Moroccan director and actor Idriss Roukh has begun work on a new Amazigh-language television drama for Morocco’s Channel 8, Tamazight, according to Moroccan entertainment outlets reporting from Casablanca.
The project is being produced by Disconnected for the National Radio and Television Company, with filming reported to have started on September 26. The first details remain limited, but early reports say the series is intended for the Amazigh-language channel and will present a visual and dramatic approach tailored to Moroccan Tamazight-speaking audiences.
Roukh’s move into a new Tamazight production matters because scripted television remains one of the most visible spaces where language policy becomes lived culture. For many viewers, Channel 8 is not only a broadcaster but also a public platform where Amazigh language can appear in contemporary stories rather than only in heritage, music or documentary formats.
Coverage by Zahra Magazine and Fenana said further information about the cast, storyline and filming locations is expected to be released later through official digital channels connected to the project. Earlier Moroccan media had reported that Roukh was preparing an Amazigh series after completing other television work, making the start of filming a shift from planning to production.
The series arrives amid broader debate over the quality, funding and reach of Amazigh audiovisual production. Viewers and cultural advocates have often called for more ambitious fiction, better promotion and more consistent scheduling so that Tamazight drama can compete with Arabic-language prime-time productions. Roukh’s participation gives the project added visibility as those expectations continue to grow.