A king who collected porn, cars, and enemies—what could go wrong?
Season 1 • Episode 33
LatestThe biography of King Farouk I of Egypt, the penultimate king of the Muhammad Ali dynasty. Succeeding his father, Fuad I, to the throne, Farouk's reign ended when the Egyptian revolution of 1952 broke out, and he was overthrown and exiled.
Production
Lavish 1950s Cairo recreation on Syrian TV budget—miracle.
Acting
Tim Hassan's Farouk: petulant, pathetic, weirdly sympathetic.
Costume
Uniforms, fezzes, and one very famous missing belt.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Real Farouk died in Rome eating oysters; the show tastefully skips this.
This was peak Syrian TV dominance—before the civil war destroyed Damascus's production industry.
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