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Maraya

1982–2013 · 19 seasons

A wry, talky mirror held up to everyday life, mixing gentle warmth with sharp social barbs in self-contained slices.

Created by
Mamoun Al-Bunni, Yaser Alazma
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Family
Starring
Yaser Alazma, Hasan Dakkak, Tawfeeq El Asha
Overview
Created and starring the legendary Yasser Al Azmeh, Maraya ran for 20 seasons from 1982 to 2013 — making it one of the longest-running comedy series in Arab television history. Each episode presents standalone stories skewering the social, political and economic frustrations of everyday Arab life with sharp wit and biting satire. A mirror held up to an entire society, it entered homes across the Arab world for three decades and never stopped being relevant.

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Created by
Mamoun Al-Bunni, Yaser Alazma
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Family
Starring
Yaser Alazma, Hasan Dakkak, Tawfeeq El Asha
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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 3 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
  • absurdstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • class
  • politics
  • corruption
  • family
  • identity
Places
  • big city
  • home
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • anthology
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour7
Realism7
Romance3
Tension3
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

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Genres
comedy, drama, family
Created by
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Starring
Yaser Alazma, Hasan Dakkak, Tawfeeq El Asha, Maha Al Masri, Nadine Khoury, Saleem Kallas, Salma Al-Masri, Sabah Jazairi
Length
19 seasons, 861 episodes, 50 min each
Country
Syrian Arab Republic
Languages
Arabic

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