Mai Omar's series "Ghasel and Iron" Ramadan 2026: Story, Cast, and Salary

Four months before the arrival of Ramadan 2026, drama stars have begun preparations to film their new works, which carry many surprises in terms of plots, as well as the return of some stars. Female leads will also have a strong presence in this anticipated season, especially since some actresses aspire to establish themselves as essential elements in Ramadan drama in the Arab region. The map shows the start of filming for a number of works and some features of the stories that the stars will explore in the Ramadan 2026 series.

Mai Omar's new series "Ghaseel and Iron" in Ramadan 2026 Egyptian actress Mai Omar is gearing up to participate in the 2026 Ramadan season with her new series, "Ghaseel Wa Mawi," which has sparked controversy since its announcement. Fans are eagerly awaiting official details about the series, especially since Mai Omar has become one of the leading stars of Ramadan drama in recent years.

The story and events of Mai Omar's series in Ramadan 2026 The events of the series “Ghaseel wa Mekawy” revolve around a social framework, while the production company is currently continuing to nominate the remaining actors and conclude contracts with them in preparation for setting the final date for the start of filming, which has not yet been officially announced. It is noteworthy that Mai Omar was scheduled to participate in another drama work written by Mariam Naoum and directed by Mariam Abou Ouf, which takes place in 15 episodes, but the project was postponed until after the Ramadan 2026 drama without revealing additional details regarding the new filming timing. It is expected that the official details of the series “Ghaseel wa Mekawy” will be announced in the coming days once contracts with the work team are completed.

Crew: Writer, director, and co-stars of Mai Omar's series Following her husband, director Mohamed Sami's decision to retire from television directing, actress Mai Omar signed a contract to star in a new series, which will air during Ramadan 2026. The series is written by Mariam Naoum, marking their first collaboration, and Mariam Abou Ouf is set to direct. The series' production company is still nominating and selecting the remaining cast members in preparation for filming.

Ramadan 2025 and Ramadan 2026 series starring Mai Omar Mai Omar expressed her great joy at the success of her Ramadan series “Esh Esh” as it topped the viewership list on the Shahid platform in Egypt and the Arab world throughout the month of Ramadan, by a large margin over other works. Mai Omar thanked the “MB” channel network and the Shahid platform, in addition to the work team that played a role in the success of the series, expressing her appreciation to the Egyptian and Arab audience for their continuous support. At the end of her post, Mai Omar announced her preparation for a new series during the Ramadan 2026 season, revealing her cooperation for the first time with a distinguished director, and promised the audience to present a strong dramatic work similar to her previous successes in “Esh Esh”, “Ne’mat Al-Awkatto”, and “Lulu”.

Mai Omar's most important previous successes in Ramadan drama Mai Omar has presented a number of series throughout her artistic career, achieving success and fame. Here you will find a comprehensive guide to her series:

The series "Ne'ma El-Avocato" presents a dramatic story in which ambitious lawyer Ne'ma tries to support her husband, who is suffering from a failing life. However, her life changes radically after she discovers his betrayal, which prompts her to seek revenge. The series "A Legitimate Relationship" revolves around Amr, who enters into a relationship with the young Buthaina, the ex-wife of his friend and partner, Amjad. Amr is forced to marry her in secret and hide this from his first wife, Alia. As the events develop, Amr finds himself torn between Buthaina, Amjad, and Alia, which requires him to make a difficult decision to confront what is happening. The series "Rania and Sakina" witnesses the transformation of the life of Rania Al-Sanhouri, the spoiled girl, after she is accused of killing her wealthy father. Rania finds herself in a major predicament and meets Sakina, the hardworking girl who also suffers from unexpected challenges and difficulties. They decide to unite to face a series of adventures to get out of their crises. The series "Nasl Al Aghrab" tells the story of a quarrel that led to the loss of more than half of Assaf Al Gharib's family and Ghufran. Assaf is released from prison and tries to restore the balance of power between himself, Ghufran, and his fierce enemy, especially after Ghufran becomes the most powerful person in the country. In addition, he marries Assaf's ex-wife and his lover and raises his son. The events of the series "Al-Futuwa" take place in the working-class neighborhoods, where a group of powerful people run the affairs of these neighborhoods. They were called "Al-Futuwa" and were responsible for taking care of the residents. The series "Lulu" revolves around a dramatic framework, telling the story of Lulu, a girl who aspires to become a famous singer, but faces many difficulties and tragedies on her path to fame and stardom. Information about the series starring Mai Omar on MBC Egyptian actress Mai Omar is currently making final preparations for her new Ramadan 2026 series, titled "Ghasil Wa Mawi," which is scheduled to air during Ramadan 2026 on MBC.

Mai Omar's salary and the reasons behind her series' top-earning Ramadan 2026 series Mai Omar has become the highest-paid actress in Ramadan 2026, with her salary for the season reaching 50 million Egyptian pounds, for the 15-episode series "Ghasil wa Mawa" (Gasil and Ironing ). This comes after the huge success she achieved in both "Esh Esh" and "Ne'mat El-Awkatto" in the last two Ramadan seasons.

Reasons for director Mohamed Sami's absence from Mai Omar's new series Egyptian actress Mai Omar revealed the reasons that led her husband, director Mohamed Sami, to take the decision to temporarily retire. During her interview with media personality Amr Adeeb on the “Al Hekaya” program on MBC Masr, she explained that this decision came after years of continuous and successful work. She pointed out that Mohamed Sami has directed many successful series over the years and that he has two series this year. Mai Omar added that filming artistic works requires a great effort, which prompted Mohamed Sami to take a period of rest, with the aim of returning to work later. She confirmed that he decided to do so before the beginning of Ramadan and that he did not make this decision as a result of any pressure related to the previous Ramadan series.