The Best TV Shows on MBC 1

The daughter of a diplomat and the son of a humble farmer share a love that crosses every boundary — until fate separates them. Years later she returns, carrying secrets that recast everything they once shared in a darker light. Starring Mahmoud Nasr and Carmen Bsaibes, it's a faster-paced, culturally adapted take on one of Turkish drama's most beloved love stories.

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.

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

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.

Chronicling the Basus War between two Arabian tribes and their allies, the drama follows the emergence of renowned Arab figure, Al Zeer Salem.

The story of a pharmacist who wants to settle down and get married before reaching the age of thirty, and her family's insistence that she accepts the first groom who proposes, as well as her hilarious stories and experience with the men who propose to her.

A modern classic of Arab television. 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.

A body falls from the top floor at a glamorous party in Beirut's wealthy elite. Detective Rami begins questioning the guests and quickly discovers that four women — Falak, Alma, Joelle and Nayla — are bound together by a web of secrets, betrayal and hidden history. A glossy Lebanese murder mystery set among the privileged class.

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.

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.

Sarah is a widowed engineer with one desperate priority — saving her young son's life. When her boss Zein offers to pay for the cancer treatment on one condition — that she spend a night with him — she faces an impossible choice. What follows spirals far beyond that night into obsession, power and complicated feelings neither of them expected. An Arabic remake of the celebrated Turkish series Binbir Gece, starring Razane Jammal and Basel Khayat, with a theme song by Elissa.

When Jamaan goes to his mother's village to sell her house, he finds it inhabited by a family of Jinn, one of whom is obsessed with Samri dancing. Falwa possesses Jamaan to use his body to dance, leaving him with superpowers.

A program that gives you the chance to live a social experience with a young man called "Ghaith". Who is roaming countries to meet people in distress and pain; to look for an opportunity to make a difference in their lives.

Set at the beginning of the 20th century, the events deal with five touching stories of different people who are united by one thing and separated by many others in different places, such as India, Africa, Eastern Europe, and the Arabian Peninsula.

In a toxic environment filled in hatred and deceit. Abdel Mohsen dies leaving a will that shows the true metal of everyone around him.

An entertainment program that presents the best talents in the Arab world in various fields and activities, with one of them crowned at the end of the program with the title of Arab's Got Talent

Set in 1970s and 80s Riyadh, this landmark Saudi drama follows the Al-Tayan family navigating sweeping societal change — from the oil boom and the rise of religious conservatism, to the 1979 Grand Mosque seizure and the Gulf War. What begins with a foundling child at the mosque ripples outward into a rich multigenerational portrait of a country transforming before its people's eyes.

The series discusses the relationship of people to each other, and influenced by the words of those around them, especially with regard to the rumors that are spread.

A romantic thriller series about the reality of Gulf women, and their relationship with the Eastern man by addressing a range of different stories and tales that dive into their respective worlds.

Sama is a working-class waitress who agrees to an outrageous deal — make the cold, wealthy shoe designer Malek fall in love with her and marry her, in exchange for the money to pay off her brother's debt. What starts as calculated deception quickly becomes something neither of them planned for. A warm, breezy Arabic romantic comedy starring Syrian leads Moatasem Al-Nahar and Nour Ali — a Shahid #1 hit across the Arab world in 2024.