Israeli TV

Israeli films, TV series that got our vote

Ahead of this week’s election, immerse yourself in these political dramas and comedies.

OCTOBER 24, 2026|ByHANNAH BROWN

‘SWEETIE’S PARTY’ is a series that tells the story of a naive influencer who becomes a Knesset member.

‘THE ESCAPE’ stars Ido Tako as Yoel, a young man born into a sect that, despite a disclaimer, will remind many of the Lev Tahor cult.

‘The Escape’ makes its debut, ‘Shalom’ enchants - review

In addition, "Cupertino" is a new series from Robert and Michelle King, the husband-and-wife duo behind "The Good Wife" and "The Good Fight."

OCTOBER 15, 2026|ByHANNAH BROWN

A STILL from ‘The Shift’ episode of KAN 11’s ‘Real Time.’

New Israeli documentary captures Soroka's fight to save lives on October 7

TV TIME: From an October 7 documentary at Soroka Hospital to a new Israeli thriller set in Colombia and the return of Practical Magic, this week's TV picks offer drama, suspense, and nostalgia.

OCTOBER 10, 2026|ByHANNAH BROWN

HOT 8 FILM 'Whose are you?' hwich focuses on three kfar Aza women who all experienced October 7 in different ways despite living so close to one another. 2026

Israeli television marks three years since October 7 massacre

TV Time: What is most striking about much of the new programming is how different it feels from the documentaries made in the first months after the attack.

OCTOBER 3, 2026|ByHANNAH BROWN

Israeli artists win as US court rules against ‘pirates’

The court awarded $7,650,000 in damages from each of the pirated sites for infringing the creators’ rights.

MAY 3, 2022ByHANNAH BROWN

AMOS GITAI (left), Moshe Edery (second left), Shimon Peres and Leon Edery.

Fiery drama, fond farewells and fatigued physicians

Rama Burshtein-Shai, one of Israel’s most interesting and successful movie directors and her first television series, Fire Dance, just started showing on Sunday nights.

APRIL 27, 2022ByHANNAH BROWN

Senior TV industry figures arrived in Tel Aviv to celebrate HOT's annual content & innovation event

FEBRUARY 28, 2022ByMICHAL GALANTI

Cigarettes After Sex return to Tel Aviv

Cigarettes After Sex will perform in Israel on June 21, tickets for The Lemonheads’ Israeli premier on May 21 are on sale, and the Israeli TV series The Crown Experiments has been sold to Roku.

FEBRUARY 27, 2022ByHANNAH BROWN, JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Israeli musical series about Jews, Arabs, African refugees in the works

Pisces Lane will be about three 16-year-old girls in Jaffa who start a band.

FEBRUARY 7, 2022ByHANNAH BROWN

Fauda creators sell production company in deal backed by Blackstone

Terms of the transaction were not disclosed but reports said that the price tag for Faraway was under $50 million.

JANUARY 11, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF