Unconfirmed reports have been circulating for some time about actor-singer, Ahmed Mekky casting in season 2 of TV series "El Ekhteyar" (The Choice), starring Karim Abdel Aziz.
Mekky confirmed Tuesday on Instagram his participation in the production.
Ahmed Mekky was born on June 19, 1980. He is an Egyptian Algerian actor, writer, director and rapper.
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On June 10, Synergy, the production company for TV series “El Ekhteyar” (The Choice) announced that Abdel Aziz will be the leading actor in the sequel, which is set to be directed by Peter Mimi and screened in Ramadan 2021.
The first season co-starred Amir Karara as martyr Colonel Ahmed el-Mansy in the series. El-Mansy was the commander of Sa’ka Forces (Thunderbolt Forces) battalion 103, who was martyred with several other members of his battalion on July 7th, 2017.
They were killed during clashes between Egyptian army forces and militants in a terror attack launched on an Egyptian armed forces checkpoint in El-Barth Village, Rafah, North Sinai.
The series featured many celebrities making guest appearances including Ahmed El Sakka, Diab, Ahmed Khaled Saleh, Ahmed Salah Hosny, Mohamed Emam, Maged El Masry, Eyad Nassar, Asser Yassin, Mohamed Ragab, and Karim Mahomud Abdel Aziz.
Ahmed El Sakka was the last guest to appear on the series. He played the military prosecutor who is interrogating terrorist Hisham Ashmawy (played by Ahmed Elawady).
It also starred Sarah Adel, Dina Fouad, Ahmed Fouad Selim, Mahmoud Hafez, Diaa Abdulkhaliq, Abed Anani, Ehab Fahmy, Enaam Salosa, Afaf Rashad, Islam Jamal, Hazem Samir, Maha Nassar, Ashraf Meslehi, and others.
The TV series is written by Baher Dowidar, and directed by Peter Mimi.
Karara received wide recognition for his outstanding performance from day one, following its premiere in Ramadan.
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