Creator

Yaser Alazma

Born

1942-05-16 (84)

Place of birth

Damascus, Syria

Known for

Creator

Credits

14 titles

IMDb profile

Syrian prominent writer and actor of television and theater. He is a member of the highly notable Alazma Damascene family. Alazma is known for the popular comedy series Maraya which was filmed from 1982–2013 for a total of 20 seasons

Known for

8.4

Created and starring the legendary Yasser Al Azmeh, Maraya ran for 20 seasons from 1982 to 2013 — making it one of the longest-running comedy series in Arab television history. Each episode presents standalone stories skewering the social, political and economic frustrations of everyday Arab life with sharp wit and biting satire. A mirror held up to an entire society, it entered homes across the Arab world for three decades and never stopped being relevant.

Maraya

1982

No synopsis available yet.

Maraya 2003

2003

A multi-episode satirical comedy series that presents various stories and anecdotes in a satirical and mocking style, critiquing social and political conditions.

Maraya 2000

1999

Through separate episodes, the series deals with several different stories and tales with political and social dimensions in a satirical comedic style.

Maraya 2013

2013

7.0

A ship in the United Arab Emirates carrying people of different nationalities on board

The Swallow

2021

No synopsis available yet.

حكايا المرايا

2001

Film credits

1970s · 2 titles

A Syrian political comedy play that takes place before and after the October 1973 war in Syria and reflects the victory on the Syrian person

Tishreen Village

1974

The events of the play deal with the reality of the Arab world in the seventies, where the events of the play revolve around a village called Ghorba ruled by Bey who enslaves citizens and robs them of their wealth and leaves them to suffer backwardness, to escalate events

Gherbah

1976

Series credits

8.4

Maraya

1982

No synopsis available yet.

Maraya 2003

2003

A multi-episode satirical comedy series that presents various stories and anecdotes in a satirical and mocking style, critiquing social and political conditions.

Maraya 2000

1999

Through separate episodes, the series deals with several different stories and tales with political and social dimensions in a satirical comedic style.