A 10-episode series created by the makers of The Vikings, reimagining One Thousand and One Arabian Nights, will be filmed in Bahrain next year.
In his Instagram stories this morning, His Majesty the King's Representative for Humanitarian Work and Youth Affairs Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa announced that ‘Arabian Nights’ would be shot in Bahrain, with production support from the kingdom.
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The 10-episode series is being executive produced by Kamran Pasha and Steven DeKnight alongside Alan Gasmer and Clive Standen who worked on The Vikings series.
Mr Standen, who played Rollo on Vikings, is a regular visitor to Bahrain, having highlighted the kingdom’s history and maritime heritage as part of the ‘Arabia’s Best Kept Secrets’ documentary series, and also appeared as a guest at Bahrain Comic Con in 2022.
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