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Leonard Cohen’s transformative tour of Israel at the height of the 1973 Yom Kippur War is to be made into a limited TV drama series by Shtisel creator Yehonatan Indursky, Keshet International and Jill Offman’s Sixty-Six Media. Israeli network Keshet 12’s Who By Fire is based on New York Times…

Fremantle has acquired a majority stake in Israeli producer Silvio Productions and Fremantle-owned Shtisel indie Abot Hameiri’s Guy Hameiri will become Chair. Alongside Fremantle Group COO/Continental Europe CEO Andrea Scrosati, Hameiri spearheaded the deal and Silvio Founders Yotam Guendelman and…

EXCLUSIVE: Ori Elon, writer and co-creator of Shtisel, is currently working on a biographical mini-series about Austrian-Jewish journalist and playwright Theodor Herzl, who played a significant role in founding the modern state of Israel, Deadline has learned. I'm hearing the series, which is at early stages, is said…

A landmark 45M shekel ($13M) tax rebate for incoming TV and film productions passed into law at the very last moment before the government collapsed this week. The rebate, which was first introduced late last year and applies for two years after approval, will provide 30% of the budget to shows or films made for a…

EXCLUSIVE: Netflix led an Israeli charm offensive late last month, with EMEA Vice President, Head of Original Series, Larry Tanz, spending five days in the nation speaking to talent, execs and key funders in what is becoming a regulatory battleground. Alongside a delegation including Anna Nagler, Director of Local…

EXCLUSIVE: Israel, the nation that brought the likes of Fauda and Shtisel to the world, has become the latest regulatory battleground as producers push for streamer quotas and greater ownership of IP. A wealth of independent production companies under the guidance of the Israeli Producers Association (IPA) are working…

Fremantle has taken full control of Israeli producer Abot Hameiri, which makes the local versions of Got Talent and Survivor, as well as the Netflix drama series Shtisel. Fremantle acquired 51% of Tel Aviv-based Abot Hameiri in 2016 and is now taking ownership of the remaining 49% of the company, which was founded in…

EXCLUSIVE: Chris Rock’s beloved autobiographical family sitcom Everybody Hates Chris is coming back as an animated series, with Rock expected to return as the narrator. Global hit Israeli drama Shtisel is getting an American remake, written by Insatiable creator Lauren Gussis and directed by Oscar winner Kenneth…

Netflix is finalizing a deal to carry the third season of hit Israeli drama Shtisel. As we reported earlier this week, production on the third season is now underway in Israel. The third outing for the Yes Studios-produced drama about an Orthodox family in Jerusalem will pick up four years after the events of the…

Production on the third season of well-received Israeli series Shtisel is underway in Israel. The third outing for the Yes Studios-produced drama about an Orthodox family in Jerusalem will pick up four years after the events of the previous season. The nine episodes will air on Yes TV in Israel later this year…