Doubt (Arabic TV series)

Doubt is a British-Lebanese-Saudi psychological thriller television series created by Nasri Atallah, Firas Abou Fakher and Daniel Habib as a Shahid Original for MBC Group. It is based on the film of Unfriended and its Unfriended: Dark Web written by Nelson Greaves and Stephen Susco. It premiered on June 13, 2020.
The 10-episode series was conceived, produced and released within a two-month period at the during the first coronavirus lockdown, and relied heavily on remote filming techniques.

Premise

Samar is isolated in her family's old house during lockdown. Mistakenly, she logs into the wrong video chat and witnesses a murder. The mysterious killer turns her life into a living hell, forcing her to fight for her life and face the demons of her past.

Cast

Fatima Al-Banawi as Samar
Kosai Khauli as Malek, Samar's ex-husband
Baraa Alem as Houssam, Samar's co-worker
Razane Jammal as Iman, the therapist
Nadia Malaika as Dima, Samar's sister

Production

Doubt was commissioned from Last Floor Productions a Shahid Original for MBC Group’s Shahid streaming platform, the largest in the Middle East. Filming took place between Beirut, Jeddah and London. Due to it being conceived and shot at the peak of the first coronavirus lockdown, teams working remotely over video conference and many actors filming themselves with improvised set-ups in their own homes.

Release date

Doubt was released on 13 June 2020 on Shahid.