“Good Women” is getting an Arabic model, marking the primary worldwide adaptation of the Common Tv present about three mothers embarking on a lifetime of crime.
Titled “Lunch Field,” the Arabic “Good Women” redo options Egyptian stars Ghada Adel, Jamila Awad and Fadwa Abed in the principle roles as three ladies — two sisters and their good friend — who, confronted with sudden financial hardship, determine to tug an unlikely heist. Identical to within the U.S. unique, starring Christina Hendricks, Mae Whitman and Retta, they presume this may enhance their lives, solely to search out themselves spiraling deeper into the felony world.
Egyptian actors Ahmed Wafik, Hesham Ismail and rapper-actor Shahin additionally star.
The 30-episode “Lunch Field” is being produced by NBCUniversal Codecs, which is a part of Common Worldwide Studios, and Dubai-and Cairo-based manufacturing firm S Productions. “Lunch Field” marks their second collaboration after beforehand teaming up on the Arabic adaptation of comedy drama collection “Girlfriends’ Information to Divorce,” which was additionally the primary worldwide redo of that present.
“Lunch Field” is directed by Egypt’s Hisham El Rasheedy, who helmed Netflix’s Arabic shark film “Mako,” and written by Amr Medhat.
“Lunch Field” launches on Monday, the second day of the holy month of Ramadan, which is marathon TV time within the Arab world. The present will air each day on Egyptian Free-to-air channel Al Nahar, streaming platform TOD, Pay TV channel BEIN Drama throughout the Center East and North Africa (MENA) area, free-to-air channel SBC in Saudi Arabia and Fujairah TV within the United Arab Emirates.
“Along with our companions at S Productions, who proceed to guide the cost for female-led tales throughout the Center East, we stay up for native audiences experiencing this brilliantly daring, and really enjoyable, new collection in the course of the prestigious Ramadan TV season,” Ana Langenberg, SVP format and manufacturing at NBCUniversal Codecs, stated in a press release.
Added Sally Waly, S Productions’ founder and CEO: “I’m very excited to be engaged on ‘Lunch Field’ and count on it to resonate with Arab viewers throughout age and gender and stand out within the notoriously crowded Ramadan content material discipline. The sensible, humorous storytelling doesn’t solely painting good ladies committing crimes, but it surely provides these ladies a robust voice and celebrates the energy of feminine friendship.”
The unique U.S model of “Good Women” was created by Jenna Bans, who additionally served as an government producer alongside Mark Wilding, Invoice Krebs, Carla Banks-Waddles and Michael Weaver. Bans and Krebs had been additionally co-showrunners.
