The best Arabic TV series of all time
The top 3 according to 0 votes from people: Layali Al Helmeya (1987) · Raafat Al-Haggan (1988) · Bab Al-Hara (2006). (Updated Feb 4, 2026.)
From Layali Al Helmeya to Bab Al-Hara: the Arabic series that appear most in critics' and audiences' lists (Al Mashhad, Zahrat Al Khaleej, IMDb).
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Top 12
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1
Layali Al Helmeya (1987)
Osama Anwar Okasha's saga of Cairo's Helmeya district.
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2
Raafat Al-Haggan (1988)
The story of an Egyptian spy, starring Mahmoud Abdel Aziz.
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3
Bab Al-Hara (2006)
A Damascus neighbourhood under the French Mandate.
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4
The Palestinian Exodus (2004)
A Palestinian family from the 1930s to the Nakba.
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5
Al-Zir Salem (2000)
The War of Basus, starring Salloum Haddad.
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6
Dayaa Dayaa (2008)
A Syrian comedy set in a forgotten village.
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7
Maraya (1982)
Yasser Al-Azma's satirical comedy sketches.
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8
Al-Shahd wal-Domoue (1983)
Two brothers and their families at odds, written by Osama Anwar Okasha.
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9
Saqr Quraysh (2002)
Abd al-Rahman I and the founding of the Umayyad state in al-Andalus.
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10
Rabie Qurtuba (2003)
Al-Andalus under al-Hakam II and Almanzor.
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11
Omar (2012)
The life of Umar ibn al-Khattab in a big-budget production.
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12
El Kabeer Awi (2010)
Ahmed Mekky in an Upper Egypt comedy.
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13
Al Hayba (2017)
A powerful family on the Lebanese-Syrian border.
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