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Omar Sy returns as gentleman thief Assan Diop in Lupin's fourth season after a three-year gap, but the series shifts from sociological critique and racial commentary to visual effects-driven science fiction, marking a fundamental departure from its earlier foundation.
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Sirine Abdel Noor joins Mohamed Ramadan in Egyptian drama series Eshmawi, set for Ramadan 2027. The series comprises 30 episodes written by Mohamed Ismail Amin, directed by Peter Mimi, and produced by Sadek El-Sabah, centering on a character named Khalifa who executes death sentences in Egyptian prisons before facing a turning crisis.Khaled El-Sawy transforms the main corridor of the Sharjah International Book Fair into an open-air theater workshop. El-Sawy conducts "Studio of the Actor: From Training to Stage" with participating trainees performing scenes before fairgoers, pushing performers to project confidence and hold attention in the open exhibition passage.Elizabeth Emanuel, designer of Princess Diana's wedding dress, files lawsuit against organizers of a Las Vegas exhibition displaying the gown without her consent. The dispute centers on a 25-foot train displayed above a glass walkway that allows visitors to step over it—Emanuel argues this constitutes damage to the design's artistic and historical value.Christo El-Marr's novel Between the Hungry (Dar Al-Adab, 2026) traces one family's inheritance of famine, migration, and violence across four generations spanning Lebanon, Africa, and Chile. The narrative spans from the Mount Lebanon famine through the civil war, interweaving questions of faith, desire, and justice with love as resistance against death and forgetting.Turkish drama series Eşref Tek prepares for production, starring Shatay Olsoy reprising his character through prequel storylines revealing the youth years before entry into crime. The eight-episode series for Prime Video, produced by Timur Savci and Burak Sagiasara with direction by Uluk Bayrakdar, expands the world of Eşref Rüya as a standalone work rather than a new season.Perla Harb, Miss Lebanon 2025, departs Beirut for Puerto Rico to compete in Miss Universe. Harb documented her departure from Rafic Hariri International Airport on Instagram, expressing pride in representing Lebanon with the message "It is my journey, pride for Lebanon. Miss Universe, here I come."Coming Up:
Ramadan 2027 drama slate will include Eshmawi alongside other productions currently in development. Prime Video prepares to release Eşref Tek with its eight-episode run focused on the protagonist's backstory.