Shadi Ali
Director
The Hibiscus-Man (2013)
Season 01
As Bayram accidentally discovers a formula that turns everyone who takes it into a superhuman, he conducts an experiment on a simple young man, Asfour, and the duo begin to fight crime, while their relationship goes through many disagreements.
Released July 10, 2013
Episode 38 min
10+
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Science Fiction, Superhero
Keywords: tmdb.superhero, imdb.superhero, imdb.superhero-sci-fi, mdblist.has-trailer
Production Companies: Oscar Pictures
Network: Dream TV
S1E1 - Episode 1
Bayram's graduation project gets rejected again. Asfour works in the singer Karika’s band; at a wedding he accidentally causes the couple to get divorced.
July 10, 2013, midnight
S1E2 - Episode 2
Tayseer storms his son's school, where he finds out that his son stole a pen. Bayram’s ex-fiancée files a suit against him as he tried the hibiscus potion on her.
July 11, 2013, midnight
S1E3 - Episode 3
Bayram hits Asfour with his car and takes him home, where he tries the potion on him. As Bayram’s pet monkey messes the formula, Asfour wakes up to find himself incredibly strong.
July 12, 2013, midnight
S1E4 - Episode 4
Asfour falls for Salma. A group of thugs attack Haisa, so Asfour and Bayram decide to take action.
July 13, 2013, midnight
S1E5 - Episode 5
Asfour takes revenge on the thugs and beats them up in the alley, whereupon Bayram designs a superhero suit for him.
July 14, 2013, midnight
S1E6 - Episode 6
As Bayram throws himself from the top of Cairo Tower, Asfour comes flying in his new suit and saves him, whereupon he becomes a media sensation.
July 15, 2013, midnight
S1E7 - Episode 7
As Asfour tells Salma that he knows the Hibiscus-Man, she asks that she conducts an interview with him. Bayram appears on his uncle Sareeh’s show to discuss the Hibiscus-Man.
July 16, 2013, midnight
S1E8 - Episode 8
Bayram berates Asfour for talking to Salma about the Hibiscus-Man, whereupon he uses him to deliver goods all over the world and clear them through customs at half the price.
July 17, 2013, midnight
S1E9 - Episode 9
Bayram invents a way to stop Asfour’s lisp so he wouldn’t be recognized. Meanwhile, Tayseer continues to chase El Aqrab and tries to arrest him, but he fails, and the latter asks Tayseer to release three spies from prison.
July 18, 2013, midnight
S1E10 - Episode 10
Tayseer leaks information about a bomb that will be dropped in the Nile to Sareeh El Feel on his show. The Hibiscus-Man manages to save the Nile, and the police arrest El Aqrab.
July 19, 2013, midnight
S1E11 - Episode 11
Tayseer stages a sit-in after his dismissal, where a group of people join him. Salma asks Asfour to meet the Hibiscus-Man. Tayseer's family discovers his participation in the sit-in.
July 20, 2013, midnight
S1E12 - Episode 12
Tayseer returns to work. Sareeh asks that the Hibiscus-Man carries him and flies with him for publicity. The minister and the security director hold a meeting to discuss the growing popularity of the Hibiscus-Man.
July 21, 2013, midnight
S1E13 - Episode 13
Tayseer tries to cure his son, who has been depressed since he saw his father on TV getting beaten, whereupon he leaves the house and stays at Medhat's.
July 22, 2013, midnight
S1E14 - Episode 14
Salma forces Bayram and the Hibiscus-Man to endorse Sareeh in the elections, and the Hibiscus-Man helps Sareeh with the publicity for his candidacy for the presidency.
July 23, 2013, midnight
S1E15 - Episode 15
As Faten turns aways from the Hibiscus-Man, Bayram hatches a plan to make her fall in love with his brother Abnoudi. Salma insists on being Sareeh's spokesperson, to which he agrees.
July 24, 2013, midnight
S1E16 - Episode 16
The Hibiscus-Man calls Sareeh El Feel on air and insults Spider-Man, whereupon Spider-Man also calls Sareeh, who begins to interpret his words inaccurately, accusing him of insulting Egypt.
July 25, 2013, midnight
S1E17 - Episode 17
The Hibiscus-Man challenges Spider-Man and scolds him again, after which Spider-Man decides to go to Egypt to meet the Hibiscus-Man, while Tayseer guards him during his stay.
July 26, 2013, midnight
S1E18 - Episode 18
Bayram trains the Hibiscus-Man to meet Spider-Man. When the two face off, the Hibiscus-Man defeats Spider-Man. Abnoudi and Faten get married.
July 27, 2013, midnight
S1E19 - Episode 19
As Tayseer tries to solve the mystery of the stolen Africa Cup of Nations, he, along with Bayram and Asfour (the Hibiscus-Man) partake in the mission to retrieve the Cup.
July 28, 2013, midnight
S1E20 - Episode 20
Tayseer, the Hibiscus-Man and Bayram embark on a journey to recover the Cup, which they find with a witch, who falls for Bayram and marries him, after which they defeat her and return with the Cup.
July 29, 2013, midnight
S1E21 - Episode 21
A plane en route to Luxor, with Tayseer's family, Abnoudi and Faten on board, gets hijacked. Salma tells Asfour to stay away from her.
July 30, 2013, midnight
S1E22 - Episode 22
As the hijackers demand El Aqrab's release, Bayram devises a plan to catch the hijackers, while the Hibiscus-Man saves the plane.
July 31, 2013, midnight
S1E23 - Episode 23
Sareeh asks Fatima to marry him in secret so as not to affect the presidential elections. As Asfour shoots to fame with his real identity when he releases a new song, he tries to avoid Bayram.
Aug. 1, 2013, midnight
S1E24 - Episode 24
As Asfour returns from Palestine after shooting his new song, he’s interviewed by Sareeh El Feel, whereupon he discovers that it wasn’t filmed with Palestinians, but with Israelis.
Aug. 2, 2013, midnight
S1E25 - Episode 25
Bayram tries to get close to Natasha. Tayseer introduces himself as the superhero 'the Police-Man', while his wife objects to the idea and accuses him of being a fraud.
Aug. 3, 2013, midnight
S1E26 - Episode 26
The Hibiscus-Man has an unregistered marriage with a prostitute, who eventually leaves him, causing him to become depressed. Natasha reveals to Asfour that she knows that he's the Hibiscus-Man.
Aug. 4, 2013, midnight
S1E27 - Episode 27
Asfour proposes to Natasha. As Tayseer arrests Bayram to try to find out any information about the Hibiscus-Man, the former saves him at the right moment.
Aug. 5, 2013, midnight
S1E28 - Episode 28
As the police set a trap for the Hibiscus-Man through a staged boat hijack, the Police-Man shows up and saves the day, while the Hibiscus-Man gets arrested.
Aug. 6, 2013, midnight
S1E29 - Episode 29
Sareeh El Feel withdraws from the presidential elections because of the Hibiscus-Man. Asfour and Tayseer manage to arrest the Israeli-Man. Bayram injects himself with a formula that gives him superpowers.
Aug. 7, 2013, midnight
S1E30 - Episode 30
Bayram kidnaps Natasha, Nizam, Haisa and Faten, but the Hibiscus-Man saves the day. Asfour marries Natasha, while Tayseer returns to his wife and son.
Aug. 8, 2013, midnight
Network: Dream TV
Episode Runtime: 38 min.
Season Runtime: 38 min.
Released: July 10, 2013
Last Air Date: Aug. 8, 2013, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: TV-PG / 10+
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