Mohamed Emam Lands Next TV Role

Egyptian actor Mohamed Emam has landed his next TV role.

Sources within the production team revealed that Emam signed a massive contract, setting a new record for the highest salary ever paid to an actor in the history of modern Arab drama, confirming his strong presence and rising status in the acting scene.

While the details about the project are under wraps, the series is an action and suspense genre and will see Emam working together with an A-list Hollywood actress.

Production is scheduled to begin in the coming weeks in several European countries, in addition to Cairo, with a large-scale production and an open budget aimed at delivering a work of international standards.

Emam made his last appearance on the small screen in the TV series "El King".

The cast also starred Amr Abdul Gelil, Hanan Motawie, Mirna Gamil, Monther Rayahnah, Mostafa Khater, Ahmed Fahimi, Samy Maghawry, Kamal Abu Raya, Hajjaj Abdul Azim, Entsar, Emad Rashad, Passant Shawky, Lobna Wanas, Ahmed Fahim, Ahmed Kishk, Yasser El Zankalony, and more.

It hailed from director Shereen Adel and scriptwriter Mohamed Salah El Azab.

The official logline for the series reads: "When the thirst for power and revenge triggers a rift between siblings, warehouse worker Hamza is thrown into a global criminal empire—turning his life into a saga of bullets and blood."

The show witnesses Emam's comeback to the drama marathon after two years of absence. He made his last participation in the marathon with the 2024 TV series "Cobra". 

Emam, born on December 16, 1984, comes from an artistic family as his father is ‘El Zaeem’ actor Adel Emam and the younger brother of director Rami Emam.

He went to Jesuit school before he entered the American University in Cairo. Emam studied theater and acted in many roles at the university, including “Atawa in El Maghmati” play directed by Mahmoud El Lozy.

Emam first began his acting career as a child, co-starring alongside his father in the 1990 film “Hanafi El Abha” (The Magnificent Hanafi).

His first role as an adult was in the 2003 TV series “Kanaria and Shorkah”. Emam’s first film as the main protagonist was “Al Beeh Romansy” (The Romantic Bey) in 2009.

His TV credits include "El Nemr", “Hogan”, “Lam’yy El Ott”,”Saheb El Saada”,”Firqat Naji Atallah”,”Khatout Hamra", “Bilshama’a El Ahmar”, and “Khatut Hamra”.

Emam is also known for his roles in films "Amohom", “Lis Bagdad”, “Lelyt Hana w Sorour”, “Gahim Fe El Hend”, “Captain Masr”,”Al-Bayh Romancy”, “Hassan and Marcus”, and “The Yacoubian Building”.