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Contrary to what was expected, the production of Jordanian dramas for this Ramadan season fell back on last year 2021, despite the easing of health measures and the abolition of many aspects of the ban linked to the Corona pandemic.

The Issam Hijjawi Foundation for Artistic Production and Distribution won the lion's share in the production of Ramadan artworks and dramas, with five series: "Hind", "Diab Hibab Al-Reeh", "Nashmiyat from the Badia", and "A Distance from Love", and Hijjawi works. On completing the filming of the series "Immigrant Lives", the artworks will be shown on the screens of Arab channels and satellite channels.

Meanwhile, Jordan TV has produced two series, "Al-Mushrif", and another comic called "Qarya Outside Coverage", and it is expected that they will be shown on the local screen in the coming month of Ramadan.

Bedouin and villager

The series "A distance from love" takes place between Amman and Riyadh, and the series tells - according to the talk of producer Issam Hijjawi to Al Jazeera Net - a social love story whose hero is the young Saudi Issam, who is studying media in a Jordanian university, who gets to know "Abeer" the Jordanian girl from A conservative aristocratic family.

The series was written by writer Suleiman Abu Sharp, directed by Issam Hijjawi, and starring a selection of Jordanian, Egyptian, Iraqi and Gulf actors, including: Mai Selim, Ahmed Al-Khafaji, Mona Abdel-Ghani, Joud Al-Sufyani, and others.

As for the events of the series "Nashmiyat from the Badia", it tells dramatic stories from the depths of the Jordanian Badia, and the stories of the women of the Badia, their magnanimity and their "manly" attitudes, according to Hijjawi, and it was written by Noura Al-Dajja, directed by Alaa Rababaa, Hamza Al-Taji and Laith Hijjawi.

Antara bin Shaddad

As for the series “Diyab Habbab Al-Reeh”, it narrates, in a distinctive Bedouin dramatic way, the popular biography of the pre-Islamic poet Antarah bin Shaddad, and talks about the famous Diab Al-Dhib, an epic hero, a knight, and a poet strange to his family and close to peril.

The series is written by writer Wafaa Bakr, directed by Rola Hajja and executive producer Uday Hijjawi, and a group of Jordanian stars, most notably: Muhammad Al-Abadi, Abeer Issa, Luna Bishara, Hassan Al-Khamaiseh, Juliet Awad, Suhair Fahd, Rifaat Al-Najjar, Rania Fahd and Nariman Abed, participate in the casting. Al-Karim, Daoud Jalajel, Anwar Khalil, Abdul Karim Al-Qawasmi, and others.

Jordanian dramas are famous for their Bedouin series, which are accepted and watched by the Arab public. They have topped the Arab satellite screens over the past years, and are known for their: "Nimr Bin Adwan", "Ras Ghlais", "Brothers of Blood", "Akher Al-Fursan", and "Akher Al-Fursan". "Julmud Al-Sahara", which was shown last year 2021, and "Wahda and Ibn Ajlan" and other Bedouin works.

Jordanian TV production

Jordan TV produced two series for the month of Ramadan: The first is "Al-Mushrif", a rural, rural and Bedouin series that tells the story of Jordanian society in the sixties and the Battle of Dignity.

The second is a comedy series called "A Village Outside Coverage", according to what Raed Arabiyat, director of the artistic production department at Jordan TV, told Al Jazeera Net.

The series was written by Mahmoud Al-Zeyoudi, directed by Shalan Al-Dabbas, and about 120 Jordanian actors participated in the casting, including: Abeer Issa, Hisham Hamadeh, Rafaat Al-Najjar, Shafiqa Al-Tal, Najla Sahweil, Jamil Brahma, and many young people who appear for the first time in other Jordanian series. .

The series, according to Arabiyat, tells the story of real personalities from the Jordanian army's heroes, who participated in the battle of dignity.

The 30-episode series will be shown on Jordanian TV during the holy month of Ramadan, along with Egyptian, Arab and Gulf series.

september is gone

The Arab Media Center Group worked on the production of the social series "Dahab Ayloul", which is one of the first productions that the group began implementing for the next season, as well as other diverse artworks in terms of form and content. Talal Al-Awamleh for Al-Jazeera Net.

The series "Gahab Ayloul" - according to Al-Awamleh - tells the story of the confrontation between good and evil on the one hand, and man's confrontation with the epidemic on the other.

It presents the story of the refugee who refuses to be the victim, with an interesting and daring dramatic rhythm that transcends traditional frameworks around refugee issues, and the eternal issue of existence represented in the struggle of the values ​​of beauty with evil.

A selection of Jordanian and Arab artists participate in the series, including: Marah Jabr, Ammar Shalak, Akef Najm, Shukran Murtaja, Dana Jabr, Sari Al-Asaad, Elie Chalouhi, Nour Saab, Luna Bishara, and many young talents, and directed by Hammad Al-Zoubi.

decline in production

The production of Jordanian drama works for this season, described by art critic Talaat Shana - in his speech to Al Jazeera Net - as "modest, compared to the torrent of Arab artistic production, whether Egyptian, Syrian or Gulf. We find only 5 works of art, compared to 70 new Egyptian series that will be shown." In Ramadan on satellite channels and Arab TV channels.

Shana attributed the reason for this to "the lack of artistic production institutions in Jordan, the weak capital spent on locally produced artworks compared to Arabic and the Gulf, and the lack of official interest in artistic production."

The Jordanian artist, according to Shana, has a distinguished reputation and a wide presence in Arab series, such as Iyad Nassar, Saba Mubarak and others.

Comedy Drama

For the fourth consecutive season, the local Jordanian Roya channel is showing the comedy series "Galta", and this year witnesses the participation of Syrian actors, and the series stars Zuhair Al-Nubani, Amal Al-Dabbas, Muhammad Khair Al-Jarrah, Jenny Esper, Lama Lombardi, Sherif Al-Zoubi, Zina Khreisat and Ghosoun. Al-Tahhan, Alia Al-Hammouri, Ibrahim Nawabneh, Hassan Khamaiseh, and Margo Aslan.

Palestinian artist Imad Farajin presents the satirical and controversial comedy series "Watan Ala Watar", as part of the "Comedy Hour" segment on Roya TV.