Myrkott Animation Studio

Myrkott Animation Studio

Company type	Private
Industry	Animation
Predecessor	Studio Nejer AD Production Lumink
Founded	2014;11 years ago (2014)
Founder	Albdulaziz Almuzaini Malik Nejer Faisal Alamer Adnan Obathani
Headquarters	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Key people	Albdulaziz Almuzaini (CEO)
Website	myrkott.com

Myrkott Animation Studio is a Saudi Arabian animation studio based on Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. founded in 2014 by Albdulaziz Almuzaini, Malik Nejer, Faisal Alamer, and Adnan Obathani. ^[1]

In 2020. the studio signed, with Netflix, a deal for exclusive distribution a five year period. ^{[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]}

Filmography

Television series

• Masameer County (2021–2023) ^{[8] [9]}

Web series

• Masameer (2011–2019)
• Sanbar (2013–2016)
• Society Awareness (2013)
• American 101 (2013–2017)
• About Sweden (2015–2018)
• Arwa and Laffa (2016–2017)
• Yarob (2018–2019)

Pilots

• Dying Twice (2016)

Films

• Masameer: The Movie (2020)
• Masameer Junior (2025)

Shorts

• The Wedding Dress (2016) ^[10]

Other Works

• Head to Head (animation sequences)

References

1. Alkhalishi, Zahraa (December 14, 2017). "The studio behind the satirical Saudi Cartoon millions are watching". CNN. Retrieved 2025-03-05.
2. Amidi, Amid (September 21, 2020). "Netfilx signs 5-year deal with Saudi animation studio Myrkott". Cartoon Brew. Retrieved 2025-03-05.
3. Lakhpatwala, Zaira (September 16, 2020). "Netfilx exec on the 5-year partnership with Saudi animation studio". Arab News. Retrieved 2025-03-06.
4. Nagraj, Aarti (September 16, 2020). "Netfilx signs five-year Partnership with Saudi studio Myrkott". Gulf Business. Retrieved 2025-03-15.
5. Amlot, Matthew (September 16, 2020). "Netflix signs deal with Saudi Arabia animator Myrkott, Creator of Masameer cartoons". Al Arabiya. Retrieved 2025-03-18.
6. Berdirian, Razmig (September 16, 2020). "Saudi animation studio behind Masameer signs Five-year deal with Netflix". The National. Retrieved 2025-03-18.
7. Franks, Nico (September 17, 2020). "Netflix partners with Saudi Toon studio". C21 Media. Retrieved 2025-03-25.
8. Foley, Sean (July 27, 2021). "All in the Family: How an Animated Series reflects social change in Saudi Arabia". Middle East Institute. Retrieved 2025-03-05.
9. Hammed, Nada (March 16, 2023). "Saudi animation series Masameer County returns with a new tale to tell". Arab News. Retrieved 2025-03-15.
10. The Wedding Dress (Short 2016). m.imdb.com. Retrieved 2025-08-29.

External links

• Official website