80 works on Ramadan 2021 screens

40 hours of daily drama for Arab viewers

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With nearly 80 Arab series, the Ramadan 2021 drama season comes to present the viewer with nearly 40 dramatic hours a day, given that the average duration of one episode is 30 minutes.

The Egyptian production tops with nearly 35 series, followed by the Gulf and Emirati production with nearly 25 series, while the Syrian and Lebanese works reached 20 works, numbers that depend on what was announced his participation in the show during the month of Ramadan, whether on the most watched satellite channels or channels. The floor in the Arab countries.

The dramatic season of Ramadan 2021 can be described as “Al-Maktaz”, not only because of the large number of dramas that will be shown during it, but also because of the wide participation of senior stars, some of whom continue their annual Ramadan attendance, and others return after a long or short break.

The 2021 season is also characterized by the presentation of more than one work that falls under the description of mass production.

Acts and stars

In terms of numbers, the current season has benefited from the repercussions of the "Covid-19" pandemic, which caused the postponement of quite a few works last Ramadan because of the inability of their makers to complete the filming at that time due to the travel and transportation it requires between different countries around the world.

The presentation of these works in the Ramadan 2021 season contributed to compensating for the lack of production works, especially in Egyptian dramas, after Egyptian producers decided to reduce their production to cope with the high wages of stars and the cost of production.

As for the stars participating in the Ramadan 2021 season, there is a wide participation of stars who continue their presence in Ramadan, such as artists Yusra, Yasser Jalal, Muhammad Ramadan, Muhammad Imam, Youssef Al-Sharif, Basil Khayyat, Nasser Al-Qasabi, Ghada Abdel Razek, Nelly Karim and others.

The current season is also witnessing the return of stars after a period of absence, the most prominent of whom are artists Yahya Al-Fakharani, Mona Zaki, Ayman Zidan, Karim Abdel Aziz, Ahmed Makki, Hend Sabry and others.

Patriotic works

Ramadan 2021 will witness the display of a number of mass-produced works, most of which fall under national works such as "Choice 2", which continues to narrate pages of the Egyptian Armed Forces championships after the great success of the first part, which was presented last Ramadan, and "Counterattack", which deals with A file from the Egyptian intelligence files on the story of a young man being recruited to work for the Egyptian authorities, and "Cairo Kabul", which was postponed from last year and deals with the terrorism file.

In addition to the series "The King", which was suspended for review after the widespread criticism it faced from archaeologists and specialists after the presentation of the promotional video for it, due to its huge historical errors, and it deals with the struggle of King Ahmose and his success in expelling the Hyksos from Egypt.

Feminine control

Among the salient features of this season are the display of a large number of works that depend on the female element in the absolute championship, including "Margaret" for the life of the cheetah, "Newton's game" by Mona Zaki, "The Blood of Ghazal" by Ghada Abdel Razek, and "Antifracture" by Nelly Karim And "civil war" for Yosra, and "Qasr El Nil" we have El Sherbiny, and "The one who is not big" Yasmine Abdel Aziz, and "Bint Al Sultan" which is the first absolute championship for the artist Rogina, and others.

The current season is also witnessing the return of short dramas, which do not exceed 15 episodes, the most prominent of which are "Between the Sky and the Earth", about the story of the great writer Naguib Mahfouz, "Covid 25" by Youssef Al-Sharif, "A Parallel World" by Donia Samir Ghanem, and "Hassan Father, Ali Rabie, and Ruby, Flat 6.

Star wages

The wages of the stars witnessed a remarkable increase this year, and the artist Mohamed Ramadan topped the list with 45 million Egyptian pounds for the series "Moussa", followed by the artist Ahmed El-Sakka, with a wage of 33 million pounds for the series "Nassal Al-Ghurab", and the artist Amir Karara came in third place with a wage of 28 million EGP for his participation in the same action tournament.

The artist Yahya Al-Fakharani came in fourth place with a wage of 22 million pounds, for his starring in the series "Naguib Zahi Zarkash", while the fifth place went to the artist Karim Abdel Aziz, for his starring in the second part of the series "The Choice", and he received a wage of 20 million pounds, and the center was divided The sixth, the artist Ahmed Makki, for his role in "The Choice 2", and the artist Mohamed Imam, for his starring in the series "The Tiger", for a wage of 17 million pounds each.

The seventh place in the list of the highest paid stars, among the artists, Ahmed Ezz, for his role in "Counter Attack", and Youssef Al-Sharif on "Covid 25", gathered for a wage of 15 million pounds.

Yasmin Abdel Aziz tops

Actress Yasmine Abdel Aziz topped the list of highest-paid stars in Ramadan 2021, where she received 29 million pounds for her role in "Who Doesn't Big", followed by actress Nelly Karim, in second place with a wage of 18 million pounds for her role in the series "Against the Break", and the artist occupied Mona Zaki came in third place with a wage of 15 million pounds for her starring in the series "Newton's Game". The actress, Reham Hajjaj, advanced to the center with 12 million pounds for the series "Whatever We Separate", and the artist Yousra came in fifth place after receiving a wage of 11 million pounds for the series "Harb." Eligibility ».

45 million pounds for Muhammad Ramadan, 33 million for Ahmed Al-Sakka, 22 million for Yahya Al-Fakharani, and 11 million for Yousra.

The season witnesses the return of stars after the absence of the most prominent of them, Mona Zaki, Ayman Zidan, Karim Abdel Aziz and Ahmed Makki.

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