The Ramadan series 2026 season is packed with new Arabic television, and most of the headline titles stream on Shahid. Here are the 12 shows worth your evenings, from Saudi period dramas to a supernatural finale.
The best Ramadan series 2026 has to offer are mostly on Shahid, MBC’s streaming platform, which lined up more than 45 new titles and over 800 hours of Ramadan content this year, according to tech site tbreak. Our top picks are Share3 Al Esha season two for period family drama, Kuhaylan for historical action, Al Ghomayda for a Kuwaiti revenge story and Mawlana for a crime romance with an English dub.
The holy month began in the UAE on Wednesday 18 February, so the season is well under way. Each pick below comes with a short guide so you can choose quickly after iftar.
Ramadan series 2026 at a glance
- Main platform: Shahid, part of MBC Group
- Size of the slate: more than 45 new titles and over 800 hours of content
- Languages: subtitles in more than 25 languages, plus an English dub for Mawlana and a French dub for Rahma
- Period drama pick: Share3 Al Esha season two
- Historical epic: Kuhaylan
- Family pick: Kawkab Al Riyadh, an animated comedy
- Ramadan in the UAE: 18 February to 19 March, with Eid Al Fitr on Friday 20 March
1. Share3 Al Esha (season 2)
Love and family life in 1970s Riyadh return, with familiar faces and new ones. The new season continues the story of Abu Ibrahim’s family and picks up the cliffhangers left by a first season that CairoScene describes as widely acclaimed.
Elham Ali and Khaled Saqer are among the cast. If you liked the first season’s warmth and period detail, start your Ramadan series 2026 viewing here.
2. Kuhaylan
Set in Najd in the early 1700s, it follows two related knights whose rivalry for leadership of their tribe turns into a bloody conflict. This is the big historical production of the Ramadan series 2026 season and the one to watch on the largest screen in the house.
3. Al Ghomayda
A blind woman in 1970s Kuwait supports her family while quietly planning a long-delayed revenge. Huda Hussein plays a mother protecting her children, and the drama also explores disability, sisterhood and survival in a close-knit neighbourhood.
The premise alone sets it apart from the other Ramadan series 2026 dramas, and it is the strongest Kuwaiti title on the list.
4. Mawlana
A life-changing incident pushes a man to discover a side of himself he never knew. Esquire Middle East’s Ramadan watchlist adds that he escapes a troubled past by inventing a sacred family lineage for himself.
Taim Hassan leads a cast that includes Nour Ali and Muna Wassef, with Samer Al Barkawi directing. It is available with an English dub, which makes it the easiest pick for mixed households.
5. El King
Three brothers, Hamza, Zamzam and Yaqout, inherit their father’s arms-dealing empire and the conflicts that come with it. Mohamed Imam and Hanan Motawea star for director Sherine Adel. Expect family betrayal and escalating stakes.
6. Efraag
Amr Saad plays Abbas Al Rayyes, a man released after 15 years in prison who returns to a harsher world and sets out to prove his innocence. Ahmed Khaled Mousa directs.
It is a solid mystery if you prefer plot to melodrama, and it features in both the Gulf News and Esquire Middle East Ramadan guides.
7. Al Maddah: Ostourat Al Nihaya (season 6)
Hamada Helal returns as Saber for the sixth season of the long-running supernatural drama, directed by Ahmed Samir Farag. As Gulf News’ Ramadan TV guide explains, Saber has given up his spiritual abilities and must face a powerful new evil, building towards a final confrontation.
The subtitle translates as “legend of the end”, so fans of the franchise will want to keep up as it airs.
8. Rahma (season 2)
The story of mothers’ sacrifice and resilience continues. Season two is also offered with a French dub, a useful option for French-speaking viewers in the Gulf.
9. Baba w Mama Giran
Hesham and Nora are heading for divorce, then end up living across the hall from each other, and the whole building becomes a battlefield. Ahmed Dawoud stars for director Mahmoud Karim in the lightest of this year’s Ramadan series 2026 comedies.
10. Kawkab Al Riyadh
An animated sci-fi comedy in which residents of Pluto relocate to Earth and land in Riyadh. It is the clearest choice for families watching together after iftar.
If the children enjoy it, Shahid also has the second season of Kawkab Foj3an, an animated satire of Ramadan habits.
11. Ramez Level Al-Wahsh
Egyptian prankster Ramez Galal returns with a new celebrity prank show, a Ramadan tradition across the Arab world. Shown daily on MBC Masr, it puts public figures in staged situations and records their reactions on hidden camera.
12. Iftarna Gheir
Chef Omar Al Watban travels to explore dishes from Saudi Arabia and the wider Arab world with fellow chefs and artists. The daily format is well timed for the hour before iftar, when everyone is thinking about food anyway.
More Ramadan series 2026 to explore
Shahid’s list runs deeper than our 12. Al Sit Mona Lisa stars Mai Omar as a chef whose simple life collapses after a deceptive marriage, while Sawa Sawa, with Ahmed Malek and Huda Elmufti, is a 15-episode romance about two people from very different backgrounds.
Yasmin Abdelaziz leads W Nensa Elli Kan, about a famous actress whose public image hides private struggles. UAE channels have their own Ramadan series 2026 dramas too, including Thakerat Qalb with Ahmed Al Jasmi on Dubai TV and Al Yateem with Samer Ismail on Sharjah TV.
How to watch Ramadan series 2026 in the UAE
Every show in our numbered list is on Shahid. For Ramadan, the platform offered subtitles in more than 25 languages and a 50% discount on annual plans for new subscribers.
Most series release new episodes daily through the month, so you can watch as they air or save them for a binge over the Eid Al Fitr break. With private sector working hours two hours shorter during Ramadan, there is more time than usual to keep up.
Ramadan series 2026 FAQs
Where can I watch Ramadan series 2026 in the UAE?
Most of the major Arabic Ramadan series 2026 titles are on Shahid, MBC’s streaming service. Local channels such as Dubai TV and Sharjah TV also air their own dramas.
Which Ramadan series have English subtitles or dubs?
Shahid offers subtitles in more than 25 languages, and Mawlana has an English dub.
Is there a Ramadan series for children?
Yes. Kawkab Al Riyadh is an animated comedy suited to families.
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