The Hibiscus-Man (2013)
Synopsis
This science-fiction show revolves around a mad scientist, known by his friends as the "Al Ragol Al E'naab." The mad scientist concocts an elixir that gives regular human beings supernatural abilities. Though he tries to use his potion to help people, the government hinds him out and goes after him. In the midst of his manhunt, Egypt undergoes a major disaster, prompting the Egyptian government to seek out his help rather than his arrest.
Network
YouTube, Dream TV
Episodes
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.
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.
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.
Episode 4
Asfour falls for Salma. A group of thugs attack Haisa, so Asfour and Bayram decide to take action.
Episode 5
Asfour takes revenge on the thugs and beats them up in the alley, whereupon Bayram designs a superhero suit for him.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Cast
Trailer
Details
Original Title
الرجل العناب
Status
Ended
Seasons
1
Episodes
30
Production
Oscar Pictures
