Rashash (Arabic: رشاش) is an eight-part Saudi Arabian drama series written by Tony Jordan, Sheikha Suha Al Khalifa and Richard Bellamy and directed by Colin Teague. The series follows the true-life story of Rashash Al-Otaibi, a Saudi bandit, drug trafficker and murderer who terrorized the local population in the 1970s and 1980s.[1]
| Rashash | |
|---|---|
| رشاش | |
| Written by | Tony Jordan |
| Directed by | Colin Teague |
| Country of origin | Saudi Arabia |
| Original language | Arabic |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
| Production | |
| Production company | MBC Studios |
| Original release | |
| Network | Shahid MBC1 |
| Release | 9 July 2021 |
The multi-million dollar crime-thriller production was shot partly in Saudi Arabia and partly in Abu Dhabi and features an all-Saudi cast in the lead roles. The script tapped exclusive material Saudi state archives on the real Rashash's "long-running criminal investigation from the late 1980s.”[2]
It was streamed on Shahid VIP with one episode per week of about an hour, starting from July 9, 2021.[3][4]
References
edit- ^ Obaid, Ruba (19 August 2021). "Saudi crime drama 'Rashash' breaks new ground". Arab News.
- ^ Vivarelli, Nick (6 January 2021). "MBC Studios Launches Groundbreaking Saudi Crime Drama 'Rashash' Created by U.K. Writer Tony Jordan". Variety.
- ^ "قصة سعودية مستوحاة من الثمانينيات.. "شاهد" تعرض "رشاش"". العربية (in Arabic). 30 June 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
- ^ مسلسل رشاش يتسبب بجدل حول عرضه في السعودية (in Arabic), retrieved 12 September 2021