Fan Casting Al-Afdal ibn Salah ad-Din in Robin Hood and the House of Plantagenet (TV-Series)

Saladin’s eldest son and the heir to a legacy he is ill-equipped to carry. Though a capable commander during the Siege of Acre, Al-Afdal struggles under the immense pressure of his father’s expectations and the internal rivalries of the Ayyubid court. He represents the precarious future of the empire, a young prince caught between the traditional values of his father and the ruthless political reality required to hold a fractured sultanate together. His volatility makes him a frequent target for Crusader manipulation and internal dissent.