Name: Qissa
Genre: Drama
Released: 2024-03-11
Rating: 7
Cast: Alexander Uloom, Claudia Hanna, Rawan Mahdi, Ali Mahdi, Suzan Al Salhiy

A baker and a footballer in love? Ramadan just got MESSY.

Currently Airing

Slum romanceClass struggle realnessThirty-episode chaos

Latest Episode

Season 1 • Episode 30

Latest

Episode 30

Apr 9, 2024

Overview

Drama

The baker Qissa(Rawan Mahdi) and a young man talented in playing football Zad(Alexander Uloom) live in slum areas. They face the harshest conditions of life and unimaginable surprises. Fate puts them before the most difficult choices... Will their love story for each other succeed?

IQ Arabic

ramadan

Economic survival vs. desireSocial mobility and sacrificeCommunity judgmentYouth ambition in systems of poverty

Standout Aspects

Acting

Rawan Mahdi carries the emotional weight like a PRO.

Production

Slum authenticity that doesn't romanticize poverty.

Best for:Binge·Family

First AiredMar 11, 2024

StatusOngoing

Vibe

Pacesteady

Intensitymedium

Tonemixed

Feelheavy

Seasons1·Episodes30

Top Cast

Alexander Uloom

Claudia Hanna

Rawan Mahdi

Ali Mahdi

Suzan Al Salhiy

Aws Al-Bayati

Mustafa dakhil

Raneem Al Tamimi

Laila Omarr

Diaa Al Din Sami

Haitham Abdel-Razzaq

Maryana Maykl

Samar Mohammed

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Cultural

Ramadan series traditionally air one episode nightly for 30 days—this structure literally builds community water-cooler moments across the Muslim world.

Insight

The baker/footballer pairing mirrors classic Iraqi class dynamics: sustenance labor vs. aspirational escape through sport, both crushed by the same economy.

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