MBC Studios has started production of Saudi fantasy series “Rise of the Witches” with an all-local cast and crew. The high-end production division of the MBC Group stated that it is producing the show based on a novel by Saudi author Osamah Al-Muslim.

The location of the filming is NEOM, the burgeoning smart city in the northeast of the country, which is central to Saudi Arabia’s strategy to establish itself as a major center for film and television production.

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