Miniseries · Viu
The Orphan
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How The Orphan actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
The Orphan reads strongest on Bingeability, Serialized and Character Depth.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
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
Arsan Al-Yateem follows a boy who loses his father and rises as a symbol of strength and hope amid conflict in a Levantine setting.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Direction
- Tamer IshakDirector
Where to watch
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