Egyptian prominent actor Khaled El Sawy has joined the cast of actress Riham Hagag's new TV series "Sodfa".
The project is set to premiere during the Ramadan 2024 drama marathon and sees Hagag reunite with "Gamila" and “U-Turn” creators screenwriter Ayman Salama and director Sameh Abdelaziz.
El Sawy participated last Ramadan in the war drama "Al-Kateeba 101" (The 101 Battalion).
It also starred Amr Youssef, Asser Yassin, Fathy Abdel Wahab, Ahmed Salah Hosny, and Wafaa Amer.
The series consists of 30 episodes depicting the heroics of Battalion 101 and how they confronted the takfiri elements in Sinai.
"The 101 Battalion" is scripted by Eyad Saleh, directed by Mohamed Salama, and produced by Synergy production company.
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).