House of Gods | |
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Created by | Osamah Sami Shahin Shafaei |
Written by | Osamah Sami Shahin Shafaei Blake Ayshford Sarah Bassiuoni |
Directed by | Fadia Abboud |
Starring |
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Country of origin | Australia |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 1 |
No. of episodes | 6 |
Production | |
Executive producers | Debbie Lee Sally Riley Sheila Jayaved Blake Ayshford Brett Sleigh |
Producer | Bree-Anne Sykes |
Cinematography | Sky Davies |
Editor | Nicholas Holmes |
Running time | 55 minutes |
Production company | |
Original release | |
Network | ABC TV |
Release | 25 February – 31 March 2024 |
House of Gods is a 2024 Australian television drama series. It is created by Osamah Sami and Shahin Shafaei and produced by Matchbox Pictures. It was broadcast on ABC TV from 25 February until 31 March 2024.
In the Sydney suburb of Fairfield, Sheikh Mohammad is bidding for the head cleric position at his mosque. However, whilst his progressive positions are backed by his children they bring tension to aspects of the more conservative community. [1]
The 55 minute six-part drama series [2] was created by Osamah Sami (whose father was head cleric of a mosque in Melbourne) and Shahin Shafaei. It is co-written by Blake Ayshford and Sarah Bassiuoni. Sami first presented the idea to the Matchbox Pictures producer Sheila Jayadev 5-6 years prior to production. [3]
House of Gods is directed by Fadia Abboud and executive producers are Debbie Lee, Sally Riley, Jayaved, Blake Ayshford, and Brett Sleigh. Bree-Anne Sykes is series producer. [4] [5]
The series has an entirely Arab Australian cast, which includes Kamel El Basha, Osamah Sami, Maia Abas, Majid Shokor, Safia Arain, Simon Elrah, Priscilla Doueihy, Ali Ibrahim, Azmi Al-Hasani, Saif Alawadi, Wadih Dona, and Antoinette Lattouf. [6] [7]
The series was shown in Australia on ABC TV from 25 February 2024, [8] until 31 March 2024. [9] All episodes of the series were added to ABC iview on 25 February 2024. [2]
Kamel El Basha won the best actor prize at the 14th edition of Series Mania in France in March 2024. [10]
Mostafa Rachwani of Guardian Australia gave the drama series a 2 star rating, writing "I think it is important to acknowledge House of Gods as an overall step forward for Muslim representation in Australia." [1] Mel Campbell of ScreenHub gave the drama series a 3½ star rating, writing "Like the sheikh, House of Gods is working hard to find its place and move with its times. And it’s a very absorbing balancing act to watch". [6]
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House of Gods premieres on Sunday February 25 at 8.30pm on ABC TV, with episodes released weekly. Watch the trailer here and follow @osamah.sami on Instagram to remain updated.