Moawiya

The Moaviya series claims to be a historical drama, but in reality, it feels more like a political narrative designed to favor one sect while ignoring key historical facts. Unlike series like Omar, Mukhtar Nama, Prophet yusuf (A. S) or Imam Ali, which were based on strong historical research, Moaviya distorts events and characters to push a specific agenda.

One of the biggest issues is its selective storytelling. It glorifies Muawiya while downplaying or misrepresenting other key historical figures. Events like the Battle of Siffin, his conflict with Imam Ali (A. S/R. A), and his role in shaping early Islamic politics are either softened or twisted to create a one-sided portrayal. Instead of presenting history as it was, the series seems to be shaping a new version of the past to fit modern ideological narratives.

The production quality, costumes, and cinematography are impressive, but they cannot hide the fact that the show lacks historical credibility. It prioritizes dramatization over truth, which makes it misleading for viewers who do not know the real history. Unlike Mukhtar Nama, which provided a balanced and well-researched perspective, Moaviya feels like propaganda wrapped in high production value.

If you are looking for an accurate historical series, this is not it. The Moaviya series is more about political messaging than real history, and it does not deserve to be compared to truly great Islamic historical dramas.

4/10 Good visuals, but misleading content.

For the historical context some of the details were changed maybe for the dramatic presentation but the most is correct ant the plot is on track and not effected by the changes and im not happy with the romance life that they showed they could have done something more useful for the show, As for the show This is probably the first time the Arabic cinema produced something this large and sure not last so based on that i give it peak plot 10/10, As for the actors the leading actors who plays moawiya had the best performance and just perfect for the part and the actor playing ottman also did an amazing work ,some of the actors not so convincing like the one playing omar nor the one playing ali.

It's more of a show against Muawiya ibn Abi Sufyan. Totally jumping the Sunni shark when Muawiya lost his virility after an assassination attempt and his own people telling him that he was their second choice after Ali in one episode! Understandable since MBC has always been out of Saudi control and confirming suspicions that it's just too good and too big of a media outlet for them and their founder to just promote whatever they want, specially when it comes to Muawiya, the pride of Sunni and Arab history. His ally Amr ibn Al Aas, another important Sunni figure with roads named after him in Arab countries, was explicitly slandered by a prophet companion in the show lol.

As much as i was exited for this series it delivered more disappointment.

Can't believe how they skip over some of the most important historical events and put more focus on inappropriate scenes,

made us started to think if the producer is even Muslim?

Casting is TERRIBLE all around but how TF you get Ayman Zedan as Othman RA???

If Abu Jahl himself produced this series he wouldn't portrait Moawiya's Mother and wives like this production team did.

Plain disrespect and shame, there has to be hidden agenda.

Hopefully it will be taken down before Ramadan ends and someone got to audit where was the $100M spent.

The show explores a monumental moment in Islamic civilization. However, much of the story is subject to debate rather than established fact, so there is little that can be stated with certainty. The show inevitably takes certain sides.

It was filmed in a beautiful country, Tunisia, offering stunning landscapes and set designs, as well as attractive costumes-perhaps not always historically accurate, but still visually appealing. From an aesthetic standpoint, the show is entertaining.

The acting is good, though not exceptional, with a few standout performances in my opinion-Othman's role, for example, was excellent. Most of the other actors were decent, though Ali's and Moawiya portrayal could have been much better.

Deeper conversations and analysis of the personalities were lacking. Some events were lacking. Some parts were rushed while others were unnecessarily long. Well it's a choice.