The Best TV Shows on MBC 1

Every MBC 1 Show Ranked From Best To Worst

Stay up-to-date with over 20 of MBC 1’s elite series, with our list refreshed for March 2026. From 2006 through to 2025, MBC 1 has accumulated a diverse collection of over 20 television shows. Bab Al-Hara and Omar represent the pinnacle of MBC 1’s programming, launching in 2006 and 2012.

  • Layl
    Layl (2025)10.0

    An ambassador’s daughter and a farmer’s son share a love that defies class and time. When she vanishes, his world shatters – until her return years later with secrets that turn their love into a haunting reckoning.

  • Kingdoms of Fire
    Kingdoms of Fire (2019)9.3

    A historical look on the last days of the Mamluk Sultanate before its fall to the Ottoman conquest in the 16th century and how Egypt and the Sham were incorporated into the Ottoman empire.

  • Al Asha Street
    Al Asha Street (2025)9.0

    Riyadh, 1970. Aziza reminisces about her youth as she, her sister Awatif, and the fierce Bedouin Wadha navigate battles of love, ambition, and defiance in a drastically shifting society.

  • Moawiya
    Moawiya (2025)9.0

    The story of the Umayyad dynasty, which wrote an unforgettable history, stretched from the east to the west.

  • Omar
    Omar (2012)8.9

    A historical saga about the second caliph and Commander of the Faithful Omar Bin Al-Khattab and his pivotal role in the Islamic State.

  • Future Folktales
    Future Folktales (2020)8.5

    In 2050 Riyadh, elder Asma's richly captivating storytelling transports her cherished grandchildren to fabled times where they learn that modern-day dilemmas are no match for the trials, tribulations and words of wisdom passed from generation to generation through their fascinating folktales.

  • Quarter Kilo of Romy Cheese
    Quarter Kilo of Romy Cheese (2018)8.0

    Two brothers whose family lives a simple life, seek to achieve success in their work. Their father, who works in the Antiquities Authority, decides to steal a treasure from a tomb, but a curse turns him into something new every time, so everyone starts looking for a solution to this curse.

  • Touba
    Touba (2022)8.0

    After letting go of his criminal past and settling in a new city to start over, young Touba's life turns upside down when a person from his past appears and allies with his worst enemy.

  • Bab Al-Hara
    Bab Al-Hara (2006)7.9

    A social drama set in the 1920s in Damascus. It highlights Damascene life, noble values, and ancient customs and traditions represented by the people of Harat al-Dabeh who fled to Harat al-Salihiyah after the French bombed Harat al-Dabeh. The events take place after the gold is stolen from the house of the cloth merchant Abu Ibrahim, and the guard Abu al-Samu is killed. The men of the neighborhood try to find the thief.

  • Leh Laa?!
    Leh Laa?! (2020)7.0

    Amina decides to be independent, her family refused so she ran to participate in a weird competition, if she wins she'll get a scholarship and money.

  • The Ruffian
    The Ruffian (2020)7.0

    In the world of local neighborhoods, a sect of strong people come together to manage the affairs of these neighborhoods. Known as Al-Fetewa, they are ruffians who shoulder the responsibility of the people in their neighborhoods.

  • The Marina
    The Marina (2025)7.0

    Captain Sultan Al-Nahel works at sea and travels for long periods, which keeps him away from his wife and children for long periods. During one of his trips, he meets a woman named Nawal and enters into a romantic relationship with her. Major conflicts arise between his love for her and his commitment to his wife Khawla. Nawal tries to separate the captain from his family, and asks him to abandon his past and his family. When he returns to his family, events begin to explode with clashes between family duty and romantic desire.

  • The Prince
    The Prince (2020)6.9

    A social drama that chronicles the life of Al-Prince family, especially Radwan Al-Prince who, following the death of his parents, finds himself involved with his family members as he looks after them and tries to guide them through life.

  • Gaafar El Omda
    Gaafar El Omda (2023)6.9

    When rich businessman and village elder Gaafar is approached by the young Aida about a loan, he offers to give her the money on one condition: being his wife for 400 days.

  • Mousa
    Mousa (2021)6.7

    After losing his brother in the war against the British, a young Egyptian named Musa takes on himself a vow of revenge, which makes him wanted by British soldiers and a hero at the same time.

  • Empire of Who?
    Empire of Who? (2014)6.5

    An Egyptian family living abroad decides to return to Egypt when a bout of nostalgia strikes the parents. Their children reluctantly agree to the decision but they all face a series of comical situations beyond what they expected from the moment they land.

  • The Price
    The Price (2023)6.0

    As a last resort to afford her son’s cancer treatment, a widowed mother asks her manager for money, but the latter poses one condition: she must spend the night with him.

  • The Journey
    The Journey (2022)5.8

    As Maher is forced to leave his home with his wife Ward and his son Rahim to escape from the businessman and antiquities dealer Wajeeh, he settles with his aunt in Alexandria in an attempt to hide his big secret from the public eye.

  • Autumn of the Heart
    Autumn of the Heart (2024)4.5

    A devastating car accident unearths a long-buried secret that turns wealthy businessman Rashid and hardworking Nahla's life around; fifteen years ago, their daughters were switched at birth.

  • Love Game
    Love Game (2024)N/A

    When Sama's brother falls into debt, she is forced to make an unusual deal: she must fall in love with and marry wealthy shoe designer Malek to save her family.