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Youssra & Nelly Karim Team Up For First Time in 'Rose & Layla'

‘Rose & Layla’ will be a 15 episode dark comedy/action series about a pair of private investigators who try to stop a massive bank heist in Egypt - only to find that they got in too deep!

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Superstars Youssra and Nelly Karim are joining forces for the first time ever in a new show titled ‘Rose & Layla’, a 15 episode dark comedy/action series about a pair of private investigators who try to stop a massive bank heist in Egypt - only to find that they got in too deep! 


The script is penned by British writer Chris Cole, whose work you may recognise in ‘Mad Dogs’ and ‘Pelican Blood’. It will be directed by British filmmaker Adrian Shergold, who previously worked with Cole on ‘Mad Dogs’, and is also known for his work on ‘One Way to Denmark’ and ‘Cordelia’.


Produced by Safaa Abu Rizk and Magued Mohsen, ‘Rose & Layla’ will be released on Shahid through MBC Studios.