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Mohamed Farag Joins "El Ekhteyar II"


Tue 27 Oct 2020 | 12:39 PM
Yara Sameh

Egyptian actor, Mohamed Farag has recently joined the cast of TV series “El Ekhteyar ll” (The Choice 2), starring Karim Abdel Aziz and Ahmed Mekky.

The series is written by Hany Sarhan and directed by Peter Mimi. It is slated to begin filming at the end of November.

Synergy, the production company behind the series, announced on June 10, that Abdel Aziz will be the leading actor in the sequel, which is set to be screened in Ramadan 2021.

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The first season co-starred Amir 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.

They were killed during clashes between Egyptian army forces and militants in a terror attack launched on an Egyptian armed forces checkpoint in El-Barth Village, Rafah, North Sinai.

The series 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 Mahomud Abdel Aziz.

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Farag is also set to participate in Ramadan 2021 drama marathon with TV series “Takato took” (crossroads), starring Mona Zaki.

It also stars Mohamed Mamdouh, Sayed Ragab, Mohamed El-Tajy, Mayan El-Sayed, Hanan Youssef, and others.

The series is written and directed by Tamer Mohsen; it was slated to witness Zaki’s return to Ramadan drama marathon, after an absence of 4 years.

The plot revolves around a married couple (Zaki and Mamdouh), that split after the wife discovers her husband's infidelity. Throughout the series, she enters into long conflicts with him, especially after she begins traveling and ends up meeting another man (Farag).