Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentOscar-winning Irish writer-director Terry George (“Hotel Rwanda,” “In The Name of The Father”) and Egyptian writer Mariam Naoum have teamed up to co-write Arabic serial killer series “The Alexandria Killings” on which George will serve as showrunner.The high-end show in Arabic and English is based the true story of shadowy Egyptian sisters Raya and Sakina Bint Hamman who in the 1920’s robbed and murdered at least 17 women and were subsequently sentenced to death.
The notorious case has already spawned several local films, plays and books.“The Alexandria Killings” is being produced by Dubai-based Front Row Filmed Entertainment and London-based Rocket Science via their Middle East joint venture Yalla.
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