The Best TV Shows on MBC 1

Every MBC 1 Show Ranked From Best To Worst

As of April 2026, our compilation of MBC 1’s top-rated series boasts over 20 unique shows. Premiering in 2006 and 2012, Bab Al-Hara and Omar are among MBC 1’s most celebrated shows. With its programming history stretching from 2006 to 2025, MBC 1 offers an impressive lineup of over 20 shows.

  • 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.

  • Selfie
    Selfie (2015)8.3

  • Heera
    Heera (2022)8.3

    In a tale of love and revenge, two star-crossed lovers must face a ruthless society and a powerful patriarch hellbent on stopping their marriage.

  • 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.

  • 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 Coachman
    The Coachman (2023)6.5

    Abdo the charioteer's life becomes beset by a series of hurdles as he grapples with oppression and a fierce quest for love in old Damascus.

  • 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.

  • Valentino
    Valentino (2020)5.2

    Nour Abdel Mejid, AKA Valentino, owns a number of international schools, "Valentino Schools", run by him and his domineering wife with whom he's not in agreement. Their disagreements, however, get them on several adventures and reveals many surprises along the way.

  • 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.

  • Lam'i El Ott
    Lam'i El Ott (2017)4.0

    The serial revolves around a bus driver (Muhammad Imam) in a private school. As the driver returns home after school ends, a parent kidnaps the school bus and asks for a ransom.

  • 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.