MBC Studios

MBC Studios, a privately owned entity headquartered in Saudi Arabia and a subsidiary of MBC Group, was established in 2018 with approximately 120 employees. The company focuses on media managed services and reported $141.5M in revenue as of 2023. Functioning as the content production arm of MBC Group, it is dedicated to the production of original Arabic content for regional and international audiences, creating television series, feature films, and documentaries. MBC Studios often collaborates with global production partners to bring Middle Eastern stories to a worldwide market, with its projects primarily distributed through MBC Group’s flagship channels and the Shahid streaming platform, where they frequently appear as "Shahid Originals."