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Saudi actor Yaqoub Alfarhan stars in new Netflix horror show set in 1970s Kuwait

Love, betrayal, and the consequences of past decisions take a terrifying turn in the Kuwaiti psychological horror series “Obsess,” which premieres exclusively on Netflix on Oct. 30. “Obsess” (or “Al-Nafs Al-Mutma’inna” in Arabic) stars Saudi actor Yaqoub Alfarhan alongside Kuwaiti actress Haya Abdel Salam and Lebanese actress Laila Abdallah. Hussein Al-Mansour, Ibrahim Al-Harbi and Asmahan Tawfiq also feature. Directed by Lebanese filmmaker Said El-Marouk and written by Eyad Saleh, and set in