Who is Starring in the Netflix Original Series?

Nothing was ever easy in a woman’s world, especially in the years gone by like the 80’s. New Netflix Original Series, The exchangeShe will represent the Kuwait of 1987 as well as two strong-willed ladies. And we’re so ready to see the girl power!

The streamer is adding the series to its foreign show library, which is the first Netflix original from Kuwait. The drama is based on a true story about two women who were the only girls working on the male-dominated Kuwait stock exchange.

It may be a “cutthroat” environment, but our two main characters, Farida and Munira, will prove they are more than capable of keeping up, as the synopsis states. Together, they will embark on a journey of sisterhood, perseverance, ambition, and strength, according to Netflix.

The six-episode series is scheduled to premiere on Wednesday, February 8, 2023. The drama is in Arabic but subtitles are available. The show was filmed and produced entirely in Kuwait.

So who slips into the role of the two lovely ladies? Who else joins the leads on screen? Below we have the answer for you!

The Exchange: Who is starring in Netflix’s first original series from Kuwait?

Actress Rawan Mahdi plays the recently divorced and motivated mother Farida, who has been unemployed for over a decade. Mona Hussain portrays Munira, Farida’s cousin, who is passionate about her work as a clerk for the Bank of Tomorrow’s trading department at the Kuwait Stock Exchange.

We’ve provided the full cast list below:

• Rawan Mahdi as Farida
• Mona Hussein as Munira
• Mohammed Almasour
• James Alnabhan
• Hussein Almahdi
• Feisal Alamiri
• Maryam Alsalih
• Esmahan Tawfiq
• Hasan Ibraim
• Abdullah Bahman
• Zahra Alkharji
• Huda Alkhateeb
• Saoud Boushahri
• Mustafa Ashkanani
• Mohammed Al Kazimii
• Abbas Khulaifi
• Rayan Dashti
• Shabnam Khan

The new series was created and written by Nadia Ahmad, Anne Sobel and Adam Sobel. Abdullah Boushahri is serving as producer, while Jasem AlMuhanna and Karim El Shenawy are directing.

The exchange Premiered Wednesday, February 8, 2023 on Netflix.