Creator

Mamoun Al-Bunni

Mamoun Al-Bunni was a Syrian director who earned a diploma in cinematography and a master’s degree in film directing in France. He contributed nearly twenty productions to Syrian television drama, frequently collaborated with writer Mamdouh Adwan, and directed six consecutive installments of the acclaimed satirical comedy series Maraya, starring Yasser Al-Azmeh. Al-Bunni was born in Damascus on J…

Known For

Maraya

SeriesComedyDrama

Created and starring the legendary Yasser Al Azmeh, Maraya ran for 20 seasons from 1982 to 2013 — making it one of the longest-running comedy series in Arab television history. Each episode presents standalone stories skewering the social, political and economic frustrations of everyday Arab life with sharp wit and biting satire. A mirror held up to an entire society, it entered homes across the Arab world for three decades and never stopped being relevant.

Castles

Castles · 1998

The series revolves around a conflict among numerous princes, where each prince believes he is the rightful ruler to unify the kingdom and end the fragmentation plaguing the land.

Murder in the Memory

Murder in the Memory · 1992

Murder in the Memory

SeriesCrimeMystery

An Arabic-language series based on Agatha Christie's novel The Sleeping Murder, about a murder that occurred and went undiscovered until 20 years later.

اختفاء رجل

اختفاء رجل · 1992

اختفاء رجل

SeriesCrimeDrama

Maraya 2000

Maraya 2000 · 1999

A multi-episode satirical comedy series that presents various stories and anecdotes in a satirical and mocking style, critiquing social and political conditions.

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Maraya

SeriesComedyDrama

Created and starring the legendary Yasser Al Azmeh, Maraya ran for 20 seasons from 1982 to 2013 — making it one of the longest-running comedy series in Arab television history. Each episode presents standalone stories skewering the social, political and economic frustrations of everyday Arab life with sharp wit and biting satire. A mirror held up to an entire society, it entered homes across the Arab world for three decades and never stopped being relevant.

Director

Castles

Castles · 1998

The series revolves around a conflict among numerous princes, where each prince believes he is the rightful ruler to unify the kingdom and end the fragmentation plaguing the land.

Director

Murder in the Memory

Murder in the Memory · 1992

Murder in the Memory

SeriesCrimeMystery

An Arabic-language series based on Agatha Christie's novel The Sleeping Murder, about a murder that occurred and went undiscovered until 20 years later.

Director

اختفاء رجل

اختفاء رجل · 1992

اختفاء رجل

SeriesCrimeDrama

Director

Maraya 2000

Maraya 2000 · 1999

A multi-episode satirical comedy series that presents various stories and anecdotes in a satirical and mocking style, critiquing social and political conditions.

Director