Other than warm friend and family gatherings and Konafa with – something creative will most definitely pop up – Ramadan is bringing us the popular American legal drama “Suits بالعربى” this year. But here’s the twist, we’re getting our very own Egyptian Harvey Specter and are about to witness the Arab versions of our favorite American Suits characters.
Suits fans, you’re going to want to see this.
Created by Mohamed Hefzy and Yasser Abdel Mageed with the direction of Myriam Ahmadi, Suits بالعربى will feature the same characters from the show adapted by the all-star cast playing them. Who wouldn’t want to see Asser Yassin play corporate attorney “tough guy” Harvey Specter alongside Ahmed Dawood as college dropout turned legal consultant Mike Ross?
Saba Mubarak will take on the role of Jessica Pearson, Harvey’s Boss. Mohamed Shahin will feature as the bizarre Louis Litt, Reem Mostafa as Harvey’s Secretary Donna Paulsen while Dawood’s character’s love interest Rachel Zane will be played by Tara Emad.
A lot of Egyptian movies and shows we know today were adapted or inspired by the American entertainment industry; Tamer w Shawkeya, Hassan El Teneen, Hiba Regl Ghorab, and El Anesa Farah are to name a few. And as excited we are about this series already in filming, does this prove that the Egyptian entertainment industry is just recycling foreign TV shows?
TVision Media production CEO Tarek El Ganainy stated, “While it remains heavily inspired by the American drama, our version is unique and authenticated to Egypt featuring a celebrated cast of regional stars.”
As we wait for the show to drop on April 2nd, what can we expect from the characters? Are they going to portray the same mannerisms, same personalities and same dramatic effect? Or are they going to use Egyptian authenticity? Time will tell.
