TV Series "Qtl Ikhtiyari" Begins Production

Production has begun on Jordanian actress Rakeen Saad's latest TV series "Qtl Ikhtiyari" ("Optional Killing").

The cast also stars Ahmed Khaled Saleh, Entsar, Roshdy El Shamy, and more. Muhammad Bakir directs the series from a script by Amin Gamal and Mohamed El Soury.

The series consists of 30 episodes and is co-produced by Apple Media Production and United Media Services (UMS).

"Qtl Ikhtiyari" is set to debut during the off-season.

Saad was last seen in Egyptian actor Asser Yassin's Netflix TV series "Mawid Maa Elmady" (Echoes of The Past).

The cast also includes Shereen Reda, Mahmoud Hamida, Saba Mubarak, Huda El Mufti, Sherif Salama, Mohamed Alaa, Mohamed Tharwat, Tamer Nabil, and more.

Produced by Charisma Group with executive producer Mohammad Mashish, the adaptation hails from scriptwriter Mohamed Al Masry and director Al Sadeer Massoud.

"Mawid Maa Elmady" consists of 8 episodes and is based on the Mexican thriller series "Quién mató a Sara?" (Who Killed Sara? in English).

The show ran for three seasons from March 2021 to May 2022 and follows Manolo Cardona as Álex, who was framed for the murder of his sister Sara.

Now out of prison, he's on the hunt for revenge as he tries to uncover the mystery of what happened.

“Mawid Maa Elmady” delves deep into the emotional and psychological turmoil of Yehia, whose life was torn apart by the murder of his sister, Nadia.

"After being wrongly convicted of her death and facing 15 years behind bars, Yahia’s release is followed by a burning desire for revenge, where he will stop at nothing to find Nadia’s real killer. His return sees old family wounds reopened, long-buried secrets come to life, and the reality that the truth never stays hidden forever," according to the official synopsis.