Miniseries · MBC MASR
The King
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Mohamed Emam
(حمزة الدباح (الكينج)
30 eps
Merna Gamel
هدية
30 eps
Hanan Motawie
زمزم الدباح
30 eps
Amr Abdel Gelil
بدير الجيوشي
30 eps
Hagag Abdel Azim
عم لالو - خال حمزة الدباح
30 eps
Sami Maghouri
30 eps
Entesar
30 eps
Kamal Abo Raya
30 eps
Bassant Shawqi
مريم الصياد
30 eps
Ahmed Faheem
اسكندر
30 eps
Ahmed Keshk
فارس الجيوشي
30 eps
Lobna Wanas
30 eps
Wafaa Qamar
نيللي
30 eps
Mostafa Khater
ياقوت الدباح
30 eps
Mohamed Khamis
30 eps
Mostafa El Banna
30 eps
Yaser Ezzat
30 eps
شريف خلوصي
30 eps
Dareen Haddad
30 eps
Monzer Rayahneh
30 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How The King actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
The King reads strongest on Serialized, Character Depth and Bingeability.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
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 often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
A young Egyptian man finds himself at the heart of an international gang network, where his life transforms from partner to pursuer, pushing him to engage in dangerous battles and challenges.
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.
Executive production
- Abdullah Abu Al FoutouhProducer
Writing
- Ahmad RamzyWriter
- Mohamed Salah Al AzabWriter
Direction
- Shereen AdelDirector
Cinematography
- Ahmed AshourDirector of Photography
Where to watch
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