Netflix tries to jinn up its prospects in the Arab world
It has its work cut out
SHAPE-SHIFTING jinn have been part of Arab culture since before the Koran described how Allah wrought them from smokeless fire. They have inspired poets and the tale of Aladdin and his genie, popularised in the 18th century—and now Netflix, which started streaming “Jinn”, a supernatural teen drama, this month. Like its other upcoming series in Arabic, “Al Rawabi School for Girls”, it is set in a Jordanian high school. A third, “Paranormal”, will be its first Egyptian show.
This article appeared in the Business section of the print edition under the headline “Magical thinking”
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- Netflix tries to jinn up its prospects in the Arab world
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