Netflix to adapt Ahmed Khaled Tawfik’s “Paranormal,” its first original production in Egypt

Netflix announces first series to be produced in Om El Donia: Netflix has announced its plans to produce its third Arabic original series — and its first in Egypt, Variety reports. “Paranormal,” an adaptation of the best-selling horror books written by late author Ahmed Khaled Tawfik, will be directed by Amr Salama (of “Sheikh Jackson” fame) and produced by Mohammed Hefzy (also responsible for “Yomeddine” and other films with international reach). “Paranormal” is set in the 1960s and tells the story of a doctor facing a series of supernatural events.