Doubt (Arabic TV series)
Doubt (Original Arabic title الشك) is a British-Lebanese-Saudi psychological thriller television series created by Nasri Atallah, Firas Abou Fakher and Daniel Habib as a Shahid Original for MBC Group. It premiered on June 13, 2020.
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Genre | Psychological Thriller |
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Theme music composer | Firas Abou Fakher |
Country of origin | United Kingdom, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates |
Original languages | Arabic, English |
No. of series | 1 |
No. of episodes | 10 |
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Running time | 10-12 minutes |
Production company | Last Floor Productions |
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Original network | Shahid, MBC Group |
Original release | 13 June 2020 |
The 10-episode series was conceived, produced and released within a two-month period at the during the first coronavirus lockdown, and relied heavily on remote filming techniques.[1]
Premise
Samar is isolated in her family's old house during lockdown. Mistakenly, she logs into the wrong video chat and witnesses a murder. The mysterious killer turns her life into a living hell, forcing her to fight for her life and face the demons of her past.
Cast
- Fatima Al-Banawi as Samar
- Kosai Khauli as Malek, Samar's ex-husband
- Baraa Alem as Houssam, Samar's co-worker
- Razane Jammal as Iman, the therapist
- Nadia Malaika as Dima, Samar's sister
Production
Doubt was commissioned from Last Floor Productions a Shahid Original for MBC Group’s Shahid streaming platform, the largest in the Middle East.[2] Filming took place between Beirut, Jeddah and London. Due to it being conceived and shot at the peak of the first coronavirus lockdown, teams working remotely over video conference and many actors filming themselves with improvised set-ups in their own homes.
Release date
Doubt was released on 13 June 2020 on Shahid.
References
- Badih, Samia (30 June 2020). "'Everything happened through a screen': How three friends created an entire TV show while housebound". The National. The National UAE. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
- Mullaly, William (29 January 2021). "Inside Last Floor, the region's hottest new production house". Arab News. SRMG. Retrieved 11 September 2021.