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Netflix’s first Arabic original series is causing an upset among some Jordanians, with a prosecutor asking the country’s cybercrimes unit to investigate it and take action. The show, Jinn, is a young adult supernatural drama about magical genies in the ancient city of Petra. They must try and stop Jinn from…

Netflix has unveiled a global teaser for its first Arabic original series, Jinn, and has set a release of June 13 for the young adult fantasy drama. The series comes from exec producers Elan and Rajeev Dassani, who are the VFX specialists behind a raft of hit U.S series such as Scandal and Justified as the creatives…

Orion Classics announced today that they have acquired the North American and Latin American rights to Jinn. Orion Classics has set a theatrical release for the drama on Nov. 15 followed by a Nov. 16 release on VOD and Digital HD. Written and directed by Nijla Mu'min, Jinn made its world premiere at SXSW where it here…

Netflix is in production on its first Arabic Original Series: ‘supernatural teen soap’ Jinn. Production is under way in Amman, Jordan, on the series which will explore “contemporary themes of Jinn mythology with a coming of age supernatural story about friendship, love and adventure.” In Middle Eastern folktales Jinns…

Writer and director Nijla Mu’min tells a personal story through her film Jinn, which follows Summer, a carefree teenage girl whose world is turned upside down when her mother abruptly converts to Islam and becomes a different person. At first resistant to the faith, she begins to reevaluate her identity after becoming…

EXCLUSIVE: Nijla Mu’min, whose debut feature, Jinn, nabbed SXSW’s Special Jury Recognition for writing, has inked with APA. Starring Zoe Renee and Luke Cage’s Simone Missick, the film follows Summer (Renee), a 17-year-old girl whose evolving identity is further challenged when her mother (Missick) makes the decision…

Netflix has ordered its first Arabic original series, a young adult fantasy drama Jinn from the VFX team behind Scandal as well as the creatives responsible for Oscar-nominated drama Theeb and Very Big Shot. The SVOD service is partnering on the six-part drama from exec producers Elan and Rajeev Dassani, who are the…