Exiting to the Well

At a glance

Exiting to the Well, is a 2026 Syrian series, directed by Mohamed Lotfi, and starring Jamal Soleiman, Abdel Hakeem Qutaifan, Carmen Lebbos. running for 1 season.

Overview

Exiting to the Well is a taut political drama set against the backdrop of the infamous Sednaya Prison during the Assad regime. The series centers on Sultan Al-Ghalib, a fighter who once took up arms against the American occupation in Iraq, now an inmate whose fate rests in the hands of Brigadier Nasif. Offered a seemingly impossible deal — freedom and reunion with his scattered family in exchange for returning to Iraq on a dangerous covert mission to convince his former comrade Hisham Al-Ghazal to enter a secret alliance with the regime — Sultan is caught between survival and principle. The series sheds unflinching light on the psychological devastation wrought by political imprisonment.

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