Netflix releases trailer for Arabic series Jinn

Last Updated on August 2, 2021

It's been thirteen months since we heard that Netflix was producing its first Arabic series, a supernatural thriller called Jinn. Now the streaming service has set a premiere date for the show and released a trailer to entice subscribers to binge it in a couple months.

Starring Salma Malhas, Hamza Abu Eqab, Sultan Alkhalil, and Aysha Shahalthough, the series is described as a "contemporary supernatural teenage drama". It centers on 

a group of teenagers whose lives are disrupted when a Jinn in the form of a teenage boy appears to them in the ancient city of Petra. Their friendships and young romances are tested when they set out to stop an even greater darkness that is threatening to destroy the world. Can they come together in time, and find the answers needed, in order to save everything?

Jinn is aiming for the "young adult" demographic, as is made clear in the trailer below, but there's also some interesting imagery in there that indicates this might be worth checking out even if you're not into shows made for a teen audience.

A collaboration between director Mir-Jean Bou Chaaya, screenwriter Bassel Ghandour, and producers Elan and Rajeev Dassani, Jinn will be available to watch on Netflix as of June 13th.