television shows

Actress Niv Sultan who will portray the character Tamar Rabinyan, a Mossad computer hacker-agent, in the new Israeli action TV series "Tehran." (Facebook)

July 2, 2019, 5:11 pm

Cineflix buys rights to new Israeli TV thriller ‘Tehran’

UK distributor signs deal for 8-part series by creator of ‘Fauda’ on Israelis hacking into Iran

By TOI staff

A still from the new HBO miniseries, 'Chernobyl.' (Liam Daniel/HBO)

June 28, 2019, 3:55 am

Why HBO’s miniseries ‘Chernobyl’ should be required watching

While surprising that the historical drama comes from the same guy who made the ‘Hangover’ sequels, it contains chilling facts, rich characterization, and a dire warning for today

By Jordan Hoffman

'Shtisel' has a certain voyeuristic appeal to some Jewish viewers. (Netflix/Dori Media/via JTA)

June 22, 2019, 1:53 am

What the popularity of ‘Shtisel’ tells us about Judaism’s non-Orthodox majority

The show is superbly written, well acted, with compelling characters and rich story lines, but also contains a voyeuristic opportunity to gaze into a mysterious, cloistered world

By Daniel Treiman

In this May 30, 2019 photo, an actor waits for his scene on the set of Israel's hit TV show "Fauda," in Tel Aviv, Israel. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

June 6, 2019, 12:56 pm

In ‘dialogue with reality,’ 3rd season of Israeli hit ‘Fauda’ ventures into Gaza

‘We know that we’re touching something very sensitive,’ says co-creator Avi Issacharoff as blockbuster thriller takes on the war-scarred enclave — a world away, next door

By Agencies

'Dead to Me' is a new Netflix show Jewish women need to watch. (Netflix/via JTA)

May 25, 2019, 9:03 am

‘Dead To Me’ is the new Netflix show Jewish women need to watch

Subverting expectations without relying on shock value, this compassionate, thrilling new ‘traumedy’ by creator Liz Feldman is a must for Yiddishe mamas — and TV lovers in general

By Lior Zaltzman

Tomer Capon stars in the Israeli TV series "Charlie Golf One." (YouTube screenshot)

May 18, 2019, 2:40 am

Israeli TV show set on an army base to be adapted by US network

Popular series ‘Charlie Golf One’ about IDF medics to be reworked for American audiences, set in Afghanistan

By Curt Schleier

The Israeli posters for 'The Beauty and the Baker,' now optioned for broadcaster NBC in the US (Courtesy Keshet)

May 12, 2019, 6:40 pm

TV’s Keshet inks deals with US networks ABC and NBC

With its ‘Beauty and the Baker’ and ‘Lincoln’ picked up, Israeli television company widens its reach as content producer

By Jessica Steinberg

Actor Jussie Smollett talks to the media before leaving Cook County Court after his charges were dropped, March 26, 2019, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)

April 25, 2019, 9:37 pm

‘Empire’ cast members want Jussie Smollett back for next season

In letter to studio executives, former co-stars ask to bring back actor fired after being charged with staging hate crime attack

By Marcy Oster

Ramy Youssef stars in 'Ramy,' the show he created now streaming on Hulu. (Screenshot from YouTube/via JTA)

April 25, 2019, 2:19 am

Why Jews should watch ‘Ramy,’ a new Hulu show about a millennial Muslim

The protagonist engages deeply with religion on the day-to-day ritual and lifestyle level — something Jewish viewers might understand, and few ‘Jewish’ shows address

By Gabe Friedman

A screen capture from the trailer of HBO's new show 'Euphoria.' (YouTube)

April 16, 2019, 10:54 am

Remake of Israeli teen drama ‘Euphoria’ coming to HBO this summer

TV show co-produced by Jewish rapper Drake will begin 8-episode run in June, follows high schoolers as they navigate drugs, sex, identity and social media

By Curt Schleier

Sheila (center left) and Marilynn Brass learn to make cheeseburgers at Mainely Burgers in Cambridge, Massachusetts from Jack Barber (far left) and Max Barber (right). (Bruce Seidel)

April 14, 2019, 4:44 am

Fusing food and family, these flirty TV sisters just get better with age

Sheila and Marilynn Brass turn 130 years of combined cooking experience into ‘The Food Flirts,’ a James Beard-nominated series where they sweet talk top chefs into sharing recipes

By Rich Tenorio

Ilana Glazer, left, and Abbi Jacobson at Comedy Central's 'Broad City' season 5 premiere party in New York, January 22, 2019. (Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images for Comedy Central/via JTA)

March 30, 2019, 3:53 pm

As ‘Broad City’ bids farewell, is an era of peak Jewish TV ending?

Television’s gilded age has yielded a seemingly endless stream of high-quality Israeli and American shows, popular among both members and non-members of the Tribe

By Stephen Silver

Sherman Tanz, played by Jonathan Hadary, on the HBO series 'Veep.' (YouTube screenshot)

March 30, 2019, 3:25 am

Is the ‘Veep’ character Sherman Tanz an anti-Semitic caricature?

Personality on HBO series plays off Jewish stereotypes but is firmly in line with cynical ethos of the hit show, expert says

By Stephen Silver

At the first session of INTV, the Innovative TV Conference in Jerusalem on March 11, 2019, with Netflix's Cindy Holland and Keshet's Avi Nir (Jessica Steinberg/Times of Israel)

March 12, 2019, 2:47 pm

Netflix exec tells Jerusalem gathering: Foreign shows are ‘essential’

Streaming giant’s VP of original content chats with Keshet CEO at event for TV folk hoping to produce the next ‘Fauda’ or ‘Shtisel’

By Jessica Steinberg

March 8, 2019, 5:11 am

12 Israeli shows to binge-watch now that you’re done with ‘Shtisel’

From Netflix to Amazon, it seems the world is onto the fact that Israel makes some truly incredible TV

By Lior Zaltzman