Maraya , also known as مرايا is a comedy drama family television series that premiered on JioCinema on January 1, 1982. It ended on August 6, 2013. It was created by Yasser Al Azmah, Mamoun Al-Bunni. It stars Yasser Al Azmah, Hassan Dakkak, Tawfeeq El Asha and Maha Al Masri.
Created and starring the legendary Yasser Al Azmeh, Maraya ran for 20 seasons from 1982 to 2013 — making it one of the longest-running comedy series in Arab television history. Each episode presents standalone stories skewering the social, political and economic frustrations of everyday Arab life with sharp wit and biting satire. A mirror held up to an entire society, it entered homes across the Arab world for three decades and never stopped being relevant.
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Premise
Created and starring the legendary Yasser Al Azmeh, Maraya ran for 20 seasons from 1982 to 2013 — making it one of the longest-running comedy series in Arab television history. Each episode presents standalone stories skewering the social, political and economic frustrations of everyday Arab life with sharp wit and biting satire. A mirror held up to an entire society, it entered homes across the Arab world for three decades and never stopped being relevant.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
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Episodes
This series spans 19 seasons with 861 episodes.
Season
Episodes
First aired
Last aired
Season 1 8
January 1, 1982
January 15, 1982
Season 2 77
January 1, 1984
May 13, 1984
Season 3 42
January 1, 1986
February 11, 1986
Season 4 37
January 1, 1988
February 6, 1988
Season 5 29
March 17, 1991
April 14, 1991
Season 6 25
January 25, 1995
Season 7 54
February 23, 1996
Season 8 45
January 10, 1997
March 2, 1997
Season 9 49
December 30, 1997
March 19, 1998
Season 10 50
December 8, 1999
January 26, 2000
Season 11 55
November 1, 2000
December 25, 2000
Season 12 55
July 1, 2001
August 24, 2001
Season 13 53
November 16, 2001
January 7, 2002
Season 14 51
January 1, 2002
February 27, 2002
Season 15 56
October 26, 2003
December 20, 2003
Season 16 54
October 15, 2004
December 7, 2004
Season 17 44
September 23, 2006
November 5, 2006
Season 18 47
July 31, 2011
September 15, 2011
Season 19 30
July 8, 2013
August 6, 2013
Season 1 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
In Cinemas
January 1, 1982
2
Episode 2
January 15, 1982
3
Episode 3
January 15, 1982
Season 2 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
Episode 01
January 1, 1984
2
Episode 02
January 2, 1984
3
Episode 03
January 3, 1984
Season 3 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
Episode 01
January 1, 1986
2
Episode 02
January 2, 1986
3
Episode 03
January 3, 1986
Season 4 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
Episode 01
January 1, 1988
2
Episode 02
January 2, 1988
3
Episode 03
January 3, 1988
Season 5 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
Episode 01
March 17, 1991
2
Episode 02
March 18, 1991
3
Episode 03
March 19, 1991
Season 6 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
Episode 01
2
Episode 02
January 2, 1995
3
Episode 03
January 3, 1995
Season 7 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
Episode 01
2
Episode 02
January 2, 1996
3
Episode 03
January 3, 1996
Season 8 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
Episode 01
January 10, 1997
2
Episode 02
January 17, 1997
3
Episode 03
January 12, 1997
Season 9 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
Episode 01
December 30, 1997
2
Episode 02
January 31, 1998
3
Episode 03
February 1, 1998
Season 10 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
Episode 01
December 8, 1999
2
Episode 02
December 9, 1999
3
Episode 03
December 10, 1999
Season 11 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
Episode 01
November 1, 2000
2
Episode 02
November 2, 2000
3
Episode 03
November 3, 2000
Season 12 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
Episode 01
July 1, 2001
2
Episode 02
July 2, 2001
3
Episode 03
July 3, 2001
Season 13 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
Episode 01
November 16, 2001
2
Episode 02
November 17, 2001
3
Episode 03
November 18, 2001
Season 14 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
Episode 01
January 1, 2002
2
Episode 02
January 2, 2002
3
Episode 03
January 3, 2002
Season 15 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
Episode 01
October 26, 2003
2
Episode 02
October 27, 2003
3
Episode 03
October 28, 2003
Season 16 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
Episode 01
October 15, 2004
2
Episode 02
October 16, 2004
3
Episode 03
October 17, 2004
Season 17 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
Episode 01
September 23, 2006
2
Episode 02
September 24, 2006
3
Episode 03
September 25, 2006
Season 18 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
Episode 01
July 31, 2011
2
Episode 02
August 1, 2011
3
Episode 03
August 2, 2011
Season 19 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
Episode 01
July 8, 2013
2
Episode 02
July 9, 2013
3
Episode 03
July 10, 2013
Production
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Family
Release
Original network/platform
JioCinema
First aired
January 1, 1982
Last aired
August 6, 2013
Runtime
50 minutes
Status
ended