# The Giza Killer (2023)

> A man of many faces becomes entangled in his own web of deceit and murder across seven interwoven love stories.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/143661

## Facts

- Seasons: 1
- Episodes: 8
- Episode runtime: 39 min
- Status: Ended
- Genres: crime, drama, mystery
- Network: MBC Shahid
- Cast: Ahmad Fahmy, Rakeen Saad, Bassem Samra, Salah Abdallah, Hanan Youssef, Dalia Shawqi, Gihan El Shamashergy, Injy Abou El Seoud
- TMDB rating: 6.9/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt28516526/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: moderate
- Tone: tense, intimate, melancholic, suspenseful

## Synopsis

The Giza Killer (2023) is an Egyptian crime drama miniseries created for MBC Shahid and presented in Arabic. Its story follows a man of many faces who becomes caught in his own web of deceit and murder, moving through the lives of several characters connected by romance and suspicion. Ahmad Fahmy plays Gaber, a central figure whose hidden double life tightens around him, while Rakeen Saad appears as Zina and Bassem Samra as Hazem, both drawn into the emotional and criminal tangles. Salah Abdallah plays Sayed, and Dalia Shawqi plays Salma, adding further pressure to the web of relationships. Across eight episodes of roughly thirty-nine minutes each, the series builds its engine from seven love stories, four lives, and three murders, with suspicion shifting from one character to another as the investigation closes in. Each episode peels back another layer of concealment, making the show a tightly plotted, self-contained mystery rather than a sprawling saga. The tone is tense and intimate, with a melancholic undercurrent of betrayal and longing set in contemporary Cairo and the Giza district. Viewers who enjoy the interlocking romance and crime of Mindhunter, The Killing, and Hekayat Hilal will find a similar pull in its layered suspicion and human stakes. Its short run makes it an easy one-sitting watch for fans of Arabic crime television.

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