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Drug Habit

2016 · 1 season

A sober, issue-driven drama that interweaves personal ruin with systemic corruption, asking for patience and attention as it builds its cautionary portrait.

Created by
Mohamed El-Nokaly
Starring
Bassem Samra, Ahmed Rizq, Bayoumi Fouad
Overview
Based on the film with the same name, the series deals with the issue of drugs and their deadly effects and how that's connected to the rampant corruption in society. As a trinitarian conflict arises between science, money, and addiction, the series shows that conflict through various characters.

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Created by
Mohamed El-Nokaly
Starring
Bassem Samra, Ahmed Rizq, Bayoumi Fouad
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • addiction
  • corruption
  • crime
  • morality
  • power
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour2
Realism8
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Created by
Mohamed El-Nokaly
Written by
Ehab El Sherif, Adel Tawfiq, Ahmed Mahmoud Abou Zeid, Shukry ElFar
Starring
Bassem Samra, Ahmed Rizq, Bayoumi Fouad, Ramzy Lehner, Afaf Shoieb, Saad El Soghayar, Karim Abu Zaid, Mirhan Hussein
Length
1 seasons, 30 episodes, 44 min each
Country
Egypt

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