What if your daydreams became your prison? This Egyptian thriller unravels one man's dangerous escape into his own mind.
Season 1 • Episode 15
LatestEscaping from his boring and simple life, Hazem succumbs to daydreams where he becomes the opposite — a wealthy, evil person capable of doing anything. Soon, these dreams take over his life, making it impossible for him to distinguish between reality and fantasy.
Acting
Ahmed Dawood's unraveling—he sells two identities collapsing into each other.
Direction
Amro Samir Atef blurs dream and waking life with disorienting visual shifts.
Writing
The gradual takeover of fantasy feels earned and terrifyingly relatable.
Creator
Amro Samir Atef
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released during Ramadan 2025, the series tapped into Egyptian anxieties about economic precarity and social climbing in a way that dominated post-iftar conversations.
The title's Arabic 'الشرنقة' references both protection and entrapment—a duality the finale literalizes brutally.
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