Overview
- The eight-episode prequel debuts on HBO Max with a weekly release schedule starting Friday, September 25.
- The story returns to 1990s Berlin to follow the Hamady family as Lebanese refugees living under a Duldung (tolerated residency) status.
- The plot centers on uncle Ibrahim’s return from an eight-year prison term in Lebanon and his entry into cocaine dealing, which draws the family toward organized crime.
- Tariq Al-Saies, Tareq Nassery, Rami Fadel Khalaf and Soufiane El Mesaudi lead a largely new younger cast under directors Özgür Yıldırım and Hüseyin Tabak.
- Critics at early Berlin screenings praised the series’ production, casting and scripts and said its mix of gangster drama and social critique positions it alongside the original '4 Blocks' while giving the franchise broader international visibility.