Lauded British screenwriter Tony Jordan and BAFTA nominee Colin Teague have combined on The Devil’s Promise, the latest big-budget TV series to come from Saudi Arabia’s Mbc Studios.
The pair have written and directed respectively and Hitch star Paula Patton is starring as the nation continues to ramp up its TV offering.
Airing on streamer Shahid VIP later this month, the show follows Ibrahim, who secures a gigantic project to redevelop a Cairo slum on the day is his wife is diagnosed with an incurable brain tumor. Refusing to accept the prognosis, Ibrahim tries everything in his power to save her, including promising his soul to Iblis, Aka the devil, after his death.
The show stars Patton along with Amr Youssef, Aïcha Ben Ahmed, Fathy Abdel Wahab, Yaqoub Alfarhan, Ahmed Magdy, Ahmed Al Refaei, Mohamed Yousry, Mohamed Marzban, Khaled Kamal, Moataz Hisham, Mourad Makram, Amr Gamal, Nelly Karim, and the late Maha Abou Ouf.
The pair have written and directed respectively and Hitch star Paula Patton is starring as the nation continues to ramp up its TV offering.
Airing on streamer Shahid VIP later this month, the show follows Ibrahim, who secures a gigantic project to redevelop a Cairo slum on the day is his wife is diagnosed with an incurable brain tumor. Refusing to accept the prognosis, Ibrahim tries everything in his power to save her, including promising his soul to Iblis, Aka the devil, after his death.
The show stars Patton along with Amr Youssef, Aïcha Ben Ahmed, Fathy Abdel Wahab, Yaqoub Alfarhan, Ahmed Magdy, Ahmed Al Refaei, Mohamed Yousry, Mohamed Marzban, Khaled Kamal, Moataz Hisham, Mourad Makram, Amr Gamal, Nelly Karim, and the late Maha Abou Ouf.
- 9/12/2022
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates -- The eyes of the world's film industry turned towards Abu Dhabi tonight as the annual Middle East International Film Festival opened for the second time.
Taking place on the palm-lined outdoor terrace of the Emirates Palace, which was transformed into a red carpet arena for the event, stars including 'The Brothers Bloom' actor Adrien Brody greeted fans and press.
Attending as guests of the festival, Melanie Griffith and Antonio Banderas lent a little Hollywood sparkle to an evening that was heavily attended by stars of the Arab World. Egyptian actors including Elham Shaheen and Fathy Abdel Wahab were out in force along with Khalid Al Nabawi, the popular star favored by the late Egyptian director Youssef Chahine.
Syrian actor Rashid Assaf, whose TV series was banned after prominent Arab tribes complained about how they were depicted, was joined by remowned Lebanese actress,...
Taking place on the palm-lined outdoor terrace of the Emirates Palace, which was transformed into a red carpet arena for the event, stars including 'The Brothers Bloom' actor Adrien Brody greeted fans and press.
Attending as guests of the festival, Melanie Griffith and Antonio Banderas lent a little Hollywood sparkle to an evening that was heavily attended by stars of the Arab World. Egyptian actors including Elham Shaheen and Fathy Abdel Wahab were out in force along with Khalid Al Nabawi, the popular star favored by the late Egyptian director Youssef Chahine.
Syrian actor Rashid Assaf, whose TV series was banned after prominent Arab tribes complained about how they were depicted, was joined by remowned Lebanese actress,...
- 10/10/2008
- by By Jolanta Chudy
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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