30 episodes of cat-and-mouse chaos where the crook is funnier than the cops chasing him.
Season 1 • Episode 30
LatestA crook manages to evade capture for a long time as he switches between various identities that make it difficult for the police to catch him. As he is finally caught by the police officer who has spent his life chasing him, both of them are changed forever by a series of events.
Acting
Adel Emam shape-shifts through identities with comic precision.
Writing
Cat-and-mouse dialogue that rewards long-form storytelling.
Direction
Ramy Imam balances episodic hijinks with slow-burn mutual destruction.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Adel Emam improvised several of his character's disguises, drawing from his theater background. Director Ramy Imam kept rolling.
The series satirizes Egypt's bureaucracy by making the police chase endless paperwork in human form — the crook who never officially exists.
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