[3] The executive producer was Kate Harwood[2][4][3] The series is set in Iraq in 2003, shortly after the ousting of Saddam Hussein.
It centres on former policeman, Muhsin al-Khafaji (Waleed Zuaiter), as he tries to find his missing daughter, Sawsan (Leem Lubany).
After that, he is recruited by a former British policeman, Frank Temple (Bertie Carvel), to become a police officer in the Green Zone.
[5][6] Filming began in September 2018, and took place in Morocco, including in the cities of Ouarzazate, Rabat, Casablanca and Mohammedia.
[11][12] Baghdad Central has received mostly positive reviews according to aggregator websites, scoring 78 on Metacritic and 90% on Rotten Tomatoes as of May 2020.