Once a beloved pocket book series, carrying wide nostalgia for Egypt’s 90s kids, Ahmed Khaled Tawfik’s thriller series Ma Waraa al Tabiaa (Paranormal) is getting somewhat of a millennial makeover. From book series to television series, fans are excited to see how Tawfik’s mystical world will be brought to life, especially under the production of Netflix, the world’s leading streaming entertainment service. Being the first original Egyptian Netflix production, all eyes are on Paranormal as everyone eagerly awaits its grand reveal, grasping onto whatever piece of information one can get along the way in attempts to satisfy their curiosity. The show itself will follow the same storyline as that of the books, revolving around the character of Refaat Ismail (played by Ahmed Amin), the dark humored hematologist whose world turns upside down as he discovers a world completely void of scientific reasoning – a paranormal world. From then on, audiences go on thrilling and chilling adventures through time and paranormal worlds alongside Ismail and his university colleague Maggie (played by Razane Jammal). “The more you go back in time, the more difficult it is to portray the details,” comments award-winning…
Paranormal: a Closer Look at Netflix’s First Egyptian Original Series
August 30, 2020
