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Devil’s Advocateis a Kuwaiti courtroom thriller that’s just seven episodes long. Channeling Gone Girl, it tells the story of Bader Khalid (Ali Kakuli), a football player who tragically discovers his wife has been murdered.

A skilled attorney, Loulwa (Haya Abdulsalam), assumes the task of defending Bader after he has been branded as the key murder suspect. During her pursuit for the truth her investigations reveal substance abuse, domestic abuse, and honor killings.

Egyptian-born Essam Abdel Hamid is on the director’s chair, after previously directing projects such as The Washing Machine and the Arabic version of Suits.

But the series does have its shortcomings. Certain characters feel underdeveloped or fit into stereotypical molds, including a corrupt police chief, a ruthless prosecutor, a biased judge, and a greedy media mogul.

It does, occasionally, rely on clichés and genre tropes, such as courtroom drama, police corruption, media manipulation, and hidden agendas. Think of it as a Lincoln Lawyer, but set in modern day Kuwait.

WHERE TO WATCH- You can catch the series on Netflix.

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