Israeli TV

What to watch this week: ‘Fauda,’ ‘The Sixteenth Sheep,’ and 9/11 tributes

TV Time: Fauda’s final season confronts October 7 and the cost of revenge, alongside new documentaries on Israeli music and 9/11.

YAAKOV ZADA-DANIEL (right) and Lior Raz in Season Five of ‘Fauda.'
‘THE RUNNER’ is just what the trailer promises, an action-packed thriller featuring Gal Gadot as Maia, a lawyer and single mother in London who has to save her son.

What to watch this week: Gal Gadot speeds through The Runner, Hearsay delivers gripping thriller

French actress Melanie Laurent (right) joined the ‘Fauda’ cast for season five, starring and co-created by Lior Raz.PremiumPremium

Israeli television is thriving on screen - but insiders warn of an industry in crisis

Israeli television anchor and documentary filmmaker Haim Yavin attends a debate organized by the Hebrew University in Jerusalem on March 06, 2013.

Remembering Haim Yavin, the voice that defined Israeli television news


2023 in TV: 'The Bear' was the best, while 'Slow Horses' kept pace

There have been a number of terrific series and movies shown on streaming channels in 2023, both from around the world and from Israel.

 'UNSILENCED'

Are people tired of watching the news? Ratings decline as war rages on

Is the public growing tired of TV news broadcasts after two months of war? Here's what the evidence has to say.

 An illustrative image of a TV news studio.

WATCH: Israeli TV host breaks down in tears as massacre survivor sings

Yonatan Cohen, a survivor of the Kibbutz Re'im massacre, sings live on Channel 13.

News anchor Tal Berman crying during a broadcast during the war with Hamas.

25 ViZionaries: Lucy Ayoub - No. 9

Meet the TV host showcasing Israel's diversity.

 Lucy Ayoub.

Israeli thriller series 'Broken Ties' sold to AMC

In 2018, the script of the series was chosen to be among the 15 most promising series in the world.

 ‘CHILDREN IN the Woods.’

Sex and the City reboot doesn't live up to the original show - review

The second season of Sex and the City's reboot may be a letdown, but there are plenty of upcoming dramas and documentaries to entertain on Israeli television.

 THE WOMEN of ‘And Just Like That...

The duo behind ‘The Dinner’ speaks on their decades-long partnership

The Dinner, which opens in Israel on June 15, is based on a novel by Dan Redler and tells parallel stories of a well-educated Russian immigrant couple in Tel Aviv.

 ARIK LUBETZKI (left) and Matti Harari on the set of ‘The Dinner.’

Brilliant 'Unsilenced' unpacks the Katsav case - review

This series illustrates the twisted nature of sexual harassment and tells its story excellently.

 YAAKOV ZADA-DANIEL in ‘Unsilenced.’

Tom Shoval on making ‘Shake Your Cares Away’: ‘Cinema catches up to reality’

Tom Shoval discusses adapting 62-year-old scripts and observing and learning from master directors.

 THE CAST of ‘Shake Your Cares Away.’

The Malevolent Bride: Ultra-Orthodox women, girls possessed by demonic spirit

The Malevolent Bride is a thriller that tells the story of women and girls in the ultra-Orthodox community who seem to be possessed by a demonic spirit.

 TOM AVNI and Lioz Levi in ‘The Malevolent Bride.’