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El Helmeya Nights
A sweeping saga spanning Egyptian history from the era of King Farouk to the early 21st century, Al Helmeya Nights centres on the bitter rivalry between the Al-Badri and Ghanem families in Cairo's Helmeya neighbourhood. Driven by revenge, ambition, and shifting power, the series — written by Osama Anwar Okasha with over 300 actors across six seasons — is widely considered one of the greatest achievements in Arab television drama.
Seasons
- Season 1 — 18 episodes (October 18, 1987)
- Season 2 — 25 episodes (September 21, 1989)
- Season 3 — 30 episodes (March 27, 1990)
- Season 4 — 42 episodes (March 4, 1992)
- Season 5 — 40 episodes (January 31, 1995)
- Season 6 — 30 episodes (June 6, 2016)
Cast
- Yehia El Fakharany as Selim El-Badry
- Safia ElEmary as Nazik El-Selehdar
- Hesham Selim as Adel Selim El-Badry
- Salah El-Saadany as Soliman Ghanem
- Hanan Shawqi as Qamar Zenhom El-Samahy
- Sameh El-Sereety as Helmy Kholeif
- Inam Salusah as Waseefa El-Marzouqi
- Mamdouh Abdelalim as Ali Selim El-Badry
- Athar ElHakim as Zohra Soliman Ghanem
- Hasan Youssef as Tawfiq El-Badry
- Abla Kamel as Roqaya El-Badry
- Sayed Abdel Karim as Zenhom El-Samahy
Details
- Created by
- Osama Anwar Okasha
- First aired
- October 18, 1987
- Episodes
- 185
- Genres
- Drama
- Network
- Nile Drama
- Status
- Ended
- TMDB score
- 8.1 / 10 from 6 votes
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