Reem Al Habib

Acting

Reem Al Habib

Place of birth

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Known for

Acting

Credits

22 titles

Reem Al Habib is a native Saudi female director & actress. She has worked her way in the industry of filmmaking as one of the original female directors in the region.Her diverse roles were significant in the MacGillivray Freeman's Arabia as an actress, assistant director, casting director, and a special project's manager. She is the only director in the Gulf who was chosen to direct a TV Series.

Known for

Film credits

2020s · 6 titles

Kandahar poster
6.8

After his mission is exposed, an undercover CIA operative stuck deep in hostile territory in Afghanistan must fight his way out, alongside his Afghan translator, to an extraction point in Kandahar, all whilst avoiding elite enemy forces and foreign spies tasked with hunting them down.

Kandahar

2023

The Matchmaker poster
5.4

When an office worker becomes powerfully infatuated with his beautiful intern, he follows her to a desert resort overrun with bizarre forces.

The Matchmaker

2023

Hajeer poster
NR

At the heart of Jeddah, "Hajeer" tells the captivating story of a young musician and composer from the 1960s, born into a family of musicians. Suddenly struck by an illness that renders him deaf; confronted and left to fend for himself, he does not give up. With authentic and deeply complex characters, this story addresses universal themes such as love, hope, resilience, and the struggle against prejudice, offering a unique perspective on life’s challenges. In this poignant drama of love and despair, Hajeer, revitalized by newfound strength, confronts the betrayal of his beloved Aalya and asserts his rights. Through his struggle, Hajeer composes a symphony of redemption, revealing the enduring imprint of eternal love.

Hajeer

2025

Koora poster
NR

In one of Riyadh's rural neighborhoods, two kids sneak in one of the neighbors' house to get there ball back, to find that there's a woman locked in the house.

Koora

2022

Fay's Palette poster
NR

Fay lives in a cloistered apartment, which she can’t leave because her only obstacle to the outside world is her brother. She expresses all of her obsessions through painting, but when she orders a new paint palette, matters get complicated. Directed by Anas Ba-Tahaf and produced by Producer-Actor Hisham Fageeh, who also plays the protagonist along with Sofia Asir, Fay’s Palette is a robust film full of vitality, plunging us into an unspoken world that reveals, through a peculiar incident, familiar obsessions and repressed frustrations that we share with Fay.

Fay's Palette

2021

Becoming poster
5.0

Five shorts come together under an ‘Untitled Omnibus feature’, led by five Saudi women directors. The tone of the Omnibus feature will be brought together under a unified vision to realise nuanced reflections on women-centered narratives.

Becoming

2021

Series credits

Al Aasha Street poster
3.2

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.

Al Aasha Street

2025

Love, Life & Everything in Between poster
3.7

This black humor pan-Arabic anthology series is about love in general – and relationships in particular.

Love, Life & Everything in Between

2022

Takki poster
7.4

In Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, a young aspiring filmmaker and his circle of friends grapple with family expectations, gender roles, romance and rivalry.

Takki

2012

Kehelan poster
NR

Two centuries ago, when tradition and power ruled the tribal sands of Najd, two Bedouin warriors bound by blood clash over dominion as love and malice fuel the flames of rivalry—with devastating consequences.

Kehelan

2026

Harat Alsheikh poster
NR

Set in old Jeddah during the final years of the Ottoman era, this Saudi period drama follows two brothers raised in the same neighbourhood who take opposite paths in life — one falls into gang life and criminality, the other chooses righteousness and virtue. Rooted in Hijazi folk tradition, the show paints a vivid picture of community, honour, and moral struggle in a bygone era.

Harat Alsheikh

2016

Kidnap poster
9.2

A Saudi thriller following Lina, kidnapped as a child and held captive for twenty years. When her family — unaware she's still alive — sends her twin sister Kholoud to resume the search, the two worlds begin to collide. Lead actress Elham Ali delivers a tour-de-force performance playing three distinct characters across the series.

Kidnap

2021

Talks poster
NR

Experience a new hilarious story every day, inspired by real-life moments in a typical Saudi community that are guaranteed to leave you in stitches!

Talks

2025

The Ferocious poster
8.0

To honor his father's will, Youssef turns to drug smuggling. But his success crumbles when he clashes with an arms kingpin, a relentless officer, and greedy kin in a deadly game of survival.

The Ferocious

2025

Al-Naseem High School poster
7.7

Teacher Abdullah might be the perfect person to modernize Al-Naseem School. But can he first tame its rowdy students, especially Meshal, where others fell short?

Al-Naseem High School

2024

Jameel Jeddan poster
8.5

After five years in a coma, a young girl wakes up to find that everything about her life has changed, but she must return to school and finish her final year.

Jameel Jeddan

2022

Final Words poster
NR

In a comedic setting, the series unfolds in a framework of interconnected yet separate episodes, touching upon societal issues and problems and their impact on everyone in a satirical manner.

Final Words

2026

My aunt Noir poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

My aunt Noir

2025

Embassy 87 poster
8.0

A diplomat suddenly becomes a hostage in a political crisis. After a fatal Hajj incident, the Iranian Revolutionary Guard abducts a Saudi consul… and a larger plot unfolds. Inspired by a true story.


Embassy 87

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Under Investigation poster
8.0

When a young investigator summons criminal investigator Turki for questioning over his misconduct on the job, his career is put on the line.

Under Investigation

2020

On the Air poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

On the Air

2022