“Behind the veil,” again.
"Alice in Arabia" is a high-stakes drama series about a rebellious American teenage girl who, after tragedy befalls her parents, is unknowingly kidnapped by her extended family, who are Saudi Arabian. Alice finds herself a stranger in a new world but is intrigued by its offerings and people, whom she finds surprisingly diverse in their views on the world and her situation. Now a virtual prisoner in her grandfather's royal compound, Alice must count on her independent spirit and wit to find a way to return home while surviving life behind the veil."
The show's pilot was written by Brooke Eikmeier. According to the L.A. Times, Eikmeier formerly worked for the U.S. Army, supporting NSA missions in the Middle East.
She was a Cryptologic Linguist in the Arabic language until September 2013; she reportedly started working on the series while she was still in the military.
