Black Crows
Black Crows
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Black Crows

6.8 / 10
2017
1 season
30 episodes
DramaWar & Politics

A raw and unflinching Arab drama depicting life under ISIS through the eyes of women — a Yazidi woman taken as a slave, an undercover journalist infiltrating the group, a mother radicalised into training her child as a sniper. One of the boldest and most controversial productions in Arab television history, praised for its courage in confronting extremism head-on.

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This drama portrays the lives of male and female recruits, undercover spies, child snipers, slaves and leaders in a cell of an extremist group.

  • Episode 1

    1.Episode 1

    27-05-201741m

    New recruits of different walks of life and with varying motives, including at least two undercover agents, arrive at an Islamic State group compound.

  • Episode 2

    2.Episode 2

    28-05-201729m

    Based on their skills, the recruits are designated as platoon soldiers, brides or cyber warriors. Hailah is alarmed when her sons are taken from her.

  • Episode 3

    3.Episode 3

    29-05-201728m

    Eager recruit Nawaf is tricked into accepting a deadly mission. The cell leaders fund their war via armed robbery and drug factories employing children.

  • Episode 4

    4.Episode 4

    30-05-201730m

    The emir gets a surprise delivery. Timid young Majed witnesses a disturbing scene. Undercover agent Adham finds allies among his fellow recruits.

  • Episode 5

    5.Episode 5

    31-05-201731m

    The mufti plots to steal the drug factory from its owner. Abu Omar spots his missing daughter. Surgeon Thenian tries to save a dying Yazidi prisoner.

  • Episode 6

    6.Episode 6

    01-06-201729m

    The recruits are forced to punish "infidels" selling illegal goods, while the children are manipulated into shooting at Yazidis for target practice.

  • Episode 7

    7.Episode 7

    02-06-201730m

    The female recruits are shown how to indoctrinate girls on their way home from school. During a raid of a hospital, Adham grabs a window of opportunity.

  • Episode 8

    8.Episode 8

    03-06-201730m

    The fortuneteller is made an example of. Thenian discovers the emir is hiding a secret. The leader of the Boys of Paradise preys upon little Majed.

  • Episode 9

    9.Episode 9

    04-06-201730m

    The emir reveals the object of his mission. Thenian learns of a shocking moneymaking scheme. The boys are subjected to a fear-instilling ritual.

  • Episode 10

    10.Episode 10

    05-06-201729m

    A French couple's getaway takes an unexpected turn. Seeing her people forced to undergo medical procedures, Yazidi prisoner Kamar confronts Thenian.

  • Episode 11

    11.Episode 11

    06-06-201731m

    The cell orchestrates simultaneous terror attacks in three different cities around the world. Ghadeer and Sara are unhappy in their new marriages.

  • Episode 12

    12.Episode 12

    07-06-201732m

    A fishmonger reaches her limit when she's told to wear gloves. As the emir tours the marketplace for a propaganda video shoot, assassins lie in wait.

  • Episode 13

    13.Episode 13

    08-06-201731m

    Thenian carries out a plan to save Kamar. French wife Audrey awakens in a new home. The emir brings home a surprise to his spouse and promotes Adham.

  • Episode 14

    14.Episode 14

    09-06-201731m

    Abu Omar's daughter tries to out him as a traitor, but fate intervenes. A lottery is held to select two female recruits for a suicide mission.

  • Episode 15

    15.Episode 15

    10-06-201730m

    Khaled meets his prospective bride. May makes a shocking move to gain an audience with the emir. Sara and Ghadeer plan to escape the compound.

  • Episode 16

    16.Episode 16

    11-06-201732m

    Abu Omar sees a leader planting incriminating evidence. Sara is forced to make her escape without Ghadeer. Malika begs the emir to let her spy for him.

  • Episode 17

    17.Episode 17

    12-06-201732m

    Audrey makes a stunning announcement to her husband. The emir gives May a loyalty-testing mission. A resistance fighter asks Thenian for a risky favor.

  • Episode 18

    18.Episode 18

    13-06-201731m

    Audrey gets revenge against the defiant teacher. A doctor and dentist are targeted for treating the opposite sex. Malika goes on her first mission.

  • Episode 19

    19.Episode 19

    14-06-201730m

    May plants a bomb in the church. Malika is tricked into carrying out a mission beyond spying. Ghadeer gets a surprise visit from a much-changed Sara.

  • Episode 20

    20.Episode 20

    15-06-201731m

    Majed's older brother witnesses him being sexually abused. Kamar repays Thenian for saving her. The emir recalls a life-changing moment in 1985.

  • Episode 21

    21.Episode 21

    16-06-201732m

    The emir orders Adham to wed May to keep an eye on her. The mufti learns of his fiancée's past. Ghadeer discovers a secret room in her husband's home.

  • Episode 22

    22.Episode 22

    17-06-201731m

    Al-Miqdad hunts for Majed's missing brother. After an airstrike hits the compound, Ghadeer's husband refuses to let her leave their burning home.

  • Episode 23

    23.Episode 23

    18-06-201731m

    Ghadeer insists on waiting for her stepchildren before escaping, forcing Sara to make a difficult decision. The emir recalls how he first met Malika.

  • Episode 24

    24.Episode 24

    19-06-201731m

    Khaled and Hafssa have a heart-to-heart, aware it could be their last chat. Audrey decides where her loyalties lie. Adham attempts a daring rescue.

  • Episode 25

    25.Episode 25

    20-06-201730m

    The cell receives a status report on the emir, leaving the mufti with an important decision to make. Adham devises an exit strategy for the pilot.

  • Episode 26

    26.Episode 26

    21-06-201731m

    Madiha asks her new husband, the mufti, to send her to Egypt on a suicide mission. The leaders' struggle for power takes an unexpected turn.

  • Episode 27

    27.Episode 27

    22-06-201730m

    Khaled tries to dissuade his mother from going to Egypt. After causing an electrical outage, Adham and May carry out their plan to free the pilot.

  • Episode 28

    28.Episode 28

    23-06-201730m

    The emir re-establishes himself as leader of the cell and gives new orders. Oum al-Hareth's infatuation with the emir gets the better of her.

  • Episode 29

    29.Episode 29

    24-06-201731m

    As the women forcibly recruit in town, al-Khansaa grows wary of May and her companion. Abu Omar, Thenian, Madiha, Majed and his mom flee the compound.

  • Episode 30

    30.Episode 30

    25-06-201751m

    Experts analyze how and why five real men and women from Cairo, Riyadh, Casablanca, Abha and Damascus left their lives to join the Islamic State group.

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