{"id":9068,"date":"2018-02-26T09:49:44","date_gmt":"2018-02-26T14:49:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/netflix-plans-first-arabic-original\/"},"modified":"2018-02-26T13:07:10","modified_gmt":"2018-02-26T18:07:10","slug":"netflix-plans-first-arabic-original","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/netflix-plans-first-arabic-original\/","title":{"rendered":"Netflix Plans First Arabic Original"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Netflix has lined up its first Arabic original series, <em>Jinn<\/em>, a contemporary supernatural teenage drama.<\/p>\n<p>In the series, a group of teenagers\u2019 lives are disrupted when a Jinn in the form of a teenage boy appears to them in the ancient city of Petra. Their friendships and young romances are tested when they set out to stop an even greater darkness that is threatening to destroy the world.<\/p>\n<p><em>Jinn<\/em> will feature Middle Eastern talent and will be filmed in Jordan later this year. It is being executive produced by Elan and Rajeev Dassani (<em>SEAM<\/em>) and comes Lebanese director Mir-Jean Bou Chaaya (<em>Very Big Shot<\/em>) and Jordanian screenwriter Bassel Ghandour (Oscar-nominated\u00a0<em>Theeb<\/em>). The six-episode series is expected to launch to all Netflix members all around the world in 2019.<\/p>\n<p>Bou Chaaya said: &#8220;This is a great opportunity to portray Arab youth in a very unique way. The level of authenticity Netflix is trying to achieve with this show is definitely what attracted me the most to be part of this project.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ghandour added: \u201cWe are really excited about this. It is very common in the Middle East that people know someone who has a Jinn story, so it\u2019s nice to take that and turn it into a fun and mysterious teen adventure that everyone can enjoy. On a broader note, I love that Netflix is investing a lot in the region, it\u2019s a real turning point. We have such a rich storytelling culture, and we&#8217;ll finally be able to enjoy Arabic content with Netflix quality.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re delighted to be working with such a variety of breakout talent to launch our first Arabic original series in the Middle East,\u201d said Erik Barmack, the VP of international original series at Netflix. \u201cWe are extremely excited to bring this story to a global audience\u00a0and to celebrate Arab youth and culture. We can\u2019t wait to share more details later this year.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Netflix has lined up its first Arabic original series, Jinn, a contemporary supernatural teenage drama.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":350,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[70],"tags":[88],"class_list":["post-9068","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","","category-top-stories","tag-netflix","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Netflix Plans First Arabic Original - TVDRAMA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/netflix-plans-first-arabic-original\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Netflix Plans First Arabic Original - 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