Hend Sabry to Star in Remake of "The Good Wife"

Tunisian actress, Hend Sabry has signed on to star in the TV series "Fi Mahab Al Reeh".

It consists of 45 episodes and is helmed by Ahmed Khaled Mousa. The series is a remake of the 2009 US legal and political series "The Good Wife".

The original series is a  drama that premiered on CBS from September 2009 to May 2016. It is created by Robert and Michelle King and consisted of 9 seasons and 156 episodes.

"The Good Wife" is centered around Alicia Florrick, played by Julianna Margulies, who has been a good wife to her husband a former state's attorney (Chris Noth), and has to provide for her family and return to work as a litigator in a law firm after he is behind bars following a very humiliating and corruption scandal.

Sabry can be seen next in the highly-anticipated film “Kira & El Gin”.

The cast also includes Karim Abdel Aziz, Ahmed Ezz, Sayed Ragab, Asma Abul Yazeid, Ahmed Malek, Huda El Mufti, Aly Kassem, and others.

The film is written by Ahmed Mourad, directed by Marwan Hamed, and produced by the Synergy Production company.

It is based on 2014’s Egyptian historical fiction novel “1919” by Mourad.

The film is a thought-provoking, fast-paced, information-packed historical fiction set to the actual events of a significant era in Egypt’s history.

It recounts the life of Egyptians during the British occupation of Egypt from 1919 to 1924 and follows their resistance against the occupation.

The film also depicted the role of the Egyptian uprising through the lives of perse characters that include famous and obscure historical figures as well as fictional characters.

“Kira & El Gin” will hit the theaters on June 30.