It was during her first pregnancy and during confinement that Nawell Madani had the idea of writing her series “So far everything is fine”. Originally named “Bendo” (neighborhood) by the actress of Algerian origin, Netflix has finally decided otherwise.
This first season consists of eight episodes. Nawell plays the main role, Farah, a journalist of North African origin who dreams of presenting the television news. The day she manages to do so, she learns that her brother is wanted by the police for having run over a policeman with the car he parked a little earlier in the parking lot of the latter.
So far so good – ©Netflix
Did the comedian expect this outpouring of hatred?
Shortly after its release on April 7, many controversies surfaced. The North African community criticizes the series in particular for being stigmatizing towards them. The criticisms that come up most often are the clichés about North African women in the neighborhoods and the stories with the police.
paola locatelli the cape verdean italian ki turns into bak “dz” in the last series of shit in nawell madani may Allah strike you down pic.twitter.com/NmmKEUjLwo
— Bilna ⵣ SECOND (@Aqvayli59) April 7, 2023
No Algerian or North African in general likes Nawell Madani who conveys clichés about Muslim women in all his films, after I’m not sure you understood his tweet.
— حزينة لكنها تحبه (@I76610_) April 12, 2023
Another criticism? The presence in the casting of a veiled woman who plays Nawell’s sister. Finally, the choice of actress Paola Locatelli of Cape Verdean and Italian origin, to play a North African, Lina, Farah’s niece.
Lina on the right (Paola Locatelli) – So far so good – ©Netflix
Nawell defended herself on April 13, on the set of Click explaining that she wanted to highlight different profiles in her casting. She includes a character wearing a veil, an overweight person and chose an actress with a disability. Nawell, who wanted to highlight racist and sexist issues, is flabbergasted… Do his criticisms sound like an end clap for this series which was shaping up to be good? Despite these inconveniences, many spectators have been won over by the series and are waiting for a sequel. Nawell Madani told TV 7 Days having left an opening in the last episode of this season 1 but that nothing was certain. On the side of Netflix, no season 2 is planned to date.
Nawell Madani’s series is a 10/10, I don’t understand people who say it “stigmatises”
— man (@man_asl15) April 18, 2023
J.A.D.