3 Arab historical series that you should watch now
In the past few weeks, talk of a historical series has become the most popular today – the series "The Assassins" – in all discussion societies and online social media, and even in many cultural councils and media outlets in the Arab world.
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- "The Assassins" series has recently gained immense popularity across the Arab world and on international platforms, sparking widespread discussions and debates.
- Despite the controversy about its historical accuracy, the producers clarified that the series is a dramatic interpretation rather than a factual historical account.
- Viewers widely praised the show's exceptional production quality, including its innovative technical execution, set design, and attention to detail.
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- The series has ignited a renewed interest in history among audiences, prompting them to search, explore, and question historical narratives.
- The success of "The Assassins" signals a promising future for Arab historical dramas, highlighting the need for more professional and high-quality productions.
- The article recommends three influential Arab historical series — "Al-Tariq," "Kings of Sects," and "The Knights" — for viewers who enjoyed "The Assassins."
- Each recommended series portrays significant historical periods with stellar casts and in-depth storytelling, offering valuable insight into Arab heritage and dramatic art.
The series has sparked controversy and many questions, and has been criticized by differing opinions about the work itself. But everyone testified to the unprecedented quality of the work, which corrected a path that was very confused about the quality of Arab drama, especially in terms of techniques, decorations and simple details that make a lot in the work itself. The series has indeed witnessed the highest viewership rate in many Arab countries, and has also become famous in some foreign channels.
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Although even the makers of the series stressed that the series is a dramatic work that expresses the idea of the series itself, and not a historical reference - like all historical dramas - but the state of controversy that has become about historical references is many. Nevertheless, this is a positive and useful aspect, at least it pushes many to search and investigate, and arouses the passion of those who seek truth and those interested in history.
It seems that we are facing a truly better future for the Arab historical drama, which deserves a lot from us. It is a great source from which those who have been able to reach it professionally draw.
If you like the series "Assassins", and you become interested in historical works, through the following lines we will suggest you three classic series that have had a great impact on the history of Arab drama, and they are available across various Arab platforms, and even those that are available to watch on YouTube.
1- "Al-Tariq" series 2004
A historical work that discusses the conquest of Andalusia, with a focus on the character of "Tariq bin Ziyad", which is written and crafted, and it stars a large group of stars of the Arab world from, Egypt, Syria, Lebanon, Morocco, and others, headed by the creator "Mamdouh Abdel Alim", known for his careful selection of his works.
The series is characterized by strong acting performances, as it included major actors who are famous for theatrical and dramatic performances, including Mrs. "Mona Wassef", "Mr. Radi", and "Mohamed Hassan Al-Jundi", to name a few. All of them are known for their great roles in memorable works of Arab drama.
The series "Al-Tariq" is one of the largest historical productions in Arab drama in 2004, as the series deals with the biography of the leader Tariq bin Ziyad since his birth in one of the Berber tribes in North Africa, his upbringing, and his journey until he became commander of the army.
The series embodies the story of Tariq bin Ziyad's conquest of Andalusia, and how, with his intelligence and skill, he was able to exploit the political conflicts and military weakness in that country to achieve a great victory, and then began a golden age in Andalusia.
2- Series "Kings of sects" 2005
It is one of the most important Arab historical series that dealt with the period of the collapse of the Umayyad dynasty in Andalusia, and divided it into small rival kingdoms, in the eleventh century AD.
The series tells the overlapping stories of different characters from that era, including kings, queens, military leaders, scientists and poets, and how they faced internal and external conflicts, and tried to preserve their culture and civilization in light of the increasing threats from neighboring kingdoms.
The series includes a group of stars, most of whom are Syrian dramas, such as "Ayman Zeidan", "Jamal Suleiman", and "Tim Hassan".
3- Series "The Knights" 1995
Starring the star "Ahmed Abdel Aziz", the boy of the silver screen in the nineties of the twentieth century, and with him a group of Egyptian and Arab drama stars, it is not possible not to mention stars such as "Hamdi Ghaith", "Ahmed Maher", "Mohammed Al-Sabaa", and the able creator "Ahmed Tawfik".
The series follows the historical journey of Mahmoud ibn Mamdoud, also known as Saif al-Din Qutuz, from his difficult upbringing and separation from his family, including his beloved Hind, to his recruitment into the Mamluk Corps. It also depicts his participation in a battle against the Mongols, who were expanding their power around the world.
Suffice it to know that the last episode of the series received an unusual viewership, and was discussed in many media at the time, and it is one of the works that made and contributed to the stardom of many young actors at the time. The series is one of the longest historical works in one part, with 45 episodes.
In the end, we hope that the aforementioned works will fill you and arouse your passion for researching the various references of history, and forming thought and points of view in the historical Arab drama...
