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Revenge is a dish best served cold — and after Iftar. Neama Al Avocato is a drama following Neama Abu Elab (Mai Omar), a young lawyer supporting her low-life husband Salah (Ahmad Zaher), who she discovers is having an affair after stealing her money. After attempting to kill her, Neama vows to exact her revenge.

Director Mohamed Sami is at the helm of this production, once again working alongside his wife and muse Mai Omar. Its strong main cast is supported by Arwa Gouda, Kamal Abu Rayyah, and Emad Zeyada, among a wealth of other characters as Neama navigates to exact her revenge on Salah. But it’s not all drama. In his signature style, Sami injects heavy scenes with unexpected comic relief that releases some of the tension that permeates the series.

At times, the show does seem a little over the top. Suspension of disbelief may come in handy more than once, but who doesn’t love an extravagant tale of revenge? There’s something very satisfying about watching bad people get their due, and there’s no shortage of that on Neama Al Avocato. The events may not be more fantastical than ones we saw before on Gaafar El Omda and Al Ostoora, which are a good litmus test for whether this show is for you.

Despite the ongoing debate online, Omar’s performance has been widely commended. Even viewers who had gripes with the show’s rise to Shahid’s #1 spot — previously occupied by Ashghal Shaqa — after the attempt on Neama’s life, praised Omar’s convincing depiction of the ambitious, good-willed, but occasionally morally gray Neama.

WHERE TO WATCH- All 16 episodes of Neama Al Avocato are available on Shahid. You can catch the trailer here (watch trailer, runtime: 1:43).

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