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Your favorite blended family is back in Kamel El Adad +1, this time with a new addition to the family (trailer: runtime 2:13). After the drama in the first season, the large family has finally learned to exist in harmony — or in as much harmony as possible considering the eight children running around. This year, however, they face new struggles that threaten the home they’ve built for themselves.

The show paid tribute to the late Moustafa Darwish, who played Omar, the father of Layla’s twins. He was clearly referenced in the first episode and his on-screen kids struggle to cope with his death. Ahmed also has trouble moving on, as we see in a touching scene where he visits Omar’s grave. Badra, who plays Omar's wife, also faces difficulties raising their young children following his passing and seeks solace in Layla and her family.

New dynamics are established. It’s fun to see how the siblings’ routines line up to the point where you can’t tell who’s related by blood and who isn’t anymore. Since they all go to the same school, you see them look out for each other in heartwarming displays of family bonds and with Lina Ben Hammam’s character now older and in university comes a new set of parenting woes.

Of course, the show keeps it light. The laughs are frequent throughout, but this season tackles some heavier themes such as sickness, death, coming of age, and marital problems. While the main plot focuses on the family, the side plots get intense with one about forbidden love and betrayal.

You can watch it onShahid.

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