Most of those who have been following the series want to be entertained without thinking too much about the political sub-text. It's the emotionality of the series which grips the viewers, and not so much the political statements behind it. The actor who plays Hassan al-Banna, Iyad Nasar, plays him full of emotion and human depth as a pious man who preaches Islam and the word of God. And that's a performance which is attractive to many Egyptians.