''Miskina, Poor Thing'' () is a French

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television series created by

Melha Bedia Melha Bedia (born 22 December 1990) is a French actress, comedian, director, and screenwriter. She created and starred in the Amazon Prime Video comedy series '' Miskina, Poor Thing''. Early life Melha Bedia was born in Paris, the daughter of Al ...

, Xavier Lacaille, and Yoann Gromb. The first season was released on

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on 30 September 2022.

Premise

Fara, a French-Algerian

Muslim Muslims () are people who adhere to Islam, a Monotheism, monotheistic religion belonging to the Abrahamic religions, Abrahamic tradition. They consider the Quran, the foundational religious text of Islam, to be the verbatim word of the God ...

, is 30 years old with no apartment, no job, and no boyfriend. The series follows her misadventures as she navigates family, business, love, and finally growing up.

Cast

as Fara * as Safia * as Nassim *

Victor Belmondo Victor Belmondo (born 15 December 1993) is a French actor. He is son of racing driver Paul Belmondo and television presenter Luana Belmondo, and the grandson of actor Jean-Paul Belmondo Jean-Paul Charles Belmondo (; 9 April 19336 September 2 ...

as Maxime * as Damien * as Cherifa *

Nadia Kaci Nadia Kaci (; born 1970) is an Algerian actress. Biography Kaci was raised in Algiers by a mother who was "colorful, illiterate, and cultured". She taught her daughter feminism from a young age and played darbouka for the seven children. At age 1 ...

as Najet * Zorah Benali as Rania * Sarah Layssac as Nadia * Romain Delbart as Rudy * Oussama Kheddam as Bilal

Episodes

Series overview

Season 1

Season 2

Production

The events of ''Miskina, Poor Thing'' are partially inspired by Bedia's life.

Release

The series was renewed for a second season in June 2023. The second second was released on 27 September 2024.

References

External links

*
Miskina, Poor Thing
' on

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