Al-Zaeem

About the show

In an unnamed Arab dictatorship, cinema extra Zeinhom is repeatedly unemployed but resembles the ruler. After officials notice the resemblance while the dictator is dying, they recruit Zeinhom as a double; when the ruler dies, they install him as a compliant figurehead. Zeinhom is thrust from insecure work into the palace's rivalries and must navigate pressure from competing power centers while trying to govern.