Masameer: How a zany YouTube cartoon captured the pulse of a changing Saudi Arabia The show is not only the funniest Arab cartoon in history, it’s the most critical series the Gulf has ever made ...

Masameer It began as a series on YouTube, but Masameer has since evolved into a theatrical feature film, followed by a full-fledged animated TV series, Masameer County.

From the outside, the past few years looked like the peak of Abdulaziz Almuzaini’s career. As the head of an animation studio in Saudi Arabia, he signed a five-year deal with Netflix in 2020. A ...

Masameer: The Movie was made to be successful in Saudi theaters. We had no more than 80 screens nationwide on the day of release; naturally, when you work in [such a small market], it will have an ...

Almuzaini's 2021 series 'Masameer County' tackled subjects such as conflicts between Islamic militancy and tribes, homosexuality, and women's rights. The show has been praised as a great criticism ...

Masameer County was supposed to be Saudi Arabia's big break in the comedy world. The online cartoon, similar in tone to South Park and Family Guy, had been growing in popularity as the kingdom was ...

Masameer was picked up by Netflix for a five-year contract but the fact that it mocked Saudi's restrictions on women's freedom and its adherence to Islamic fundamentalism proved dangerous to ...

'Masameer County' Trailer: Watch the Official Trailer from English web series 'Masameer County' starring Malik Nejer, Abdulaziz Alshehri and Mazroa Almazroa. To know more about the 'Masameer ...

Netflix has added Masameer the Movie to its library, the first Saudi animation movie based on the popular YouTube series, produced by Myrkott. Following its success in theatres, Netflix is now ...

In a now-deleted video posted on YouTube and X (formerly Twitter) last week, and addressed to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, al-Muzaini said a committee in Saudi Arabia’s audiovisual ...