45 minSeason 1 • Episode 30
LatestLegendary comedian Adel Imam stars as Bahgat, a former government official who finally retires — only to discover that home is its own battlefield. Caught between his jealous, sharp-tongued wife, the endless dramas of his grown-up children and their spouses, and the bewildering world of his grandchildren, Bahgat finds retirement anything but peaceful. A warm, classic Egyptian family comedy built around one of the country's greatest comic performers.
Acting
Adel Emam's eyebrow acting deserves its own award category
Writing
Ramy Imam scripts family fights that feel uncomfortably real
Production
Cairo upper-middle-class aesthetic, aspirational and claustrophobic
Creator
Ramy Imam
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Adel Emam's 'El-Limby' to 'Bahgat' arc mirrors Egypt's shifting class anxieties — working-class hero becomes anxious patriarch.
Real-life father-son tension reportedly fueled Mohamed Emam's scenes; Ramy Imam allegedly rewrote their dynamic mid-season.
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