Ramadan is right around the corner (18 days away, to be precise) and we all know what that means: lethargic workdays, much time spent staring at the clock, tantalizing TV commercials about food, elaborate feasts every night, broken scales, and our favourite bit -- mosalsalat.
This year's line-up might be even better than 2016's! With Drama's starring Asser Yassin and Amir Karara, Donia Samir Ghanem doing comedy, and the annual performances by Yousra and Adel Emam, you might be so glued to your screen you'll miss the azan!
Check our list of 38 Ramadan Series airing this season:
30 Youm
Asser Yassin plays a physicist who discovers a mysterious secret about himself in this thriller directed by Hossam Ali.
Who's in it: Asser Yassin & Bassem Kheyat
Where you can watch it: DMC
El-7esab Yegm3
This drama revolves around a maid who learns of the domestic abuse, theft and blackmailing that ensue in the house she serves.
Who's in it: Yousra
Where you can watch it: DMC
Kalabsh
A member of a terrorist organisation learns the reality of how extremist groups operate in Egypt, in this drama directed by Peter Mimi.
Who's in it: Amir Karara
Where you can watch it: Al-Hayya
Kafr Delhab
This historical horror-fantasy takes place in the town of 'Delhab', which is said to be haunted.....
Who's in it: Youssef El-Sherif
Where you can watch it: On E
Al-7erbaya
Haifa Wehbe plays 'Assaliyya', a woman from the impoverished Boulaq, whose father stops her education and sends her to work as a maid for a family in which the patriarch is a drug dealer.
Who's in it: Haifa Wehbe
Where you can watch it: CBC & Al-Nahar
7alawet Al-Dunya
A woman discovers she has cancer-- just before her wedding is to take place -- and battles the disease along with an array of other personal and social problems.
Who's in it: Hend Sabry & Zafer El-Abdeen
Where you can watch it: CBC
Taqat Al-Qadr
Hamada Helal plays an underdog who climbs the career ladder, all while trying to keep his vices in check; until he falls in love.
Who's in it: Hamada Helal & Yousra El-Lozy
Where you can watch it: Al-Nahar
Fel Lala Land
A group of passengers on a plane to Thailand find themselves stranded on a deserted island-- their attempts to escape induce much laughter.
Who's in it: Donia Samir Ghanem, Samir Ghanem
Where you can watch it: CBC
B-5att 2eedy
Amr Youssef stars alongside Dina El-Sherbiny, Reem Moustafa, Dalal Abdel-Aziz and Ahmed Bedeir, in a big-budget thriller directed by Islam Kheiry.
Who's in it: Amr Youssef
Where you can watch it: MBC Masr
Rayya7 El-Madame
Singer-turned-actor Ahmed Fahmy plays a director who seeks the help of his friend to solve his work dilemmas in this comedy directed by Karim El-Adl.
Who's in it: Ahmed Fahmy, Akram Hosny & Mai Omar
Where you can watch it: Al-Nahar
Al-Gama3a 2
The sequel to Waleed Hamed's series revolves around the history and ideology of the Muslim Brotherhood, in this controversial drama.
Who's in it: Abdelaziz Mokhyoun, Sabrine & Riyad Al-Khouly
Where you can watch it: On E & Abu Dhabi TV
Al-Zibaq
Karim Abdelaziz plays an intelligence officer in this drama based on actual files from the Egyptian Intelligence's operations in the late 90's.
Who's in it: Kareem Abdelaziz & Sherif Mounir
Where you can watch it: On E & Abu Dhabi TV
Wa7at Al-Ghoroob
In this historical drama set in the late 19th century, a police officer is exiled as punishment for resisting the British occupation in Egypt.
Who's in it: Khaled Al-Nabawi & Menna Shalaby
Where you can watch it: DMC
Al-7osan Al-Eswed
Ahmed El-Sakka plays a schizophrenic man plagued by hallucinations in this action-thriller directed by Ahmed Khaled Moussa.
Who's in it: Ahmed El-Sakka
Where you can watch it: MBC Masr
Phobia
Khaled Al-Sawi plays a curator of ancient artifacts whose wife is a television talk show host-- something that creates problems for his dealings down the line....
Who's in it: Khaled Al-Sawi
Where you can watch it: On E
Harbana Menha
Yasmeen Abdelaziz plays a schizophrenic woman whose love life suffers because of her condition in this comedy directed by Moataz Al-Touny.
Who's in it: Yasmeen Abdelaziz & Mostafa Khater
Where you can watch it: On E
Al-Dawly
A long-distance truck driver finds himself in danger while on the road in this drama directed by Mohamed El-Nokally.
Who's in it: Bassem Samra & Rania Youssef
Where you can watch it: Al-Hayya
2asr Al-3osha2
Farouk Al-Fishawy plays a political prisoner who goes head-to-head with the strict warden in this drama directed by Ahmed Saqr.
Who's in it: Farouk Al-Fishawy, 'Boussy' & Ezzat Al-Ellaily
Where you can watch it: Al-Nahar
Taqat Noor
A contract killer suffers life-changing trauma, in this action series directed by Ra'ouf Abdelaziz.
Who's in it: Hany Salama
Where you can watch it: On E
Ayyam 7assan Al-Ghareeb
A worker in the Ministry of Antiquities finds himself in the midst of a bribery scandal, and learns the truth about the illegal trade of Egyptian artifacts.
Who's in it: Amr Saad & Reham Hagag
Where you can watch it: MBC Masr
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Married Actors Hassan Al-Radad and Amy Samir Ghanem co-star in this thriller that focuses on important issues in the community.
Who's in it: Hassan Al-Radad & Amy Samir Ghanem
Where you can watch it: Al-Hayya
Al-Toufan
This drama revolves around the effect materialism has on society's morality.
Who's in it: Wafa' Amer, Magdy Kamel & Maged Al-Masry
Where you can watch it: CBC & Al-Nahar
2ard Gaw
Ghada Abdelrazek plays an eccentric flight attendant who plans to take revenge against someone from her past in this thriller directed by Mohamed Gomaa.
Who's in it: Ghada Abdelrazek
Where you can watch it: On E
Youmeyat Zawga Mafrousa Awi
Dalia El-Beheiry plays a traditional Egyptian wife with a chaotic life in this comedy directed by Ahmed Nour.
Who's in it: Dalia El-Beheiry, Samir Ghanem & Raga' El-Guidawy
Where you can watch it: Al-Nahar
5alsana b-Sheyaka
Three friends fall in love with the same woman in this comedy directed by Hisham Fathy.
Who's in it: Ahmed Meky, 'Sheeko' & Hesham Maged
Where you can watch it: DMC
Lama3y Al-2ott
A school-bus driver finds himself in a predicament when the father of one of the pupils hijacks the bus and demands a ransom.
Who's in it: Mohamed Imam & Tara Emad
Where you can watch it: MBC Masr
Haza Al-Mesa2
This drama series revolves around two completely different worlds-- a 7ara and an upscale society --focusing on the marital relations of the people that reside in them.
Who's in it: Eyyad Naser & Arwa Gouda
Where you can watch it: CBC
Ezzay Al-Se77a
Ahemd Rizk plays a man who works for a pharmaceutical company, and falls in love with someone, but does not have the means to marry her.
Who's in it: Ahmed Rizk & Iten Amer
Where you can watch it: Al-Hayya
Allahuma Enny Sayem
Mostafa Shaaban plays a businessman who becomes a con-man after his relationships deteriorate in this comedy directed by Ahmed Abdelfattah.
Who's in it: Mostafa Shaaban
Where you can watch it: MBC Masr
La Tetfy Al-Shams
Based on the novel by Ihsan Abdel-Qudous, this live-action series revolves around a troubled aristratic woman.
Who's in it: Mervat Amin, Mohammed Mamdouh & Amina Khalil
Where you can watch it: CBC
Ramadan Kareem
Rouby plays a woman from a 7ara who pretends to come from a wealthy family when she falls in love with a man of means.
Who's in it: Rouby & Sherif Salama
Where you can watch it: DMC
Al-7alal
Soumayya Al-Khashab plays a juggler from a village who tries to overcome poverty by seeking the help of charlatan witchcraft in this comedy directed by Ahmed Shafik.
Who's in it: Soumayya Al-Khashab, Bayoumi Fo'ad & Yousra El-Lozy
Where you can watch it: MBC Masr
L-a3la Sa3r
Two Prima Ballerinas, played by Nelly Karim and Zeina, find their friendship challenged when a man enters their lives in this drama directed by Mohamed Gamal El-Adl.
Who's in it: Nelly Karim, Zeina & Ahmed Fahmy
Where you can watch it: DMC
Bein 3alemein
Tarek Lotfy stars in this thriller about how the choices we make shape our lives.
Who's in it: Tarek Lotfy, Hesham Selim & Leka' Al-Khameesy
Where you can watch it: CBC
Seb3a Sanay3
This stand-alone comedy series, starring Sherif Ramzy and Mai Selim, revolves around various social issues that Egyptians face.
Who's in it: Sherif Ramzy & Mai Selim
Where you can watch it: CBC & Al-Nahar
Al-7ala G
A security officer investigates a case that becomes unprecedentedly complicated after he arrests a thug involved.
Who's in it: Horreya Farghali & Amed Zaher
Where you can watch it: On E
3afareet 3adly 3allam
Acting veteran Adel Emam plays a controversila journalist who finds himself haunted by a ghost in this comedy directed by Ramy Emam.
Who's in it: Adel Emam
Where you can watch it: MBC & MBC Masr
La3bet Al-Samt
Yasser Galal plays a police officer in this social suspense-thriller about Egyptian politics directed by Ahmed Samir Farrag.
Who's in it: Yasser Galal
Where you can watch it: Al-Nahar
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By Salma Anderson
