Best Syrian drama series

Follow the daily happenings and family dramas in a neighborhood in Damascus, Syria in the inter-war period under French rule when the local population yearned for independence. The appeal is cross-generational, and viewers include Muslims, Christians, Druze and Jews from Arab countries.

A police captain infiltrates a notorious gang, only to find himself going deeper down the rabbit hole.

The story opens with the murder of businessman Faisal Muthanna, ruled a homicide likely perpetrated by someone who wanted to rob him of his wealth. Elsewhere, Samir, a despairing tailor and taxi driver, reunites with his friend Yazen after years of war separated them.

The story is set in a fiery period at the end of the 19th century in a tense atmosphere charged with the premonitions of the First World War. After Assi Al-Zand's discharge from military service and his return to his village on the banks of the Orontes river, he is caught up in a series of conflicts and conspiracies involving the region's leading political figures.

A writer in his forty, writing about his wealthy family before and after the Syrian crisis, to review the living conditions since 2003 until now.

The powerful man Al-Hakam facilitates illegal smuggling through some corrupt policemen, despite the fact that his son Rayan is a police officer who goes after outlaws.

Chronicling the Basus War between two Arabian tribes and their allies, the drama follows the emergence of renowned Arab figure, Al Zeer Salem.

The series sheds light on the Palestinian issue, through the story of a Palestinian rural family in the 1930s, passing through many important events, until the setback of June 1967, and how the family members survived despite the dangers of war.

During World War II, Taj, the renowned boxer in Damascus, is accused of treason, tarnishing his honor and reputation. His life takes a drastic turn as he finds himself forced to engage in a fierce battle to reclaim his family, while Syria witnesses significant events leading up to independence.

Abdo the charioteer's life becomes beset by a series of hurdles as he grapples with oppression and a fierce quest for love in old Damascus.

The series deals with the Al-Midan neighborhood in the year 1930 through a large family living in one house, and many issues arise among its members that appeal to viewers, and the work is not satisfied with that, but goes out to the neighborhood to notice the intertwined relations between its members, especially since Al-Midan neighborhood is one of the oldest neighborhoods of Damascus and was at that time in the heart of City.

A journalist working in the same newspaper as her husband, and intellectual conflict arises between them because of the differences between the nature of men and women. The series shows the relationship between the spouses, revealing many attitudes of the “Eastern Man”.

Amir and Adham are two inmates that are facing death sentence. but strange events begin to happen that leads to smuggling them out of prison, by the car of the new director, and the execution of two others instead of them, and then a series of events begin to evolve.

The events take place in the 1940s, after Nouri leaves prison, a major conflict arises between him and Abu Adnan, coinciding with the assassination of the doctor, Abdul Rahman Al Shahbandar.

The events of the series take place inside (Al-Hal Market) in the capital (Damascus), highlighting the conditions of the Syrians, through the story of the (Noman Al-Zeer) family and the events and problems they are exposed to.

In the tannery neighborhood on the outskirts of Damascus, the death of an influential man ignites a fierce battle between his children that begins with their greed for inheritance and does not end with the secrets they hide.

Rola, Umm Fawaz’s expat granddaughter, returns to her family home for a short mission. But an urgent incident forces her to stay in the countryside longer than she had planned…

The Assyrian king conquered Orchidia kingdom, the defeated king's wife and her two children fled to Samara Kingdom, to start her revenge.

Mona and Zainab deal with different types of social pressure as one runs away to avoid an arranged marriage, and the other decides to raise a lost boy.

A gold salesman is a professional in his field where he deals with plenty of women and takes advantage of them along the way, resulting in unpleasant consequences.

In a dramatic and social framework, Abu Mansour’s children work hard to improve their financial conditions, but they encounter major life obstacles, which they try to overcome.

When the honourable officer Moussa discovers that his siblings are counterfeiting dollar bills, he’s caught in a moral trap: either let them face the criminal underworld or take the reins of a dirty game to shield them.

Eighteen years after the children of three Damascene leaders were kidnapped, the truth begins to surface, tipping the balance in an intense battle between good and evil.

After risking his life to pull a teenager from the clutches of a fatal fire, a middle-aged man becomes a local hero – only to find himself amidst an inevitable power battle against a cunning thug.

The story revolves around the family of Umm Ahmed Bilalish who lives in one of the old Damascene neighborhoods. When Farhan proposes to marry Samar, her mother reluctantly agrees. The events start taking a comic twist when the family wins the lottery and their social status changes.

Ahmad, an attention seeking Syrian living illegally in Lebanon whose life has come to a crawl being jobless, depressed, and barely noticeable. However, his life changes after witnessing a man take his own life. An incident which leads him to stumble his way to a job at a suicide hotline center where he gets a taste of his own dreams. A dream of becoming a well known and loved personality.

The events takes place in the village of (Al-Kharba), near Al-Suwayda Governorate, as it highlights the lives of two families living in the village within a comedic framework.

Dr. Rasha’s world is upended when her secret lover, Talib, is found murdered, dragging her and her husband Khalil into a web of suspicion.

After emigrating to flee the war, a Syrian family returns to their homeland only to find themselves caught up in a conflict between a group of gangs.

Events of the series take place in a poor neighborhood, shedding light on the lives of its people, especially the life of an illegitimate young man who makes every effort to be helpful to others.

A prominent Damascene family in the tobacco trade struggles to maintain its dominance against a rising young merchant shaking up the market. Leading the battle against him is the family’s youngest heir.

After their step-mother humiliates them and exposes their immoral past, sisters Warda and Shamiya kill and bury Aziza in their house, and all hell breaks loose.

Return of Ghawar is a Syrian soap opera drama that talks about economic conditions that were taking place in Syria in the nineties and about the grand theft that was occurring in the state.

Dr. Aseel's perfect life is shattered when she discovers her husband Saif's two-year-long affair with a woman 15 years younger than him, sending her down a vengeful path.

Forced to flee Syria with his family after his son accidentally kills a man, Youssef, a reputable judge, soon finds himself faced with hitherto unimaginable choices.

The work deals with a stage in the history of Syrian society between 1915 to 1926, which is the time of the Ottomans' exit from Damascus and the French occupation of Syria, and presents the conditions of Syrian society at that time until the Great Syrian Revolution

The series revolves around a poor man who wants to get rich. As he has a dream that he has found a treasure, his social status changes as he goes out every night to abandoned areas and begins digging and goes home by day to rest.

The events of the series take place through ordinary and passing characters (passengers), who are picked up by Abu Janti taxi by chance, so that the hero catches their stories and comments on them and affects or is influenced by them in the context of his daily movement and pension, and in a mold that tends to wit in most of its area, but it approaches tragedy or crying sometimes, conveying the image of reality The real, with critical sarcasm or cynical pain. The work tries to enter the personal worlds of taxi drivers and the worlds of customers, which will not be devoid of the funnyness of the situation, with a satirical comic framework. The work belongs to the type of black comedy, as it presents the problems of society so that it forces you, as a viewer, to oscillate between laughing and crying in the same scene. The series carries new and varied ideas and creates topics that touch the problems and concerns of simple people.

A dying man entrusts his brother-in-law with a small, tightly-concealed box that wreaks havoc as it evokes a deep hatred and sparks sick ambitions.

A shocking scandal shakes the nation's top brass, sparking a ruthless power struggle between its president and his brother in uniform.

A comedy that revolves around a number of people who normally won't be able to stay in one place as fate forces them together when they all get stranded on an island. Forced to come together to survive, they resolve to pick one of them as a leader

Ayam el Derasa or School Days is a Syrian Series created by Talal Mardini.

The series revolves around politics and corruption in 1980s Syria. An aspiring university student is forced to become a police officer and climb the political ladder, revealing bitter truths along the way.

Set in an old neighbourhood in Damascus towards the end of the Ottoman era, this story brings to life the traditions, customs, and relationships of the time.

The events revolve around the cruel and tyrannical Abu Nadhir, who seeks to control the lives of his family members without any regard for the psychological pain he causes them, while it becomes clear that there are secrets in his life and his past returns to haunt him.

In a social drama framework, a wealthy man admires a widow who lives next door, despite his marriage and so the struggle between good and evil begins.

Life returns to a building abandoned after the Lebanese Civil War when it becomes a temporary haven for Syrian refugees, as war ravages their homeland.

The story of an ordinary Syrian family, torn between the idea of staying at home or migrating to a safer country. They eventually decide to leave, but they keep facing different obstacles in each of the separated-connected episodes.

The series revolves around a girls' high school in Damascus, Syria. The girls face various issues and find refuge in visiting the school psychologist who has family issues of her own.

The series deals with social life and raises many important issues that the Arab society suffers from, such as authoritarianism, social pressures. It also presents the negatives and positives in a dramatic comic style.

A female screenwriter in Damascus, Syria is politically detained which drastically affects all aspects of her life.

Essam and Ragaa experience unsolvable problems and disputes over one of Essam's colleagues. These disputes increase to affect their children negatively over time.

The board is not merely limited to companies and the business world, it exists everywhere, from small organizations to large ones, including families. It's a minority group managing the majority, willingly or unwillingly. The things we are unaware of shape our destiny, this is The Board.

The story of four young men who were high school classmates. Despite the differences in their understanding of life, their work and their tendencies, they somehow share something in common, as their destinies intersect to tell a story about love, friendship and the double standards of morality.

The series manifest the lives of war veterans, and addresses subjects such as love, hope and life after war. There is also the ugly side of war such as organ trafficking and arms dealing.

A multi-part series that tells many stories in a comic and cynical style, as it criticizes the social and political conditions that dominate the country.

The story of Nassar Ibn Oraibi, a fighter against injustice, that sheds light on the life in the Damascus neighborhood and the role of one woman who becomes responsible for the house and her four daughters in light of her husband's absence during the Hajj.

The series monitors the social, political and cultural life in Syria from the period 1932 to 1936, where the events take place in two neighboring areas: the city of Aleppo, and a supposed rural area called Kom alHajar.

The series sheds light on the life of the Al-Jalali family, one of the most prestigious families in the city of Aleppo. The story revolves around a man who amassed a great fortune through both legitimate and illegitimate means, including depriving his siblings of their rightful inheritance. As time passes, the elder of the Al-Jalali family falls ill and finds himself with no one to assist him and his children except his brother—whom he had previously denied his wealth. However, mysterious events surround the disappearance of Haj Amin's money at the hands of his brother Anas.

A social work that talks about a girl named Abeer and deals with her life from her childhood after her father went to prison and her mother married and she was raised by a rich woman, and thus the events that she goes through continue.

A story that examines the unique social fabric of the city of Damascus through the neighborhood of Talea Al Feda, where Muslims live alongside Christians and Jews, coexisting in tolerance and peace.

In one of the slums, a group of intertwined stories revolve around residents whose movement may extend outside this neighborhood due to work or study, and their fates intersect with the paths of some characters from other neighborhoods of the city.

The Halaby family works in trade. When the father decides to write all his property over to one of his sons, the two brothers clash, until the eldest brother falls ill, and his younger son is forced to give up his ambition to take care of their business.