El-Sayad

At a glance

El-Sayad, is a 2014 Egyptian series, directed by Ahmed Medhat, and starring Youssef El Sherif, Mai Selim, Sanaa Shafea. running for 1 season.

Overview

El-Sayad is an Egyptian action-thriller series that centers on a highly skilled security operative who is sidelined after a debilitating accident leaves him unfit for active duty. Discarded by the system he served, he retreats from the world he once belonged to — until his former colleagues hit a wall. Confronted with a baffling case they cannot crack, they are forced to turn back to the very man they pushed out, asking him to apply his unique abilities to a mystery that has stumped everyone else. El-Sayad is a tense, character-driven thriller that explores what happens when institutions discard their best, and the price paid when pride gives way to necessity.

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