Rashash (TV series)
| Rashash | |
|---|---|
| رشاش | |
| Written by | Tony Jordan |
| Directed by | Colin Teague |
| Country of origin | Saudi Arabia |
| Original language | Arabic |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
| Production | |
| Production company | MBC Studios |
| Original release | |
| Network | Shahid MBC1 |
| Release | 9 July 2021 |
Rashash (Arabic: رشاش) is an eight-part Saudi Arabian drama series written by Tony Jordan, Sheikha Suha Al Khalifa and Richard Bellamy and directed by Colin Teague. The series follows the true-life story of Rashash Al-Otaibi, a Saudi bandit, drug trafficker and murderer who terrorized the local population in the 1970s and 1980s.[1]
The multi-million dollar crime-thriller production was shot partly in Saudi Arabia and partly in Abu Dhabi and features an all-Saudi cast in the lead roles. The script tapped exclusive material Saudi state archives on the real Rashash's "long-running criminal investigation from the late 1980s.”[2]
It was streamed on Shahid VIP with one episode per week of about an hour, starting from July 9, 2021.[3][4]
Cast
[edit]- Naif Aldaferi As Fahad
- Ayman Mutahar As Musleh
- Yagoub Alfarhan As Rashash
- Khaled Yeslam As Chief Azam
- Sumaya Rida As Ayda
- Hassan Assiri
- Mohammed Alqass As Bader
- Madam Alzghoul
- Saif Alhaq As Fawaz
- Fayez Bin Jurays As Omar
- Saud Al-Shammari As Yousif
- Yousif Boulos As Drug Dealer
- Hakeem Jomah As Sultan
- Mouhannad Huthail As AbdulRahim
- Ibrahim Al-Hajjaj As Qahas
- Aziz Gharbawi As Ali
- Albaraa Reda As Tariq
- Abdulaziz Al-Khumais As Ghalib
- Abdullah Bin Haider As The Tribe Leader
- Mosbah Fezzai As Hotel Owner
- Faisal Al-Dokhei As Kayed
- Majed Al-Zubaidi As Police Patrol
- Julia Chaouachi As Maha
- Ahmad Al-Saeedas As Munther[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Obaid, Ruba (19 August 2021). "Saudi crime drama 'Rashash' breaks new ground". Arab News.
- ^ Vivarelli, Nick (6 January 2021). "MBC Studios Launches Groundbreaking Saudi Crime Drama 'Rashash' Created by U.K. Writer Tony Jordan". Variety.
- ^ "قصة سعودية مستوحاة من الثمانينيات.. "شاهد" تعرض "رشاش"". العربية (in Arabic). 30 June 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
- ^ مسلسل رشاش يتسبب بجدل حول عرضه في السعودية (in Arabic), retrieved 12 September 2021
- ^ Rashash (TV Mini Series 2021) - IMDb. Retrieved 8 December 2024 – via www.imdb.com.