EXCLUSIVE:James Francois starring in a Middle Eastern TV crimedramapenned byShades of BluecreatorAdi Hasak.

Check out a teaser below.

Joining Al Farhan are Reham Alkassar, Yasmina El Abd, Cynthia Khalifeh, Nicolas Mouawad and Earl Cave.

James Franco

James Franco

Asacha Media Group andMBCare also attached.

So this is a family-first show, a crime show.

Youve never seen it in television and I know they can do it, he added.

WGA West building in Hollywood

Yaqoub Al Farhan

James Franco

Although he has attracted controversy in recent years, Franco lendsKarantinaa dose of star power.

James wanted to play around with his lines and he brought his A-game.

Seeing him work with the MENA actors was amazing.

Franco has acknowledged he slept with students, apologized and settled a class-action suit.

The city becomes a character.

Hasak penned all episodes with Christine Crokos and Claire Siobhan Byrne co-writing.

Producers are Fenia Cossovitsa and Elias Ledakis for Blond and Joseph Saman and George Papantakos for Tanweer.

The directors are Goran Kapetanovic (Caliphate) and Umut Aral (Who Were We Running From).