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Midnight Dream
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Midnight Dream actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Midnight Dream reads strongest on Serialized, Cliffhanger Intensity and Tension.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
The story
What it's about
Midnight Dream tells the story of a taboo-breaking love in the heart of the city of Hillah. It follows Fattah, a young Sunni man, and Talma, a Shia woman, whose love endures despite deep-rooted religious divisions and the strong opposition of their families. In an era when the city's rulers fuel sectarian conflict, the two lovers embark on a dangerous journey, determined to overcome every obstacle standing between them and their ultimate union.
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Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Direction
- Hassan AkhondpourDirector
Where to watch
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