As prices have risen in all areas, the artists' wages have also increased too much this year for their participation in Ramadan drama.

The leader Adel Emam in "Afariat Adly Allam" series:
The Egyptian famous actor, Adel Emam has signed a EGP 45m contract to play a role in the new Arabic series "Afariat Adly Allam". Emam wage increased EGP 10m, where he recieved EGP 35m for his participation in "Maamoun wa chorakah" series, last year. Afariat Adly Allam is a comedy series, starring of Adel Imam, Hala Sedqi, Ghada Adel, Kamal Abouriya and Rashwan Tawfiq.

Ahmed El Sakka in "The Black Horse" series:
The actor Ahmed El Sakka ranked second in the list of highest wages after Adel Imam. He has signed a EGP 40m contract to participate in "The Black Horse" series. The series is starring of Shery Adel, Yasmine Sabri, Sabri Fawaz, Mohamed Farag, Ahmed Badir, Ashraf Zaki, Engy Khattab, Mohamed Adel, Ahmed Al Awadhi, Heba Abdel Ghani, Mahmoud Hegazy, Sana Shafea, Mohamed Ali Rizk and Mirna Nour El Din.

Haifa Wehbe in "Herbeya" series:
Lebanese singer Haifa Wahbe has signed a $2m contract to play the role of "Asaliya" in the new Arabic series "Herbaya". The series is starring of Monzer Rihanna, Dina, Rahab Al Jamal, Sabri Abdel Moneim, Ahmed Fouad Selim, Ahmed Siam, written by Akram Mustafa, directed by Mariam Ahmadi.

Karim Abdel Aziz in "Al-Zibq" series:
Actor Karim Abdel Aziz has signed a EGP 30m contract to play a role in "Al-Zibq" series. His story revolves around the Egyptian intelligence, and Al-Zibq is one of the operations carried out by the soldier Karim Abdel Aziz. The series is starring of Sherif Mounir, Riham Abdel Ghafour, Talaat Zakaria, Carmen Labbas, Fadi Ibrahim, Mohamed Shahin, Edward, Sahar Sayegh, Hadi El-Jayyar, Nahla Salama, Tamim Abdu, Rami Waheed, Wizo, Elham Abdalbadi'a, Sami Maghouri, Salwa Osman, Abdel Rahim Hassan, Mahmoud Ghareeb, Mohamed Hosni, Diaa El Margany and directed by Wael Abdullah.

Mohamed Fouad in "Dahir" series:
Egyptian singer Mohamed Fouad has signed a EGP 30m contract to play a role in "Dahir" series. The series is starring of Hassan Yousef, Raghda, Madeline Tabar, directed by Yasser Zayed. The events revolve around an officer living in Dahir area, who helps everyone around him but will be exposed to many difficult situations, including falling in love with a Jewish girl.

Ghada Abdel Razek in "Surface to air" series:  
Actress Ghada Abdel Razek has signed a EGP 30m contract to play a role in  "Surface to air" series. Hayatam Shaker, Abdel Aziz Makhion, Abdel Rahman Abu Zahra, Mohamed Karim, Ahmed Abdelourat, Maha Abu Auf, Amr Saleh, Youssef Osman, Nadia Khairy, Mourad Makram and directed by Mohamed Gomaa.