Aya Samaha to Star in TV Series "Zoza"
Yara Sameh
Egyptian actress Aya Samaha has signed on to star in an action-comedy series titled "Zoza".
Principal photography is set to begin soon.
Samaha is currently busy filming the horror TV series "Zorouf Ghamda", in which she stars opposite Amir Karara.
The drama hails from director Muhammad Bakir and marks Karara's first time presenting the horror genre and also features Sedky Sakhr, Aya Samaha, Nabil Eissa, and more.
Samaha made her last appearance on the small screen in the social-comedy TV series "
El Captain
".
The cast also stars Sawsan Badr, Aya Samaha, Ahmed Abd El Wahab, Omar Shawky, Samy Maghawry, and more.
Moataz El Tony directs the series from a script by Amr El Daly, who penned the screenplay based on a story by Ayman Al-Shayeb. K Media production company is the studio behind the show.
"El Captain" consisted of 15 episodes and screened during the Ramadan 2025 drama marathon.
Samaha, born on March 31, 1992, started her acting career with the 2016 film "Hepta: The Last Lecture" and received more onscreen time in the 2016 mystery TV series "Grand Hotel".
In 2020, she starred in Netflix's series "Paranormal", based on Ahmed Khaled Tawfik's supernatural novel "Ma Waraa Al Tabiaa".
Her TV credits also include "Malika", "Rageen Ya Hawa", "Seeb Wana Aseeb", "El Soffara", and 'Ala Bab Al-Omara'.
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