Ramadan series 2016: Big stars make a comeback

BEIRUT: TV screens during the next holy month of Ramadan will see young stars facing competition from returning big names.
It is the highest season of TV drama viewership,
Mahmoud Abdel Aziz walks in through “Daket Naks” (A Bout of Shortage), a comedy directed by Ahmed Samir Farag. Co-starring with Abdel Aziz are veterans Farouq Al-Fishawi and Mervat Amin. Shooting for the series will begin mid-January and screening rights were given to Al-Nahar channel.
Star Yousra is also making a comeback with “Kheit Harir” (A Silk Thread), with director Hani Khalifa and co-actors Sherine Reda and Karim Fahmi.
Hassan Youssef will act alongside songstress Latifa, who makes her TV drama debut in “Kelmet Serr” (A Secret), directed by Saad Hindawi. The series also stars Hisham Selim, Laila taher and Riham Abdel Ghafour.
Comedy icon Adel Imam is partaking in the race with “Maamoun wa Shorakah” (Maamoun and Partners), directed by his son Rami Imam and co-starring Lebleba.
Star Mona Zaki is also returning with “Afrah Al-Qubba” (The Joys of Al-Qubba), directed by Mohamed Yassin. Zaki will be co-starred by veteran Mahmoud Hemeida. The series is based on a novel by Nobel-winning, late author Naguib Mahfouz’s 1981 novel.