Miskina, Poor Thing (French: Miskina, la pauvre) is a French comedy television series created by Melha Bedia, Xavier Lacaille, and Yoann Gromb. The first season was released on Amazon Prime Video on 30 September 2022.
Contents
Premise
Fara, a French-Algerian Muslim, is 30 years old with no apartment, no job, and no boyfriend. The series follows her misadventures as she navigates family, business, love, and finally growing up.
Cast
Melha Bedia as Fara
Shirine Boutella as Safia
Hakim Jemili as Nassim
Victor Belmondo as Maxime
Xavier Lacaille as Damien
Alka Balbir as Cherifa
Nadia Kaci as Najet
Zorah Benali as Rania
Sarah Layssac as Nadia
Romain Delbart as Rudy
Oussama Kheddam as Bilal
Episodes
Production
The events of Miskina, Poor Thing are partially inspired by Bedia's life.
Release
The series was renewed for a second season in June 2023. The second second was released on 27 September 2024.