With a refreshingly astounding wave of Pakistani actors starring in international projects, yet another superstar is ready to make their mark yet again. Everyone’s beloved Ahad Raza Mir is all geared up to make an appearance in the Netflix original series, Resident Evil, as confirmed by Variety. While details of the character are yet to be revealed, this is undoubtedly stellar news nonetheless.
The International Ahad Raza Mir
This news comes at a time while Ahad Raza Mir is currently involved in the HUM TV project, Hum Tum, which is geared up to comprise of a comedic premise.
However, the Parwaaz Hai Junoon, Ehd-e-Wafa, Yeh Dil Mera, and Yakeen Ka Safar (among many more) star has made a name for himself in Canada already as a theater actor, having featured in Romeo and Juliet (2014), Macbeth (2015), and Hamlet: A Ghost Story (2019). Moreover, his take on Hamlet led him to winning Canada’s Betty Mitchell Award for outstanding performance by an actor.
The Series
For those who may not follow Resident Evil yet, (but surely will, now that Ahad Raza Mir will star in it), it is a live action series based on a popular video game franchise by Capcom.
The cast includes names such as Lance Reddick, Ella Balinska, Tamara Smart, Siena Agudong, Adeline Rudolph, and Paola Nuñez.
Produced under the studio banner of Constantin Film, the series consists of Andrew Dabb wearing multiple caps as the writer, executive producer, and showrunner. Mary Leah Sutton is working alongside behind the scenes as the writer and executive producer as well. The CEO of Constantin Film, Martin Moszkowicz, is producing the series.
Other Projects
Keeping himself rather busy, Ahad Raza Mir is living the global icon life, co-producing a thriller film alongside Hamid Hussain, who represents him for international projects at Action Consultancy alongside Muhammad Yaqoob.
This project is set to star a renowned Pakistani actress and while all details are rather hush-hush, we can’t help but keep guessing as to who this might be. His debut production, Kalasha, is also currently filming.
Making Pakistan Proud
It is no surprise that when an actor as brilliant and talented as Ahad Raza Mir serves his nation, while also immersing himself in global projects, it doubles as a ray of positivity for Pakistan. While the superstar has won innumerable hearts back home, and has been acclaimed internationally, we look forward to seeing him continue to climb this ascending ladder of success.
