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Inside Amir Karara's New TV Series


Fri 21 Aug 2020 | 11:00 AM
Yara Sameh

Egyptian actor, Amir Karara's upcoming TV series now has an official name, "Omar al-Naji".

Karara will begin filming early September after he returns from his summer vacation in the North Coast.

The series, written and directed by Peter Mimi, consists of 8 action-packed episodes. It will debut online on “WATCH IT” digital platform.

The series is reported to be presented in several seasons and translated into many languages.

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Karara and Mimi collaborated last Ramadan in TV series “El Ekhteyar” (The Choice), which was one of the most-watched soap operas this year.

The series revealed the true nature of terrorism and the hostility of terrorist groups to Egypt.

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.

It also 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 Mahmoud Abdel Aziz.

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 stars‎ 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 Mimi.

The 42-year-old actor has received wide recognition for his outstanding performance from day one, following its premiere during the holy month of Ramadan.

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On the other hand, Karara is set to participate in Ramadan 2021 with TV series “Nasl Al-Agrab” (The Descendants of the Strangers), co-starring Ahmed El Sakka.

The series is written and directed by Mohamed Sami.

It is worth mentioning that Karara, born on October 10, 1977, is an Egyptian actor and broadcaster. He has a degree in tourism from Cairo University.

He rose to fame through hosting television contest shows like “Star Maker” and “The Deal”.

Moreover, he played in the national volleyball team, in a lot of national and international games.

Karara is known for his roles in TV series “Shabab Al Hawa” (Guys online), and “Lahazat Hariga” (The Egyptian version of ER), “Taraf Talit” (Third Party) “Taht El Ard” (Underground), and “kalabsh” trilogy.

The actor is married to Hend Salah Hosny, the sister of Egyptian actor and retired professional footballer Ahmed Salah Hosny.

The couple had tied the knot in 2010 and has three children, a boy, and two girls, named Salim, Lily, and Nelly.