 7
Nasser Al Qasabi, Saudi Arabia’s favourite dramatic actor, has been entertaining families with his witty series like Tash Ma Tash and Selfie for more than two decades. This Ramadan, he’s back with a new drama, Exit 7. Following a middle-class Saudi family trying to adapt to some of the most important events happening in the Kingdom, this thought-provoking show looks at one father’s struggles to overcome the realities of day-to-day life.