MHz Choice to premiere first series from Lebanon 'Awake' News provided by Share this article WASHINGTON, Jan. 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- MHz Choice announces its February lineup including the premiere of Awake, the SVOD platform's first Arabic-language release. The first two episodes of the ten-part Lebanese production, acquired from UK distributor Videoplugger, will debut on February 2, 2021, with two new episodes released weekly. Flavia Bechara, Tarek Yaccoub in "Awake". Created by Nadia Tabbara and directed by Mazen Fayad, Awake (2019, 16X45') is about a young woman, Dana (Flavia Bechara), who wakes up from a coma after twelve years, unable to speak or interact with others. With the help of her family, including sisters Lama (Stephanie Atallah) and Jinane (Ruba Zaarour), she slowly comes to grips with what happened to her, and how social media has taken over the world. She realizes that she has woken up to a new world and a new, vibrant Beirut where everyone she's loved is different, and family secrets and lies begin to reveal themselves.