Egyptian stars Khaled El Sawy and Mohamed Shahin have joined the cast of actor Amr Saad's new TV series "Saeed El Nass."
The drama — also stars Eman El Assi — is set to screen during the Ramadan 2025 drama marathon.
Mohamed Sami directs the project from a script he co-wrote with Mohab Tarek.
"Saeed El Nass" is expected to be the biggest budget TV production in the drama marathon.
El Sawy, born on November 25, 1963, studied law at Cairo University and started acting while at college at the university’s theater.
After his graduation in 1985, he studied directing at the Academy of Arts till 1993, then started working as an assistant director in the film “Samaka we Arbaa’ Oroush” (A Fish and Four Sharks).
El Sawy served as a director for several of the Nile International network’s satellite channels.
The actor has co-founded the Egyptian Foundation for Theater Enthusiasts and wrote plays “Haflet Maganin” (Crazy Party), and “Operette El Darfil” (The Dolphin Operette), which he won the Taymour Award for Theatrical Ingenuity in 1991 and 1992, respectively.
El Sawy’s career includes a variety of distinct roles in several films, including “Emaret Yacoubian” (Yacoubian Building), “Keda Reda”, “Cabaret”, “El Farah” (The Wedding), and “El Feel El Azraq” (The Blue Elephant).
He also starred as a lead in television series like “Tofahet Adam” (Adam’s Apple) and “Khatem Suleiman” (Suleiman’s Ring)