2020

This series absolutely engulfed me. The story is addictive, the actors are next level. The characters are so distinctly fleshed out and the actors completely embody them. The lead actor (Kosai Khauli) is incredibly strong, but he doesn't overshadow anyone, they are all so talented and work together harmoniously. Though honestly, it's worth it alone to watch the series to see him deliver the line "God forgive us" in 50 different ways.

The story has everything: drama, suspense, romance, comedy, pearls of wisdom. I could watch 10 seasons of this and not get bored. The characters are so soulful and so human, I loved watching every expression and line delivery.

I so hope that there will be other seasons of it and I will wait with anticipation. I was enamored with the actors and kept googling them wondering, "Who is this person? What else have they done?" This is the only Lebanese show I've ever watched and it was great to get immersed into a completely different culture. Especially if you're American and used to standard American series, this is just a fascinating look into another part of the world.

Also, it was refreshingly wonderful to see romance portrayed with almost no physical touch. The yearning and passion were so strong, yet the actors communicated this with hardly a touch. It's interesting, living in an oversexed society such as the US, to see how powerful subtlety can be.

One of the best and most engrossing series I've seen.

Amazing story, cast, production, script and all. The plot is well written the scenes and cinematography greatly portrayed high resolution. Action, romance, family, life, hardship, mafia ...all included.

A++++ SERIES.

Good Lebanese drama with excellent filming and good acting. The writing left obvious gaffs and lacked some obvious mistakes in plot. Nevertheless; made for good binge viewing with a taste of Lebanese.

I'm usually very critical and would give Arabic series's very low rating... actually I don't even rate them. But this was really good. The main characters in this show got me very hooked and their acting was so real that I felt sick to my stomach, my heart was racing and my hands sweating... it's rarely any series would get me filled with all those feelings. So Bravoo!

The only down side was the last few episodes where it felt that it was just pulling and unnecessary length of some scenes. I understand that they might have targeted the show for Ramadan so they had to have 30 episodes, but they could have added something to the last episodes to cover that time instead of lengthy boring parts.

I would definitely be keeping an eye for the same actors and similar series. Thank you and well done! 👏

Lead actors are all exceptionally talented and make you feel as if you are living the story and they are talking to you. Sadly, the plot is realistic.