Netflix begins Arab production ... Does it succeed in attracting the audience that abandoned Arab drama?

One of the most important reasons for Netflix's global reach in the field of online entertainment is diversity. The network not only produced American films and serials, but also purchased rights to show films and series from different parts of the world: German, Italian, Spanish, Norwegian, British, Japanese, Korean and French.

And then began to produce for itself, to become a film or serial produced by Netflix network and presents exclusively to subscribers of the network, and also not limited to the production of American ideas, but sought diversity to satisfy the tastes of everyone.

It is the role of the Arab countries, after the network signed last September with the Lebanese comedian "Adel Karam" to become the first Arab content provided by the network, which offers a stand-up comedy stand directly from Beirut and broadcast on Thursday, March 1, Production of its original series in Arabic, entitled "Gen".

First Arabic Show

Adil Karam is a distinguished comedian who achieved great success through the Lebanese MTV screen, where he presents a satirical program entitled "Hida Haki". He was one of the heroes of the French-Lebanese drama "Issue No. 23" and the Oscar nominee in the category "Best Foreign Language Film" General.

His presentation of Netflix is ​​a stand-alone comedy stand for about an hour from the Lebanese Casino in Beirut, the title of the show AK 47, inspired by the name of the famous Russian war machine. Adel discusses Arab relations and customs, including rules of greeting, Eating, laparoscopic colon surgery, hospitals, and tips on marriage and others.

It is not surprising that the first Netflix Arab productions produced a comedy stand. The network is interested in these shows and is putting huge budgets on it to become the number one in this field among its competitors.