When will 'The Exchange' release? Plot details and everything you need to know about Netflix series
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Watching a series based on true events that are presented in a compelling way is always a treat. Netflix's upcoming film 'The Exchange' fits perfectly in this 'true drama' category. The Arabian 'original series' by Netflix is set in a stock exchange. Set in the 1980s, this series is said to have been based on true events that Netflix adapted to make a truly gripping storyline that is sure to hook viewers.
Created by Nadia Ahmed, this original series was announced as a part of Netflix's line-up of Arabic content for primarily the MENA region. ‘The Exchange’ is produced by Abdullah Boushahri and directed by Jasem AlMuhanna and Karim El Shenawy. This series is said to have a total of 6 episodes in the first season of the series. The workplace drama series set in the Kuwait Stock Exchange follows two ambitious women who try to make their way in a corrupted industry that is a boys' club with many attempting to thwart the female protagonists at every turn.
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Netflix has recently released the trailer for this upcoming show and it has received fullsome praise from fans. Many of them are excited to see this new series. It will be interesting to see what will happen in the first season of this stock exchange show.
When will Season 1 of 'The Exchange' premiere?
The first season of Netflix's original series 'The Exchange' will premiere exclusively on Netflix on February 8, 2023.
How to watch 'The Exchange' series?
'The Exchange' will be available for streaming, exclusively on Netflix. The show can be seen on the aforementioned streaming platform. Apart from the streaming platform, viewers can download the Netflix app which is available both on Google's Play Store and on Apple's App Store. Netflix is also available on Roku, PlayStation, Xbox, Google Chromecast, Amazon Fire TV Stick, Apple TV, Smart TVs, YouView, BT TV Box, Now TV, Sky Q, and web browsers.
What is the plot of Netflix's 'The Exchange'?
'The Exchange' is said to be based on true events. This Kuwaiti series is set during the 1980s and follows the story of the only two women to work at a stock exchange as pioneers in the industry, shaking up the corrupted boys' club along the way. According to Netflix, the logline of 'The Exchange' reads "If you make no enemies while trading during the peak of Kuwait’s stock exchange, then you’ve had no fun — just ask the only women in the pit. Hair permed, shoulders padded, ever-competitive mathlete cousins Farida and Munira are here to bring a new order to Kuwait’s chaotic stock exchange."
Who is acting in Netflix's 'The Exchange'?
Rawan Mahdi, Mona Hussain and Mohammed Almansour are the primary stars of this period drama series. Rawan Mahdi plays Farida, a recent divorcee, seeking a job to provide for her daughter. She hasn't worked for 13 years and she has been a devoted housewife all those years. There is also Mona Hussain, who plays Munira, an independent, sassy clerk for the Bank of Tomorrow and Farida's cousin. The cast of this series also includes Jasem Al-Nabhan, Faisal AlAmeri, Asmahan Tawfiq, Hussain Al-Mahdi, Maryam Salih and Abdullah Bahman.
What is the latest buzz around Netflix's 'The Exchange'?
This Arabic language original series from Netflix is hotly anticipated, especially by fans of this show's writer, Nadia Ahmed. Ahmed recently revealed in an interview that 'The Exchange' is a love letter to all the empowered women, who demand they be heard and succeed. She said they were the trailblazing spirits in male-dominated industries, especially in finance, serving as an inspiration to the next generation of women to follw the money.
