Akram Hosny Not to Participate in Ramadan 2026

Egyptian actor Akram Hosny will not participate in the Ramadan 2026 drama marathon.

Hosny participated last Ramadan with the lighthearted horror comedy TV series "The Captain".

The cast also stars Sawsan Badr, Aya Samaha, Ahmed Abd El Wahab, Omar Shawky, Samy Maghawry, and more.

Moataz El Tony directs the series from a script by Amr El Daly, who penned the screenplay based on a story by Ayman Al-Shayeb. K Media production company is the studio behind the show.

"The Captain" consists of 15 episodes and tells the story of Hossam (Played by Hosny), a pilot whose plane suffers a sudden malfunction, causing a tragic accident in which all the passengers are killed except for the pilot. He then falls into a coma for a while and when he wakes up, he is surprised by the appearance of six of the passengers' spirits, whom no one else can see. They ask him to complete tasks pending for them on the ground so that they can cross over to the other world.

Hosny, born on September 10, 1974, graduated from the Police Academy and started his life as a police officer, but soon made a big career shift and headed to the field of broadcasting.

He started his career as a TV and radio host at Nogoum FM radio station and made his first television appearance in “The 25th Hour News” program where he presented the comic character of “Sayed Aby Hafiza.”

Hosny satirically criticized the social, political, and economic conditions in Egypt. The program was a big hit and audiences were strongly attached to it.