Netflix starts filming first original Arabic series in Jordan

DUBAI: Netflix began filming “Jinn,” its first original series in Arabic, in Amman earlier this week, in the home country of the scriptwriter, Bassel Ghandour, who wrote and produced the Oscar-nominated “Theeb.”
Announced in February this year, the six-episode series, about a group of young Arabs who encounter the supernatural powers of a jinn in the ancient city of Petra, will star Salma Malhas and Hamza Abu Eqab. It will be directed by Lebanese director Mir-Jean Bou Chaaya ( “Very Big Shot”), with the brothers Elan and Rajeev Dassani (“SEAM”) as executive producers.
The series is Netflix’s first original project in the region; it launched the stand-up show “Adel Karam: Live from Beirut” earlier this year.
It’s expected that Jinn will be available on Netflix worldwide next year.