

TV series
What you see is not what it seems.
2025, Arabic, on DMC & MBC Shahid. Created by Mohammed Hijab & Nesma Nabil & Hend Abdullah.
Sometimes, illusion is better than reality.
It includes seven separate stories, each story will be presented in five episodes.
- Seasons
- 1
- Episodes
- 35
- Episode length
- 40 min
- Status
- Ended in 2025
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Latest episode
S1 E35: Broken light - Episode 5
Aired 24 September 2025
Seasons 1
Cast & crew
- Mohammed HijabCreator
- Nesma NabilCreator
- Hend AbdullahCreator
- Mohammed Al-Desouki RushdiCreator
- Ahmed Khalid SalehZiyad Al-Kurdi · 5 ep
- Mariam El GendyMariam · 5 ep
- Khaled AnwarCast · 5 ep
- Aya Abdel RazikLayla · 5 ep
- Sally HamadRania · 5 ep
- Karim AbduljawwadCast · 5 ep
- Hanady Mehannaداليدا · 5 ep
- Ahmed Gamal Saeedمازن · 5 ep
- Nancy Helalياسمين · 5 ep
- Youssef Othmanشريف · 5 ep
- Wafaa SadeqCast · 5 ep
- Nabil Ali MaherCast · 5 ep
Details
- First aired
- 9 August 2025
- Last aired
- 24 September 2025
- Network
- DMC, MBC Shahid, WATCH iT!
- Original title
- ما تراه ليس كما يبدو
- Language
- Arabic
- Country
- Egypt
- Type
- Miniseries
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What you see is not what it seems.: quick answers
Is What you see is not what it seems. worth watching?
What you see is not what it seems. doesn’t have enough ratings for a verdict yet.
How many seasons of What you see is not what it seems. are there?
What you see is not what it seems. has 1 season and 35 episodes, about 40 minutes each.
Is What you see is not what it seems. finished?
Yes. What you see is not what it seems. ended in 2025, so you can watch the whole story.
Which OTT platform is What you see is not what it seems. on?
What you see is not what it seems. isn’t listed on any OTT platform in India yet. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
What you see is not what it seems. parents guide: is it suitable for kids?
No age rating is listed for What you see is not what it seems. yet.
What shows are like What you see is not what it seems.?
If you liked What you see is not what it seems., try Fantasy Island, The Ray Bradbury Theater, Charmed.
Who created What you see is not what it seems.?
What you see is not what it seems. was created by Mohammed Hijab and Nesma Nabil and Hend Abdullah and Mohammed Al-Desouki Rushdi and stars Ahmed Khalid Saleh, Mariam El Gendy, Khaled Anwar.
