Samia Amin

When his mother requests that he avenges his father by claiming back his right from the tyrant thug Dagher, Awad embarks on a long journey that starts by him working undercover in his bakery, and falling in love with Tea'ma, the bakery's manager's daughter, who will be his only companion on his revenge trip.

Set in Alexandria during the 1940s, at the height of the city's cosmopolitan golden age, Zezenia follows Bishr — the son of an Egyptian father and Italian mother — as he navigates a fractured sense of identity torn between East and West. Against a backdrop of World War II, mixed nationalities, and a society on the brink of change, the series is a sweeping portrait of love, belonging, and the soul of a city.

The series revolves around the family of Haji Abdul Sattar, who is a drug dealer and is assisted by his eldest son without the knowledge of his family. When Abdul Sattar dies, his sons know the truth from their elder brother, and they decide to complete a drug deal so as not to lose their money.