Bride of Beirut

A slow-burning domestic melodrama where warmth and love are slowly squeezed by family power struggles, leaving a lingering ache.

Created by

Bilal Shehadat, Nadine Jaber

Genres

Drama

Starring

Carmen Bsaibes, Marie Therese Maalouf, Dhafer L'Abidine

Overview

Thuraya is a warm-hearted singer living modestly with her aunt in Lebanon when she falls for the charming and ambitious Fares. Their love leads to marriage — but his traditional, domineering mother has never accepted her, and life inside the family home becomes a battleground. A Lebanese remake of the celebrated Turkish series Istanbullu Gelin, filmed in Turkey and Lebanon, starring Dhafer L'Abidine and Carmen Bsaibes across three seasons and over 220 episodes.

How it feels

Melancholic, tense, romantic and warm. Slow-burning and needs your attention.

About

Family, love, power, class

Content

Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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