Black Crows — Season 1
This drama portrays the lives of male and female recruits, undercover spies, child snipers, slaves and leaders in a cell of an extremist group.
About this season
This drama portrays the lives of male and female recruits, undercover spies, child snipers, slaves and leaders in a cell of an extremist group.
Episodes (30)
1. Episode 1
Aired 27 May 2017 • 41 min
New recruits of different walks of life and with varying motives, including at least two undercover agents, arrive at an Islamic State group compound.
2. Episode 2
Aired 28 May 2017 • 29 min
Based on their skills, the recruits are designated as platoon soldiers, brides or cyber warriors. Hailah is alarmed when her sons are taken from her.
3. Episode 3
Aired 29 May 2017 • 28 min
Eager recruit Nawaf is tricked into accepting a deadly mission. The cell leaders fund their war via armed robbery and drug factories employing children.
4. Episode 4
Aired 30 May 2017 • 30 min
The emir gets a surprise delivery. Timid young Majed witnesses a disturbing scene. Undercover agent Adham finds allies among his fellow recruits.
5. Episode 5
Aired 31 May 2017 • 31 min
The mufti plots to steal the drug factory from its owner. Abu Omar spots his missing daughter. Surgeon Thenian tries to save a dying Yazidi prisoner.
6. Episode 6
Aired 1 June 2017 • 29 min
The recruits are forced to punish "infidels" selling illegal goods, while the children are manipulated into shooting at Yazidis for target practice.
7. Episode 7
Aired 2 June 2017 • 30 min
The female recruits are shown how to indoctrinate girls on their way home from school. During a raid of a hospital, Adham grabs a window of opportunity.
8. Episode 8
Aired 3 June 2017 • 30 min
The fortuneteller is made an example of. Thenian discovers the emir is hiding a secret. The leader of the Boys of Paradise preys upon little Majed.
9. Episode 9
Aired 4 June 2017 • 30 min
The emir reveals the object of his mission. Thenian learns of a shocking moneymaking scheme. The boys are subjected to a fear-instilling ritual.
10. Episode 10
Aired 5 June 2017 • 29 min
A French couple's getaway takes an unexpected turn. Seeing her people forced to undergo medical procedures, Yazidi prisoner Kamar confronts Thenian.
11. Episode 11
Aired 6 June 2017 • 31 min
The cell orchestrates simultaneous terror attacks in three different cities around the world. Ghadeer and Sara are unhappy in their new marriages.
12. Episode 12
Aired 7 June 2017 • 32 min
A fishmonger reaches her limit when she's told to wear gloves. As the emir tours the marketplace for a propaganda video shoot, assassins lie in wait.
13. Episode 13
Aired 8 June 2017 • 31 min
Thenian carries out a plan to save Kamar. French wife Audrey awakens in a new home. The emir brings home a surprise to his spouse and promotes Adham.
14. Episode 14
Aired 9 June 2017 • 31 min
Abu Omar's daughter tries to out him as a traitor, but fate intervenes. A lottery is held to select two female recruits for a suicide mission.
15. Episode 15
Aired 10 June 2017 • 30 min
Khaled meets his prospective bride. May makes a shocking move to gain an audience with the emir. Sara and Ghadeer plan to escape the compound.
16. Episode 16
Aired 11 June 2017 • 32 min
Abu Omar sees a leader planting incriminating evidence. Sara is forced to make her escape without Ghadeer. Malika begs the emir to let her spy for him.
17. Episode 17
Aired 12 June 2017 • 32 min
Audrey makes a stunning announcement to her husband. The emir gives May a loyalty-testing mission. A resistance fighter asks Thenian for a risky favor.
18. Episode 18
Aired 13 June 2017 • 31 min
Audrey gets revenge against the defiant teacher. A doctor and dentist are targeted for treating the opposite sex. Malika goes on her first mission.
19. Episode 19
Aired 14 June 2017 • 30 min
May plants a bomb in the church. Malika is tricked into carrying out a mission beyond spying. Ghadeer gets a surprise visit from a much-changed Sara.
20. Episode 20
Aired 15 June 2017 • 31 min
Majed's older brother witnesses him being sexually abused. Kamar repays Thenian for saving her. The emir recalls a life-changing moment in 1985.
21. Episode 21
Aired 16 June 2017 • 32 min
The emir orders Adham to wed May to keep an eye on her. The mufti learns of his fiancée's past. Ghadeer discovers a secret room in her husband's home.
22. Episode 22
Aired 17 June 2017 • 31 min
Al-Miqdad hunts for Majed's missing brother. After an airstrike hits the compound, Ghadeer's husband refuses to let her leave their burning home.
23. Episode 23
Aired 18 June 2017 • 31 min
Ghadeer insists on waiting for her stepchildren before escaping, forcing Sara to make a difficult decision. The emir recalls how he first met Malika.
24. Episode 24
Aired 19 June 2017 • 31 min
Khaled and Hafssa have a heart-to-heart, aware it could be their last chat. Audrey decides where her loyalties lie. Adham attempts a daring rescue.
25. Episode 25
Aired 20 June 2017 • 30 min
The cell receives a status report on the emir, leaving the mufti with an important decision to make. Adham devises an exit strategy for the pilot.
26. Episode 26
Aired 21 June 2017 • 31 min
Madiha asks her new husband, the mufti, to send her to Egypt on a suicide mission. The leaders' struggle for power takes an unexpected turn.
27. Episode 27
Aired 22 June 2017 • 30 min
Khaled tries to dissuade his mother from going to Egypt. After causing an electrical outage, Adham and May carry out their plan to free the pilot.
28. Episode 28
Aired 23 June 2017 • 30 min
The emir re-establishes himself as leader of the cell and gives new orders. Oum al-Hareth's infatuation with the emir gets the better of her.
29. Episode 29
Aired 24 June 2017 • 31 min
As the women forcibly recruit in town, al-Khansaa grows wary of May and her companion. Abu Omar, Thenian, Madiha, Majed and his mom flee the compound.
30. Episode 30
Aired 25 June 2017 • 51 min
Experts analyze how and why five real men and women from Cairo, Riyadh, Casablanca, Abha and Damascus left their lives to join the Islamic State group.