The Best TV Shows on Shahid

Al Daheeh is a highly influential Arab educational and comedic YouTube show created and hosted by Egyptian science communicator Ahmed Al Ghandour. It simplifies complex topics in science, history, philosophy, and pop culture into fast-paced, humorous, and engaging episodes for the general public.

Saudi Arabia's most iconic comedy series, running 19 seasons from 1993 to 2023. Starring beloved duo Nasser Al-Qasabi and Abdullah Al-Sadhan, each episode delivers a self-contained satirical sketch skewering a different facet of Saudi society — from bureaucracy and extremism to marriage, gender relations, and corruption. A Ramadan institution and a landmark of Arab television.

As a child, Leyla suffers a blow from her stepmother and sees her world turned upside down. She loses everything - except the thirst for revenge. In search of justice, Leyla transforms into someone else and returns determined to settle accounts with the woman who destroyed her life and left her in a garbage dump. However, her revenge falters when she discovers the relationship between her ex-stepmother and the man, with whom she shared an innocent and unforgettable love affair

Bade Achhe Lagte Hain is the sublime love story of an unexpected relationship. A marriage of compromise between two completely opposite personalities blossoms into a true partnership.

Strong-willed Kausar defies societal barriers for her daughter Seher’s big dreams, but will destiny stand by their side?

Haydar Ali avenges his family's murder and ends up in prison, where he falls into the orbit of Turkey's most dangerous crime cartel. Recruited by intelligence to dismantle it from within, he must earn the trust of its ruthless boss — a man who becomes his closest ally. Three years later, freedom brings the deadliest complication yet: the woman he never stopped loving is now that same man's wife.

Defne, a woman in her thirties, is strong and composed, having built her career through hard work. One day, she realizes just how exhausted and isolated she has become; perhaps the time has come for love. However, two men who enter her life turn everything upside down. Caught between Kadir’s unsettling demeanor and Tolga’s games that shift the balance, Defne finds that nothing will ever be the same again.

After losing his wife and daughter in a terrorist act, Kadir Adalı decides to attempt suicide via car accident, unwittingly changing the course of his life and the three others involved in the accident.

Katha, a single parent, is in need of funds for her son's medical treatment. She comes across Viaan, who offers help but his conditions put her in an awkward situation.

Erkan Aldur, a young man from a wealthy Istanbul family, is stationed in eastern Turkey to complete his mandatory military service in a remote, earthquake-stricken region. In this harsh and unfamiliar landscape, he meets Dicle, a young woman who has lived her entire life in the village and whose world is shaped by tradition, family, and community. Their encounter brings together two very different worlds, setting in motion a journey of change, resilience, and unexpected connection. As Dicle steps into the unfamiliar and Erkan faces new responsibilities, their story unfolds into a heartfelt and transformative tale of love and courage, that bridges even the widest divides

Al Kabeer seeks to find love again after his wife was gone, unaware that what he is looking for is closer than he imagines.

In a village by the Lebanon-Syria border, the head of an arms-smuggling clan contends with family conflicts, power struggles and complicated love.

Aras, a fearless seventeen-year-old boy, comes to Bodrum to search for his younger sibling, the only remaining member of his family whom he lost at the age of five. His new life in Bodrum will turn into a challenging struggle when his path crosses with the Akkaya family, the most powerful family in the city.

Thuraya is a warm-hearted singer living modestly with her aunt in Lebanon when she falls for the charming and ambitious Fares. Their love leads to marriage — but his traditional, domineering mother has never accepted her, and life inside the family home becomes a battleground. A Lebanese remake of the celebrated Turkish series Istanbullu Gelin, filmed in Turkey and Lebanon, starring Dhafer L'Abidine and Carmen Bsaibes across three seasons and over 220 episodes.

Saber Al Maddah is a devout and beloved man whose life is turned upside down when the devil exploits his love for a woman, driving him to kill those closest to her in a moment of uncontrollable rage. Haunted by prophetic dreams and thrust into a war with supernatural forces, Saber must battle the jinn and the daughters of Satan across a journey that blurs the line between faith, love, and the unseen world.

Dogan is a successful surgeon in Izmir. When he was young, a shocking incident with his father, Tahir Hancıoglu, caused him to break away from his family. Now devoted to saving lives, Dogan has almost no connection with his family except his younger sister, Melek. At Melek’s insistence, Dogan returns to Istanbul for his sister Gulusan’s wedding. His return brings back long-buried traumas and hidden crimes. Dogan meets Cagla, a strong, determined lawyer. Their painful pasts create a deep connection. The family’s enemy, Behram, watches from the shadows, waiting for the right moment to confront the past. An attempted murder on the wedding night changes everything. Old secrets surface and members of his family appear among the suspects. Dogan must make a choice: leave and return to his old life, or stay and face the truth by uncovering the secrets at the heart of his family.

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

Set in the heart of a bustling Egyptian neighbourhood, Downtown follows the intertwined lives of middle and working-class families navigating love, loss, rivalry and daily struggle. When a father dies and his eldest son discovers he has been cut from the will, long-buried tensions erupt between siblings. A sprawling soap opera that captures the texture of everyday Egyptian life with warmth, conflict and a large ensemble cast.

Shaurya, a male chauvinist who believes that every girl's future belongs in the kitchen, is in for a surprise when he crosses paths with Anokhi, a hardworking girl.

The issue of inheritance by male members of a business family versus the role of capability in deciding the heir.