Showing posts with label EGYPT. Show all posts
Showing posts with label EGYPT. Show all posts

Friday, June 20, 2025

SEE ENCHANTINGLY EXOTIC AND LAVISH EPIC TV SERIES ONE THOUSAND AND ONE NIGHTS: THE LEGEND OF GAWDAR

1001NIGHTS:LEGEND OF GAWDAR
ENJOY THE EXOTIC ARABIAN NIGHTS
I came upon this one over at Russian streamer Smotrim which has it available for streaming with all thirty episodes in two seasons. 1001 NIGHTS: THE LEGEND OF GAWDAR (Gawdar: Alf Leyla W Leyla) is a super lavish and visually breathtaking epic series from the land of Egypt and I think it is the first one we have had here at Hollywood Spy from Egypt even though we strive to be global and international. It stars one of Egypt's biggest stars Yaser Galal and it follows Scheherazade who, in order to rid Shahryar of his bloodthirsty nature, begins to weave the threads of a story about the Egyptian Gawdar, whose fate was predetermined even before his birth. With rich sets and stunning costumes this adventure filled with fantasy will take us
Scheherezade is the narrator of the story
 to the enchanting and romantic times in deep history. As far as I got it the series is available in English on Apple TV Plus.
 
 THE FIRST SEASON OF THE SERIES
 introduced audiences to Gawdar, a fisherman whose life is entangled with supernatural forces trying to use him to unlock the Cave of the Sage and claim the Four Treasures. His struggles extended beyond the mystical world, as he also had to face betrayal from his jealous brothers.Narrated by Shahrazad to King Shahryar, the story followed Gawdar’s journey through love, loss, and
The series has thirty episodes in two seasons
 fate, all while he fought against those who sought to control him. The season ended on a dramatic note. Gawdar lost his shop after his brother Salem set it on fire, forcing him to start again. Struggling to make ends meet, he decided to leave for Lake Qarun. His relationship with Shorouq also faced challenges when she offered him financial help through her father, which he rejected. After persuasion from his mother, he reconciled with Shorouq, and their wedding took place only for it to be overshadowed by a shocking murder that led to a violent confrontation. As chaos erupted, Gawdar’s shop burned down once again.
 

Saturday, October 9, 2021

FAMILY FRIDAY: SEE KRISTOFER HIVJU, THORBJORN HARR, ASTRID SMEPLASS IN THREE WISHES FOR CINDERELLA FAIRY TALE MOVIE! HBO MAX TO LAUNCH THEODOSIA EGYPT SET ADVENTURE SERIES THIS MONTH

THREE WISHES FOR CINDERELLA
NORDIC MOVIE FAIRY TALE
We're family friendly today (don't miss our spotlight on Christmas 2021 movies on Sunday), starting with a fairy tale movie coming this
The film is out this November on Norway
November from Norway. THREE WISHES FOR CINDERELLA with pop star Astrid Smeplass in the title role and Cengiz Al as the prince. Game of Thrones Kristofer Hivju and Vikings' ThorBjorn Harr also star. It is a magnificent remake of Czech Christmas' classic. Join Cinderella into snow covered forests, and up on the sparkling Norwegian high mountains in her battle against the evil stepmother. Astrid Smeplass makes her feature film debut in the lead role as Cinderella, in a movie which will be a breathtaking ride, including brilliant archery and of course - castle ball with crazy dresses and a solid dose of magic.
 


  THEODOSIA TV SERIES  
AN ADVENTURE FOR KIDS
Here's something period set but for kids: Federation Entertainment, ZDF and HBO Max are arriving soon to MipCom with a 26 half hour episodes series THEODOSIA based on the books by Robin LaFevers.
Theodosia arrives October 12th to MipCom
HBO Max will launch it October 26th around Europe with Eloise Little in the lead role of Theodosia, Nana Agyeman Bediako as her magician friend Will and Yasmina El-Abd as Egyptian princess Safiya. Theodosia Throckmorton is the smart, bold 14 year old daughter of two intrepid Egyptologists, excavating in the Valley of the Kings in 1906. When Theo and her younger brother, invention mad Henry, stumble upon a hidden tomb and a mysterious artifact, the 'Eye of Horus', Theo unlocks the power to see and perform true magic, thus discovering a whole new world of mystery as well as danger. Now,
Theodosia will air on HBO Max, German ZDF and Salto in France
from her parent's home, the world famous Museum of Legends and Antiquities in the heart of Edwardian London, Theo must do battle with ancient forces, dark magic and comic chaos as she and Henry, along with their friends, street magician Will and Egyptian Princess Safiya, try to survive teenage life, get through education and... save the whole world.

Tuesday, March 24, 2020

STAY HOME AND WATCH ESSIE DAVIS & RUPERT PENRY JONES SOLVE EGYPTIAN MYSTERIES IN MISS FISHER AND THE CRYPT OF TEARS EPIC ADVENTURE TONIGHT AT ACORN

     'THE CRYPT OF TEARS'
SENDS MISS FISHER TO EGYPT!
The movie aired last month in Australia
Here's another programme that might make you to stay home as a good citizen during the corona lockdown: airing tonight at Acorn TV in USA is period set adventure movie MISS FISHER AND THE CRYPT OF TEARS which will arrive also on Alibi in United Kingdom next month after already playing in Australian cinemas. It is the feature film version of the popular TV series Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries aired in more than a hundred countries around the world, based on the series of Phryne Fisher novels written by Kerry Greenwood, in which Essie Davis plays private detective Phryne Fisher. This time she is solving mysteries in Egypt together with Nathan Page as her partner Detective Inspector Jack
Australian diva Essie Davis plays the lead role in the movie as well
Robinson, Rupert Penry Jones as First Lieutenant Jonathon Lofthouse, Daniel Lapaine as Lord Lofthouse, Khaled Naga as Sheikh Kahlil Abbas and legendary Miriam Margolyes as Prudence Stanley!  The movie, the first in a planned trilogy, was directed by Tony Tilse!

In The Crypt Of Tears
Miss Fisher embarks on a new adventure in a globe trotting romp of mystery and mayhem across the exotic 1920s deserts of the Negev, glamorous manor-house ballrooms, and the darkened back alleys of London in order to
The original series aired in more than 120 countries around the world in three seasons
find missing treasure, solve murders and break aviation records. After freeing a young Bedouin girl from her unjust imprisonment in Jerusalem, Phryne Fisher begins to unravel a decade-old mystery concerning priceless emeralds,
Nathan Page returns as Miss Fisher's partner Inspector Jack Robinson
ancient curses and the truth behind the suspicious disappearance of Shirin's forgotten tribe. British aristocrats whose lives were impacted by the events of World War I in Mandated Palestine become caught up in the mystery as well!