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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 617

Hatufim

Members of a film crew shoot a scene on the set of an Israeli television series inside the Beit Jamal monastery, near the central city of Bet Shemesh, west of Jerusalem, on December 11, 2019. (AHMAD GHARABLI / AFP)
January 29, 2020, 11:54 am
After ‘Homeland,’ Israeli original series go global
Dramatic shift in TV industry means shows no longer have to be adapted to receive international acclaim; just ask the creators of ‘Fauda,’ ‘On the Spectrum,’ ‘Shtisel’ and others
By Delphine Matthieussent
Some of the best Israeli TV shows streaming in the US include “Srugim,” “Prisoners of War” and “Fauda.” (Lior Zaltzman)
January 7, 2017, 12:35 am
6 Israeli TV shows to binge-watch now
Some are funny, some are painfully suspenseful, some are even terrifying — but they’re all worth watching
By Lior Zaltzman
Mandy Patinkin's character Saul Berenson (left) opens this week's episode of 'Homeland' at a Passover seder. (YouTube screenshot)
October 27, 2015, 12:33 pm
New episode puts the Jewish home in ‘Homeland’
Award-winning Israeli writer-director Gideon Raff is not shy of showcasing his native land in his popular thriller TV series
By Lisa Klug
Writers Gideon Raff, left, Howard Gordon, center, and Alex Gansa accept Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series award for 'Homeland' onstage at the Emmy Awards on September 23, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo credit: AP/Vince Bucci/Invision for the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences/)
November 13, 2013, 5:12 pm
‘Homeland’ writer sells NBC show to be filmed in Jerusalem
‘Dig,’ co-written by Gideon Raff and ‘Heroes’ scribe Tim Kring, is first produced-in-Israel show to be sold as a series for US television
By ToI Staff
Writers Gideon Raff, left, Howard Gordon, center, and Alex Gansa accept Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series award for 'Homeland' onstage at the Emmy Awards on September 23, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo credit: AP/Vince Bucci/Invision for the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences/)
November 5, 2013, 12:25 pm
‘Homeland’ creator Gideon Raff hopes to come home
Back in his hometown of Jerusalem for a conference on innovation in TV, the LA-based writer says he wants to return to Israel for good
By Debra Kamin
Claire Danes, lead actress in 'Homeland,' arrives at a premiere of the first episode of the second season of the Israeli drama 'Hatufim' ('Prisoners of War'), on which Homeland is based, in Tel Aviv, May 19, 2012. (photo credit: Roni Schutzer/Flash90)
January 14, 2013, 3:05 pm
‘Homeland’ pays homage to homeland in awards speech
Avi Nir tells Golden Globes that the show, based on ‘Hatufim,’ opened the door for Israeli TV in Hollywood
By Stuart Winer
President Shimon Peres meets with Iranian actor Navid Negahban, who stars in the American hit series 'Homeland'. The cast of the series is in Israel in order to film the second season of the show. (photo credit: Mark Neyman/GPO/Flash90)
May 17, 2012, 11:40 pm
Peres meets with ‘Homeland’ cast
President discusses Israeli film industry and memories of Operation Entebbe with producers, Iranian star of hit TV series
By Yifa Yaakov and Jessica Steinberg
Shalit arriving at the set of Homeland in Tel Aviv (photo credit: Meir Partush/Flash 90)
May 15, 2012, 9:38 pm
Gilad Shalit visits set of ‘Homeland,’ as Hollywood art imitates his reality
The US TV show, a favorite of the soldier who spent five years in Hamas captivity, is filming in Tel Aviv this week
By Jessica Steinberg
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