Negev space sim center becomes Mars for new Israeli-German teen show

Live action series ‘DreaMars’ from HOT network takes 8 youngsters on troubled space mission

Jessica Steinberg, The Times of Israel's culture and lifestyles editor, covers the Sabra scene from south to north and back to the center

Israeli analog astronauts on their mission on the D-MARS Project on February 18, 2018. (AFP / MENAHEM KAHANA)
Israeli analog astronauts on their mission on the D-MARS Project on February 18, 2018. (AFP / MENAHEM KAHANA)

“DreaMars,” a live action series about eight teens who fly to Mars to prepare for settlement on the Red Planet, will air next year in Israel and Germany.

The co-production, from Israeli network HOT’s kids channel Zoom and Germany’s KiKA, is being filmed in D-MARS (Desert Mars Analog Ramon Station), the space simulation center in Israel that replicates settlements on Mars near the town of Mitzpe Ramon, in the rugged Ramon crater.

The 20-part series takes place in 2045, as the group journeys to Mars but lands in the wrong location. The team is cut off from communication with Earth, with only a few hours before their life support power runs out.

The creators of “DreaMars” are Sivan Shiknaji, Haim Avihail, Miki Yosef and Shuli Sheindel with director Rani Saar.

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