← Future Folktales

Season 2

13 episodes · 2024

In 2050 Riyadh, elder Asma's richly captivating storytelling transports her grandchildren to fabled times where they discover the trials and triumphs of past generations through fascinating folktales.

  1. 1The Night the Wolf Cried

    01 Nov 2024 · 24 min

    Wolves are dangerous animals, but when a chieftain comes across a lone wolf, he takes pity on the starving creature and feeds him. What will come of this act of kindness?

  2. 2Naash's Daughters

    08 Nov 2024 · 24 min

    It is not always easy to find one’s path in life, a dilemma that Maha currently faces. Perhaps the stars themselves can guide her.

  3. 3The Nameless Faris

    15 Nov 2024 · 24 min

    People are more than they appear to be at first glance. Sometimes, a coward is the bravest person of all.

  4. 4Jared's Legend

    22 Nov 2024 · 24 min

    Massud does what the monster wants to protect his baby brother. But just because someone bears a burden doesn’t mean they must bear it alone.

  5. 5Tanbouri's Shoes

    29 Nov 2024 · 24 min

    There was once a man in Baghdad who owned a particular set of old shoes. Who would have thought his decision to throw them out would cause him so much misfortune?

  6. 6Poison and Sweetness

    06 Dec 2024 · 24 min

    Rafi may be a wise man, but he is not a compassionate one. When a young man begs to become his apprentice, Rafi grows suspicious once the past comes to light.

  7. 7Throw Those Squashes and Carry Me

    13 Dec 2024 · 24 min

    They say that kindness has a way of finding its way back to someone. A single mother struggles to provide for her seven daughters when a chance encounter changes everything.

  8. 8Iyas the Judge

    20 Dec 2024 · 24 min

    Iyas has a righteous heart and will not stand idly by when the villainous Safwan bullies others. However, this will not be the last time the two cross paths.

  9. 9Mulukhiyah Wars

    27 Dec 2024 · 24 min

    There were once three siblings who did not get along very well. But what starts as a fight over food may end with the three learning a valuable lesson.

  10. 10Nafla and Nahla

    03 Jan 2025 · 24 min

    Some say that bravery is the absence of fear. However, two sisters are about to learn that true bravery means taking action despite their fears.

  11. 11The Old Lady and The Jinni

    10 Jan 2025 · 24 min

    Once upon a time, there was a mischievous jinni who wreaked havoc on a village. But when he meets his match in a clever old woman, he challenges her to a contest of wits.

  12. 12The Mermaid's Gifts

    17 Jan 2025 · 24 min

    A man once received gifts from a mermaid who sensed that he possessed a good heart. Unfortunately, naivety had also taken root within him.

  13. 13Stories are Our Treasuresfinale

    24 Jan 2025 · 24 min

    Folktales are more than just stories; they are life lessons each generation passes down to the next. Just as a grandmother shared this tradition, so too shall her family.