"Perfect Strangers" Becomes Netflix’s 1st Arabic Original Film

Netflix has landed its first Arabic original film, an all-star adaptation of the 2016 hit Italian film “Perfect Strangers“.

The film has been rewritten to set the story amid the coronavirus outbreak. It has been adapted by Gabriel Yammine and Wissam Smayra, the film will be the latter’s debut feature film.

It stars Mona Zaki, Nadine Labaki, Adel Karam, Eyad Nassar, Diamand Bou Abboud, George Khabbaz, and others.

The plot takes place in Lebanon and centers around a group of friends who decide to play a game.

They place their cellphones on the table and agree to make all texts and calls become public. The game at first is a playful exercise, things get decidedly more serious as untold secrets public knowledge within the group.

"Perfect Strangers" is co-produced by Front Row’s Yalla Yalla unit with Egypt’s Film Clinic and Lebanon’s Empire Entertainment.

The 2016 movie has been remade 18 times across countries such as France, Spain, South Korea, Germany, and Greece.

Netflix has also signed a first-look deal for Arabic films with the film’s producer Front Row, the Middle East distributor.

"Perfect Strangers" is set to debut on the giant streamer on Jan. 20, 2022.