Israeli TV

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.

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

Photo of Nova party-goers from ‘Our Loves’ shows Daniel Gimpel (R).PremiumPremium

From live-streamed massacre to cinema: How Israeli filmmakers confront October 7

FROM LEFT: Yaakov Zada Daniel, Lior Raz, Avi Issacharoff, Netta Garti, and Gal Malka attend Netflix’s ‘Fauda’ Season 5 Screening & Conversation in New York City last week.

‘Fauda’ is Lebanon’s top show on Netflix as it thrives across Arab world


New Israeli series 'Bad Boy' goes around the world

The new Israeli series Bad Boy, which premiered in Israel last year on Hot and Next TV, has just become available on Netflix in Israel and around the world.

 Guy Manster in 'Bad Boy.'

On Mengele’s trail with new series ‘The German’

Perhaps the best thing I can say about the series is that I binged all three episodes and am looking forward to more. 

 OLIVER MASUCCI and Ania Bukstein in ‘The German.’

'Trust No One' kicks off with a fast-paced look at espionage and betrayal in Gaza

"The White Lotus" surprises with a Thai version of Israel's classic Eurovision-winning song "A-Ba-Ni-Bi."

 A SCENE FROM ‘Trust No One.’

New Kaveret documentary brings Israel’s iconic supergroup back to life

Kaveret was brilliant, quirky, playful, funny, exuberant, and musically rich, and it inspired generations of younger performers.

 THE LATTER DAY members of Kaveret and the band in its heyday.

Disturbing documentary exposes physical abuse in ultra-Orthodox schools

Director Meni Philip's powerful film gives a voice to survivors of corporal punishment in haredi educational institutions, revealing how widespread abuse shapes an entire community.

 A SCENE from ‘No Child Spared.’

New documentary explores American Jewish identity in a time of crisis

'A Jew in America – Torn Identity' examines the complex relationship between American Jews and Israel, arriving at a crucial moment as antisemitism surges post-October 7.

 ‘A JEW in America – Torn Identity’

Israeli crime drama 'Borders' explores gritty reality of border police

A young border policeman walks the line between law and crime in this gritty Israeli drama that makes The Wire look tame, starring Ben Sultan as a rookie caught between his past and present.

 THE CAST of 'Borders'

TV Week: Calling all 'Shtisel' fans: A new prequel, 'Kugel,' debuts

Discover what is on TV this week: Shtisel's prequel debuts, a new HOT documentary to mark International Day of Persons with Disabilities, and more.

 SASSON GABAI in ‘Kugel.

NYT names ‘The Lesson’ and ‘Unsilenced’ among top Israeli series of 2024

The critics wrote: “From the tension and disputation of life in Israel emerges, perhaps not surprisingly, really good TV."

 Maya Landsman (left) and Doron Ben-David in a scene from The Lesson.

Moments of light and grace: 'Bad Boy' comes to the screen

Bad Boy tells the story of Dean (Guy Manster), a young teen with an unstable, addict mother.

 HAGAR BEN-ASHER: It’s very hard to rehabilitate people.