In the last two years, Egyptian screens have welcomed the 15-episode series trend to its Ramadan show race, which is typically dictated by an overflow of 30-episode shows to fit the whole month. Limited series are not an entirely new concept; as the 1980s saw 15-episode shows like Raafat Al-Hagan (1988), 18-episode shows like Layali
Ramadan in Egypt is a time of communal gathering, charity, prayer and also a time of marathon television-watching. With dozens of series available across channels and platforms, viewers have lots to choose from when deciding what to tune into. Like the U.S. soap opera, or the Mexican telenovela, the staple dramas occupying the bulk