The Writer

The Writer

The Writer

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The Writer

"Fiction meets reality in a deadly game"

2019- 2019

1 Seasons

30 Episodes

6.3(3 votes)

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Drama

Overview

A crime writer finds himself the prime suspect in a murder that emulates his own novel and must now join hands with a die-hard fan to prove his innocence.

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3 members

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باسل خياط

Younes Joubran

باسل خياط

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Reem Khoury

Tamara

Reem Khoury

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Daniella Rahme

Majdaline

Daniella Rahme

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