Egyptian actress Rana Raeis' upcoming comedy TV series "Lil Azkiya Faqat" will screen during the Ramadan 2025 drama marathon.
The cast also stars Hamdy El-Marghany, Karim Afifi, Mahmoud El-Bezzawy, Ismail Farghaly, Ahmad Seyam, Reem Samy, and more.
Mohamed Hamaki directed the drama from a script by Flemon, Raymond, and Fady Sobhy. The drama is based on an idea by Mohamed Nayer.
The drama consists of 15 episodes and was initially set to debut in the Ramadan 2024 drama marathon, but exited the marathon after suspending shooting for 8 months before resuming filming at the end of November.
Raeis can be seen in season 3 of the TV series “Mawdoo Aaely” (A Family Matter).
The cast also includes Maged El Kedwany, Mohamed Shahin, Enass Kamel, Nour, Mohamed Radwan, Sama Ibrahim, Taha Desouki, Mohammad Al Qass, Yasmine Wafi, Fouad Mohsen, Yasmina El Abd, Rania Youssef, Jan Ramez, and more.
Director Ahmed El Gendy helmed the series from a script he co-wrote with Mohamed Ezz and Karim Youssef.
The first season premiered in November 2021 and marked El Kedwany’s first lead role in a drama as well as his first project to be produced for a streaming service.
The series was renewed for a second season in January 2022 and renewed for a third season in February 2023.
Season one depicted Ibrahim (played by El Kedwany) discovering that he has a daughter from his late wife and his attempts to get close to his daughter (Raeis) and tell her that he was her father.
The second season followed Ibrahim experiencing memory loss and finding out that he had a brain tumor.
“Mawdoo Aaely” was initially set to be a film but was later made into a film.
The show is making its long-awaited return for Season 3 on Sahid VIP on December 26.
Raeis, born on December 14, 1999, made her onscreen debut in 2017 with two different series, "Wad' Amni" with Amr Saad and "Ground/Air" with Ghada Abdel Razek.
Her TV credits include "Azmat Montasaf Al Omr" (2023), "Mawdou Aeli" (2021), "Nagib Zahi Zarkash" (2021), "El Haramy" (2020), "Gamal El Harim: El Maktoub" (2020), "Lyalina 80" (2020), and "Shebr Maiya" (2019).