Netflix to launch new Saudi comedy drama next month
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Roshan Amiri
- . August 16, 2023
- . Update: August 16, 2023 8:05 pm
Netflix, an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming platform, is set to launch a new Saudi comedy drama in September. The Saudi comedy series entitled “Tahir’s House” will be launched on 6 September. The series is about a dysfunctional family living in Jeddah, a Saudi Arabian port city on the Red Sea. The family is struggling with their business in Saudi Arabia. They try to turn their failing fish shop in Jeddah into a successful business.
Sultan Al-Abdulmohsen, an experienced film director and producer from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, has made the comedy series. He reportedly told Arab News, “Creating ‘Tahir’s House’ was a journey to blur the lines between reality and fiction.” Sultan Al-Abdulmohsen previously directed “Bashar Shorts,” a dystopian series for Netflix that tells stories of people living in a technologically immersed world. The series was released on Netflix in 2021.
The new series of Sultan Al-Abdulmohsen aims to introduce global audiences to Saudi talent. Tahir’s House cast includes Naimah Ahmad, Mohammed Bakhash, Alhashimi Alfaisal and Joud Alsufyani. Al-Abdulmohsen lauded the collaborations between directors and cast to make the comedy series. He said that the cast and crew members of the series feature multiple generations of Saudis.
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