User reviews

Cinematography / location / visual effects & production : 8.5/10

Acting : 4/10 most of the actors are really bad and cringey especially if you're jordanian and can understand the language and dialect , it feels like they used google translate sometimes. (the only worthy performance was by Aysha Shahaltough 'Vera' )

It has a lot of unnecessary cursing as if they were told to add curses where ever they can, some of these words are extremely offending to some people, so by doing this they have alienated a huge proportion of the intended audience including teens.

The only reason i'm giving it 5/10 is because the production was good.

Although I was excited for the first arabic Netflix series, a Jordanian one that is, but it was very disappointing. I'm not even gonna talk about the false depiction because I'm sure that was never the point The dialog is unbelievably inorganic! Nobody talks like that in real life The plot is good, but the script is so unjustifiably bad. Too bad it actually had potential.

I am almost through episode 4, and the synchronization is without doubt the worst I have ever heard, but is nothing compared to the script, why are the kids acting like Americans? They are Jordanians, let them be that, let them reflect the amazing Jordanian culture. There is a good story there, but it has been done completely wrong. Netflix you failed here, and failed miserably.

Really really REALLY bad acting, and the dialogue seems like it was translated from english using a very bad translating engine too, Its not how we talk or think, it seems like a hybrid language between English and something (not even arabic).

i think there was a lot of potential for the story but oh boy did they blew it.

There is a lot of great actors in jordan but Netflix chose to get the rich kids from the fancy schools in amman instead.

What a HUGE disappointment.

Having a local production was something that many were excited about and looking forward to seeing, but the series missed the mark completely. The script was something a seventh grade high school student would come up with for their drama or English composition project. The music was not in any way relevant to the story or the scenes in the series. The acting was simply childish but most of the blame should fall on the writer and not the actors themselves, it's all they had to work with, I guess.

I could go on and on about why this was a terrible series and a waste of time frankly but this should suffice.

Very bad story Very bad script Very bad actors Not reflecting the true view of the community and not recommend to watch it.

The script is so weak and so bad, the acting on the other hand is just terrible, this is anything but acting.

One of the worst shows you can see lame story fail acting

Jordon or Amman. Arent they Islamic countries? Why didnt have any hijabi girls???? We saw many series (for example Elite. Its an espanic) Why directors didnt give us Arabic culture? They are giving just west culture. Wrong!

Maybe the cast thinks we want to hate on them or whatever, but seriously you should quit acting, The story disrespects religions, traditions and culture of Jordan, I'm so sad this happened to be the first Jordanian show on Netflix.

As a Arab that isn't Muslim I really enjoyed the show :) stop hating on the actors and let them have a good start.

If your not close minded then you're going to enjoy the show 👍🏻

The series changed my perspective about genie which I had because of watching Disney's alladin. In this series they show us a different take on them in modern world. Where they are evil and provide wishes to set themself free by taking the body of the summoner. Kudos to Netflix and team for making such a great show. Waiting for season 2.

Guess the kiss scene really triggered some people which caused the low rating I guess.

You should allow to put rate in negative for this movie... save your money

So i was excited when i heard there would be a Supernatural show based in my hometown, saw the trailer had some doubts, yet i gave it an honest chance. The Visuals were good, for a JINN show i thought there would be more VFX.

The actors are so bad that they have no emotions and no range, dialogue is something from google translate, it does not portray how we talk or how we actually are, we look weak and scared, yet Jordanians are actually tougher, they don't portray the life in Jordan properly. Its a waste of 4 hours in my opinion, my friend actually acted in this, i watched it to support him as an actor, if you're thinking of watching it, just watch it to support it. NOTHING ELSE.

It worth less than 1 star. Story so bad, moreover, acting so bad.

Forget about weak acting Forget about the cursing The whole script is super weak and it is copied from many movies The dialogue is also weak Long story short I have no idea how this was approved to go on Netflix

They brought a high quality camera to shoot with ,that is the only good thing in this movie

Really good production quality - actors could be better, but kudos for efforts!

I'm Arabic man and this series is look like American series not Arabic,

It was a loss of money and time, I have never seen as such as this, just trying to copy the Western community, pethetic

As a person who went to high school in West Amman, this is a pretty accurate representation of how my high school experience was but obviously more dramatized for TV.

I can tell you all these reviews are from more conservative Jordanians who did not have a similar experience and have NOT even seen the show, if you refer to Jordanian twitter and Facebook, you'll see a large amount of these negative comments are from people who did not know what Netflix is and most definitely don't have a Netflix subscription. They merely got on the bandwagon of hate because they are not accustomed to seeing something as simple as a Jordanian girl have a kiss (let alone an onscreen one)

Don't let fake reviews stop you from seeing this show. It doesn't deserve the 10 I gave it and I would honestly give it a 7, but it also doesn't deserve the 4/10 rating it has.

Give it a chance, it has gorgeous cinematography, good sound mixing and is a fun watch. Help Jordan normalize telling stories through film and tv, it is SO important.

I will rate the move 5.5 out of 10.. As we arabs enjoy horror movies. Arabs horror move should be scary as its attached with our culture. I wish Netflix complete the full parts of jian.with more scary actions

I was so excited about this series ... after watching i regret each second of excitement i had