Television

From Lorenz Hart to Mel Brooks: Two Jewish lives now available on Israeli screens

TV TIME: Two movies present a strong contrast in both their subjects and their styles. Blue Moon, about lyricist Lorenz Hart on Apple TV+, and Mel Brooks: The 99-Year-Old Man on HBO Max.

ETHAN HAWKE and Margaret Qualley star in Blue Moon, Richard Linklater’s drama about composer Lorenz Hart.
Activists hold banners, calling for a free Iran, supporting Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi (R) and comparing Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei with Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler (L) in New York, January 18, 2026; illustrative.

WATCH: Anti-regime activists hack Iran's national broadcaster, transmit Pahlavi's calls to protest

BEN AFFLECK, the star and director of Argo.

Tehran, Prisoner 951, and Argo: TV to get you through the new Iran crisis

HBO Max

HBO Max service launched in Israel: These are the prices


New HBO Max series ‘Reformed’ depicts a French woman rabbi inspired by Delphine Horvilleur

The writers interviewed Horvilleur about her work and practice as a rabbi but decided to make a series that largely departed from her book. 

 Elsa Guedj plays a rabbi inspired by Delphine Horvilleur in Max's "Reformed."

'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.’

The big chain surprises: This is the ridiculous amount you'll pay for a giant screen

Shufersal is offering an exceptional promotion on advanced TVs at market-breaking prices. All the details inside.

 Shufersal is offering an exceptional promotion on advanced TVs

‘Saturday Night Live’ turns 50

The show was a cultural phenomenon after premiering on October 11, 1975, with a cast including then-unknowns Chevy Chase, John Belushi, and Gilda Radner.

 FORMER CAST member Tina Fey arrives for the ‘Saturday Night Live 50: The Anniversary Special’ at 30 Rockefeller Plaza in New York City, on Sunday.

'Embassy Down' looks at Israelis in Cairo, 'Enemies' looks at Yahya Sinwar

Embassy Down tells a suspenseful, fact-based, and often nerve-wracking story of the 2011 attack on the Israeli Embassy in Cairo, months after the democracy protests took down the Mubarak government.

 YAEL ELKANA in a scene from ‘Tahrir.’

Celebrate the hostages release with girl-power themes on TV

TV WEEK: Here's what to watch to distract yourself from the horrors of captivity revealed by the returning hostages.

 A SCENE from the documentary ‘Hostages.’

UK TV host apologizes after omitting 'Jews' from Holocaust Memorial Day broadcast

Several UK-based Jewish advocacy organizations denounced ITV and GMB in particular before the anchor's apology.

A screenshot of the GMB Holocaust Memorial Day broadcast which failed to mention Jews, January 26, 2025

We’ve got our eye on Michal Peylan’s ear – where are her crazy earrings from?

The welfare journalist for Channel 12 News has become the piercing queen of the screen. In every broadcast, Peilan proudly shows off an ear adorned with an array of jewelry. So, where are they from?

 Michal Peylan

Journalist Cecilia Sala recounts her 21-day ordeal in Iran's Evin prison

When asked if she would return to Iran, Sala was resolute. "No. As long as the Islamic Republic exists, I would say definitely not."

 Journalist Cecilia Sala.

The TVs of the future will know you: Samsung unveils new screens

At the opening of the world's largest electronics exhibition, Samsung reveals its main innovations for televisions in 2025, focusing on the "integration" of artificial intelligence into TVs.

 Samsung reveals its main innovations at CES 2025