Maraya

Created and starring the legendary Yasser Al Azmeh, Maraya ran for 20 seasons from 1982 to 2013 — making it one of the longest-running comedy series in Arab television history. Each episode presents standalone stories skewering the social, political and economic frustrations of everyday Arab life with sharp wit and biting satire. A mirror held up to an entire society, it entered homes across the Arab world for three decades and never stopped being relevant.

Created by: Yasser Al Azmah, Mamoun Al-Bunni

Cast: Yasser Al Azmah, Hassan Dakkak, Tawfeeq El Asha, Maha Al Masri, Nadine Khoury, Salim Kallas, Salma Al-Masri, Sabah Jazairi

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