Filmmakers helping get provisions to impacted Israelis, some have signed up to fight.
Israel’s film and TV industry has mobilised in the wake of Saturday’s (October 7) Hamas terror attack in the south of the country that has seen cinemas go dark and productions put on hold as the country reels in shock and grapples with the response.
Theatres have remained closed since the weekend and the Israel Defense Forces’ (Idf) Home Front Command has mandated all local Israeli film and TV productions must cease as the entire film and audiovisual industry shifts to on-the-ground aid and live news coverage.
Israel’s film and TV industry has mobilised in the wake of Saturday’s (October 7) Hamas terror attack in the south of the country that has seen cinemas go dark and productions put on hold as the country reels in shock and grapples with the response.
Theatres have remained closed since the weekend and the Israel Defense Forces’ (Idf) Home Front Command has mandated all local Israeli film and TV productions must cease as the entire film and audiovisual industry shifts to on-the-ground aid and live news coverage.
- 10/10/2023
- by Rebecca Leffler
- ScreenDaily
Rotem Shamir’s thriller series on Netflix, “Rough Diamonds,” is about an Orthodox Haredi Hasidic Jewish family who made their fortune in the diamond trade and incurs a massive blow when the youngest son of the Wolfsons commits suicide inside a diamond store. This sets in motion a series of events that bring out some rather nasty family secrets and expose the shady dealings of a few family members. But most of all, it shows just how flimsy relationships have become in the 21st century while throwing light on the workings of a deeply Orthodox Jewish family.
Estranged cousin to Yanki Wolfson, Noah returns to handle the funeral responsibilities because he can’t abandon the family that he’d walked out on in their time of need. He brings his son Tommy along but quickly finds out that the family of diamond dealers is deep in muck, both professionally and within the family.
Estranged cousin to Yanki Wolfson, Noah returns to handle the funeral responsibilities because he can’t abandon the family that he’d walked out on in their time of need. He brings his son Tommy along but quickly finds out that the family of diamond dealers is deep in muck, both professionally and within the family.
- 4/23/2023
- by Indrayudh Talukdar
- Film Fugitives
“Rough Diamonds” is a Flemish-language movie by Rotem Shamir about a family of orthodox Hasidic Jews and how one man must save the family from facing turmoil and possible jail time. Noah Wolfson (Kevin Janssens) comes back from London to his family home in Antwerp, Belgium, for a funeral when the family’s secrets start coming out, and Noah is stuck having to solve every problem one by one. The show manages to provide engaging drama and some interesting mysteries, but it feels dragging at times because of the slow stories. Here’s a recap of what events take place in “Rough Diamonds” Season 1 and a detailed explanation of that surprise ending.
Spoilers Ahead
What Does Noah Find Out About His Family?
When Noah Wolfson comes back to his familial home in Antwerp after his cousin Yanki commits suicide, the man who’d abandoned his Hasidic Jewish family because of...
Spoilers Ahead
What Does Noah Find Out About His Family?
When Noah Wolfson comes back to his familial home in Antwerp after his cousin Yanki commits suicide, the man who’d abandoned his Hasidic Jewish family because of...
- 4/23/2023
- by Indrayudh Talukdar
- Film Fugitives
Rough Diamonds is a new Belgian series for Netflix created by Rotem Shamir and Yuval Yefet starring Casper Knopf and Kevin Janssens.
Netflix takes us this time to Antwerp, in a diamonds and crime thriller that, although it may not seem so from the premise, has little or nothing to do with Guy Ritchie.
A classic crime investigation series with a very tv style rendering in its development (despite its hopeful beginning).
About the Series
Classic, entertaining, with a very TVish development, one of those series that meets the standards almost perfectly and that entertains, but with little much to offer than a more or less coherent development. It does have the grace (enough or not) of delving into the Jewish community settled in Belgium.
The character development is good. It does not pretend to make an intense series on a psychological level, it limits itself to allowing the characters...
Netflix takes us this time to Antwerp, in a diamonds and crime thriller that, although it may not seem so from the premise, has little or nothing to do with Guy Ritchie.
A classic crime investigation series with a very tv style rendering in its development (despite its hopeful beginning).
About the Series
Classic, entertaining, with a very TVish development, one of those series that meets the standards almost perfectly and that entertains, but with little much to offer than a more or less coherent development. It does have the grace (enough or not) of delving into the Jewish community settled in Belgium.
The character development is good. It does not pretend to make an intense series on a psychological level, it limits itself to allowing the characters...
- 4/21/2023
- by TV Shows Martin Cid Magazine
- Martin Cid - TV
Eitan Mansuri, who attended Series Mania Festival to pitch season 2 of “No Man’s Land” (pictured), is re-teaming with award-winning Israeli director Samuel Maoz on his next film “It’s Good to Die For Your Country.”
The project will mark Maoz’s follow up to “Foxtrot” and “Lebanon” which won Venice’s Silver and Golden Lion awards, respectively. Mansuri told Variety that “It’s Good to Die For Your Country” will be like the third opus of a trilogy on war, completing “Foxtrot” and “Lebanon.”
“‘Lebanon’ was about being a soldier, ‘Foxtrot’ was about the implication of war on families and ‘It’s Good to Die For Your Country’ will be about trauma itself,” said Mansuri, whose produced Maoz’s last two movies.
While the exact plot remains under wraps, Mansuri revealed that it will revolve around two childhood friends in their late 50’s and 60’s who grew up believing that...
The project will mark Maoz’s follow up to “Foxtrot” and “Lebanon” which won Venice’s Silver and Golden Lion awards, respectively. Mansuri told Variety that “It’s Good to Die For Your Country” will be like the third opus of a trilogy on war, completing “Foxtrot” and “Lebanon.”
“‘Lebanon’ was about being a soldier, ‘Foxtrot’ was about the implication of war on families and ‘It’s Good to Die For Your Country’ will be about trauma itself,” said Mansuri, whose produced Maoz’s last two movies.
While the exact plot remains under wraps, Mansuri revealed that it will revolve around two childhood friends in their late 50’s and 60’s who grew up believing that...
- 3/24/2023
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Spy thriller and family drama ‘No Man’s Land’ has been renewed for a second season and principal photography has commenced in Morocco.
Rotem Shamir, winner of the Israeli Academy of Television Director’s Award, and whose credits include ‘Fauda’ and ‘Hostages’, is directing the second season, reports Variety.
Series regulars Melanie Thierry (‘The Princess of Montpensier’), Souheila Yacoub (‘Rise’) and James Krishna Floyd (‘The Good Karma Hospital’) will reprise their characters and new cast members include Leo Hatton (‘Rate Me’) and Zed Josef (‘The Disguise’).
Season 2 is set amidst the ongoing Syrian civil war and follows a female freedom fighter group and the portrayal of radicalised westerners who join Isis. It is commissioned by Arte and Hulu, and produced by Haut et Court TV, Masha, and Spiro Films in co-production with Fremantle.
Created by Masha’s Maria Feldman and Spiro’s Eitan Mansuri, ‘No Man’s Land’ is written by Amit Cohen and Ron Leshem,...
Rotem Shamir, winner of the Israeli Academy of Television Director’s Award, and whose credits include ‘Fauda’ and ‘Hostages’, is directing the second season, reports Variety.
Series regulars Melanie Thierry (‘The Princess of Montpensier’), Souheila Yacoub (‘Rise’) and James Krishna Floyd (‘The Good Karma Hospital’) will reprise their characters and new cast members include Leo Hatton (‘Rate Me’) and Zed Josef (‘The Disguise’).
Season 2 is set amidst the ongoing Syrian civil war and follows a female freedom fighter group and the portrayal of radicalised westerners who join Isis. It is commissioned by Arte and Hulu, and produced by Haut et Court TV, Masha, and Spiro Films in co-production with Fremantle.
Created by Masha’s Maria Feldman and Spiro’s Eitan Mansuri, ‘No Man’s Land’ is written by Amit Cohen and Ron Leshem,...
- 11/30/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
Fremantle’s spy thriller and family drama “No Man’s Land” has been renewed for a second season and principal photography has commenced in Morocco.
Rotem Shamir, winner of the Israeli Academy of Television Director’s Award, and whose credits include “Fauda” and “Hostages,” is directing the second season.
Series regulars regulars Mélanie Thierry (The Princess of Montpensier”), Souheila Yacoub (“Rise”) and James Krishna Floyd (“The Good Karma Hospital”) will reprise their characters and new cast members joining include Leo Hatton (“Rate Me”) and Zed Josef (“The Disguise”).
Season 2 is set amidst the ongoing Syrian civil war and follows a female freedom fighter group and the portrayal of radicalised westerners who join Isis. It is commissioned by Arte and Hulu, and produced by Haut et Court TV, Masha, and Spiro Films in co-production with Fremantle.
Created by Masha’s María Feldman and Spiro’s Eitan Mansuri, “No Man’s Land” is written...
Rotem Shamir, winner of the Israeli Academy of Television Director’s Award, and whose credits include “Fauda” and “Hostages,” is directing the second season.
Series regulars regulars Mélanie Thierry (The Princess of Montpensier”), Souheila Yacoub (“Rise”) and James Krishna Floyd (“The Good Karma Hospital”) will reprise their characters and new cast members joining include Leo Hatton (“Rate Me”) and Zed Josef (“The Disguise”).
Season 2 is set amidst the ongoing Syrian civil war and follows a female freedom fighter group and the portrayal of radicalised westerners who join Isis. It is commissioned by Arte and Hulu, and produced by Haut et Court TV, Masha, and Spiro Films in co-production with Fremantle.
Created by Masha’s María Feldman and Spiro’s Eitan Mansuri, “No Man’s Land” is written...
- 11/29/2022
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Keshet Media Group have unveiled their upcoming slate, which includes a new series starring “Fauda’s” Lior Raz.
Raz is set to star alongside Rotem Sela (“The Baker and the Beauty”) and Yehuda Levi (“Fire Dancer”) plus newcomer Gal Malaka in “A Body That Works.” The eight-part drama, titled “Goof Shlishi” in Hebrew, sees a couple hire a surrogate as they seek to have a child.
“[‘A Body That Works’] is an emotionally charged tale of two women and a man, all connected by a bond so powerful they cannot escape one another, even when there is nothing they’d rather do more,” reads the logline. “This is a drama about relationships and parenthood, whose heroes deal with the conflicting desire to become parents alongside the fear parenthood stirs in them. It is also a tale about the deceptive power dynamics between the haves and the have-nots, between the takers and the givers.”
Shira Hadad...
Raz is set to star alongside Rotem Sela (“The Baker and the Beauty”) and Yehuda Levi (“Fire Dancer”) plus newcomer Gal Malaka in “A Body That Works.” The eight-part drama, titled “Goof Shlishi” in Hebrew, sees a couple hire a surrogate as they seek to have a child.
“[‘A Body That Works’] is an emotionally charged tale of two women and a man, all connected by a bond so powerful they cannot escape one another, even when there is nothing they’d rather do more,” reads the logline. “This is a drama about relationships and parenthood, whose heroes deal with the conflicting desire to become parents alongside the fear parenthood stirs in them. It is also a tale about the deceptive power dynamics between the haves and the have-nots, between the takers and the givers.”
Shira Hadad...
- 11/29/2022
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
Keshet Intl. Scores Deals Across Foreign Drama Slate, ‘Blue Moon,’ ‘Dreaming of England’ (Exlcusive)
Keshet Interntional (Ki) has scored a raft of deals across its slate of foreign-language dramas, including the action-packed procedural series “Blue Moon” and the coming-of-age comedy-drama “Dreaming of England.”
Ki closed a multi-title deal with AMC Networks International for its channels in Spain and Portugal for “Blue Moon,” “Dreaming of England” (“Sommaren 85”), as well as “Pørni,” Monster Scripted’s heartwarming Norwegian hit show which was created by and starring Henriette Steenstrup for Viaplay. The pact with AMC Networks International includes pay TV and subscription-based VOD rights on all three seasons of “Blue Moon,” as well as “Dreaming of England” and the first two seasons of “Pørni,” for the group’s channels in Spain and Portugal.
Produced by Aetios Productions and commissioned by the French-Canadian streamer Club Illico, “Blue Moon” was penned by Luc Dionne and stars award-winning actor Karine Vanasse (“Cardinal”).
“Dreaming of England,” is a retro comedy-drama produced by...
Ki closed a multi-title deal with AMC Networks International for its channels in Spain and Portugal for “Blue Moon,” “Dreaming of England” (“Sommaren 85”), as well as “Pørni,” Monster Scripted’s heartwarming Norwegian hit show which was created by and starring Henriette Steenstrup for Viaplay. The pact with AMC Networks International includes pay TV and subscription-based VOD rights on all three seasons of “Blue Moon,” as well as “Dreaming of England” and the first two seasons of “Pørni,” for the group’s channels in Spain and Portugal.
Produced by Aetios Productions and commissioned by the French-Canadian streamer Club Illico, “Blue Moon” was penned by Luc Dionne and stars award-winning actor Karine Vanasse (“Cardinal”).
“Dreaming of England,” is a retro comedy-drama produced by...
- 6/14/2022
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Filmmaker Ajay Kapoor and Subhash Kale are collaborating on their upcoming film “Garud” with Israeli director Rotem Shamir who is known for hit projects such as “Fauda”, “Hit and Run”, and “Hostages”. Ajay said: “‘Garud’ is a huge project for me, I’m emotionally driven to the film and want to give it the best treatment […]...
- 5/28/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
Rotem Shamir, whose credits include hit series “Fauda” and “Hostages” will make his Indian film debut as director of “Garud.”
Inspired by real events, “Garud” will present a fictionalized depiction of the rescue mission in Afghanistan, based on the story of a police officer and his team of special forces.
The film will be produced by Ajay Kapoor (“Attack”) for Ajay Kapoor Productions and Subhash Kale for Vikrant Studio. The cast is being finalized.
Kapoor said: ” ‘Garud’ is a huge project for me, I’m emotionally driven to the film and want to give it the best treatment possible. Rotem Shamir is a renowned filmmaker and has a great experience in the sensibilities that we are looking at for Garud. Rotem Shamir and I are planning various projects together as a team. Being from Israel and having made a show about the conditions of hostages, the understanding and vision he possesses will definitely help us.
Inspired by real events, “Garud” will present a fictionalized depiction of the rescue mission in Afghanistan, based on the story of a police officer and his team of special forces.
The film will be produced by Ajay Kapoor (“Attack”) for Ajay Kapoor Productions and Subhash Kale for Vikrant Studio. The cast is being finalized.
Kapoor said: ” ‘Garud’ is a huge project for me, I’m emotionally driven to the film and want to give it the best treatment possible. Rotem Shamir is a renowned filmmaker and has a great experience in the sensibilities that we are looking at for Garud. Rotem Shamir and I are planning various projects together as a team. Being from Israel and having made a show about the conditions of hostages, the understanding and vision he possesses will definitely help us.
- 5/27/2022
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
A total of 46 films and 27 series will be showcased at the online-only event.
Lukas Dhont’s second feature Close and Olga Lucovnicova’s Last Letters From My Grandma are among the 46 feature and 27 series projects to be showcased at Re>Connext, the annual showcase for films and TV series made in Flanders and Brussels, Belgium.
Close is filmmaker Dhont’s follow-up to Girl, which won the Camera d’Or following its premiere in Un Certain Regard at Cannes in 2018. Last year, the project was pitched at Re>Connext under the title The Invisible.
For this edition, drama Close returns as a work in progress,...
Lukas Dhont’s second feature Close and Olga Lucovnicova’s Last Letters From My Grandma are among the 46 feature and 27 series projects to be showcased at Re>Connext, the annual showcase for films and TV series made in Flanders and Brussels, Belgium.
Close is filmmaker Dhont’s follow-up to Girl, which won the Camera d’Or following its premiere in Un Certain Regard at Cannes in 2018. Last year, the project was pitched at Re>Connext under the title The Invisible.
For this edition, drama Close returns as a work in progress,...
- 9/27/2021
- by Mona Tabbara
- ScreenDaily
Belgian banner De Mensen and Keshet International (Ki) have kicked off the shoot of “Diamonds, ” a family crime thriller series penned by Yuval Yefet and Rotem Shamir, the pair behind “Fauda” and “Line in the Sand.”
Ordered by Netflix and Belgian public broadcaster Eén, the series follows a Jewish Ultra-Orthodox family in Belgium’s Antwerp Diamond Square Mile.
The eight-part series stars Belgian actor Kevin Janssens as Noah Wolfson, who returns to Antwerp where he reconnects with his family and the ultra-orthodox Jewish way of life which he had rebelled against. Noah discovers that his brother has ruined the once powerful family business by trading diamonds with sketchy people. Despite tense relations with his parents, brother and sister, Noah attempts to save the business but gets embroiled in a criminal world.
Janssens stars opposite Dudu Fisher, Yona Elian, Mendy Cahan, Ini Massez, Robbie Cleiren, Jeroen Vander Ven, Marie Vinck and Els Dottermans,...
Ordered by Netflix and Belgian public broadcaster Eén, the series follows a Jewish Ultra-Orthodox family in Belgium’s Antwerp Diamond Square Mile.
The eight-part series stars Belgian actor Kevin Janssens as Noah Wolfson, who returns to Antwerp where he reconnects with his family and the ultra-orthodox Jewish way of life which he had rebelled against. Noah discovers that his brother has ruined the once powerful family business by trading diamonds with sketchy people. Despite tense relations with his parents, brother and sister, Noah attempts to save the business but gets embroiled in a criminal world.
Janssens stars opposite Dudu Fisher, Yona Elian, Mendy Cahan, Ini Massez, Robbie Cleiren, Jeroen Vander Ven, Marie Vinck and Els Dottermans,...
- 9/21/2021
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
HBO Max released the official trailer for the upcoming reality dating series “Fboy Island,” which will premiere on July 29.
Hosted by Nikki Glaser, the series follows three women, Nakia Renee, Cj Franco and Sarah Emig, who move to a tropical island where they’re joined by 24 men. Half of the men are “nice guys” also looking for a real relationship, while the others are self-proclaimed “f-boys” competing for a cash prize. By the finale, all will be revealed — who is a nice guy, who is an “f-boy” and who will the women ultimately choose. The series is a social experiment that asks the age-old question: can “f-boys” truly reform or do nice guys always finish last?
Glaser will executive produce alongside creator Elan Gale, Jason Goldberg, Ben Bitonti and showrunner Sam Dean.
Also in today’s TV news roundup:
Dates
Paramount Plus announced that the live-action musical “The J Team” will premiere on Sept.
Hosted by Nikki Glaser, the series follows three women, Nakia Renee, Cj Franco and Sarah Emig, who move to a tropical island where they’re joined by 24 men. Half of the men are “nice guys” also looking for a real relationship, while the others are self-proclaimed “f-boys” competing for a cash prize. By the finale, all will be revealed — who is a nice guy, who is an “f-boy” and who will the women ultimately choose. The series is a social experiment that asks the age-old question: can “f-boys” truly reform or do nice guys always finish last?
Glaser will executive produce alongside creator Elan Gale, Jason Goldberg, Ben Bitonti and showrunner Sam Dean.
Also in today’s TV news roundup:
Dates
Paramount Plus announced that the live-action musical “The J Team” will premiere on Sept.
- 7/12/2021
- by Antonio Ferme
- Variety Film + TV
Royals
“The Wedding of the Century,” a documentary about the wedding of Lady Diana Spencer and Prince Charles, will bow on BBC and ITV’s streamer BritBox in July in time for the event’s 40th anniversary.
On July 29, 1981, a record 750 million people in 74 countries tuned in to see the couple exchange vows at St. Paul’s Cathedral in London. Video technology then couldn’t quite capture the details in all their glory, and all except for one media outlet captured the event on poor quality standard definition video tape.
British Movietone shot the ceremony on 35mm film, which has now been upgraded to 4K resolution. The restored footage is the centerpiece of the documentary from Touchdown Films, which also includes unheard anecdotes from the day and interviews with key insiders involved in planning the event.
Appointments
BBC Studios – Americas has promoted Chris Cole to executive VP, strategic partnerships, and...
“The Wedding of the Century,” a documentary about the wedding of Lady Diana Spencer and Prince Charles, will bow on BBC and ITV’s streamer BritBox in July in time for the event’s 40th anniversary.
On July 29, 1981, a record 750 million people in 74 countries tuned in to see the couple exchange vows at St. Paul’s Cathedral in London. Video technology then couldn’t quite capture the details in all their glory, and all except for one media outlet captured the event on poor quality standard definition video tape.
British Movietone shot the ceremony on 35mm film, which has now been upgraded to 4K resolution. The restored footage is the centerpiece of the documentary from Touchdown Films, which also includes unheard anecdotes from the day and interviews with key insiders involved in planning the event.
Appointments
BBC Studios – Americas has promoted Chris Cole to executive VP, strategic partnerships, and...
- 6/16/2021
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Kate Beckinsale will star in the Catherine Hardwicke-helmed family drama Prisoner’s Daughter, penned by Mark Bacci.
“Mark Bacci’s script is a raw, personal look at a deeply fractured family, similar to my first film Thirteen (with Evan Rachel Wood and Holly Hunter.) With Prisoner’s Daughter, I want to fully immerse the viewer in Kate’s character’s intense world as she, her father, and her young son try to heal generational family trauma and find a new way forward,” said Hardwicke.
The film tells the story of a tough but proud ex-con who’s struggling to find a way to reconnect with his only daughter and grandson; once he begins an attempt at reconciliation, his violent past once again catches up to him.
“We are committed to making films that reflect the struggles and issues faced by not only Americans but worldwide audiences. We are...
“Mark Bacci’s script is a raw, personal look at a deeply fractured family, similar to my first film Thirteen (with Evan Rachel Wood and Holly Hunter.) With Prisoner’s Daughter, I want to fully immerse the viewer in Kate’s character’s intense world as she, her father, and her young son try to heal generational family trauma and find a new way forward,” said Hardwicke.
The film tells the story of a tough but proud ex-con who’s struggling to find a way to reconnect with his only daughter and grandson; once he begins an attempt at reconciliation, his violent past once again catches up to him.
“We are committed to making films that reflect the struggles and issues faced by not only Americans but worldwide audiences. We are...
- 6/1/2021
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Israeli filmmaker Rotem Shamir is set to direct Savior, an action thriller script by Todd Komarnicki that will be financed by Oakhurst Entertainment and Capstone Group. Shamir directed the second season of the acclaimed Israeli espionage series, and is co-creator and writer of the Indian TV series Hostages, for Disney+ Hotstar. He’s also co-creator and director of the Israeli drama Line In The Sand and most recently set the 8-part thriller Diamonds with Netflix and Belgium’s Vrt. Now he’s stepping up to features.
Savior centers on Vincent Will, a cold-blooded killer and mercenary working for a secret organization called the twelve disciples. Their master plan is to trigger a world war through what appears to be a string of individual terror acts. None of the mercenaries know anything but their own mission. Komarnicki’s credits include Sully and The Professor and the Madman.
Oakhurst Entertainment’s...
Savior centers on Vincent Will, a cold-blooded killer and mercenary working for a secret organization called the twelve disciples. Their master plan is to trigger a world war through what appears to be a string of individual terror acts. None of the mercenaries know anything but their own mission. Komarnicki’s credits include Sully and The Professor and the Madman.
Oakhurst Entertainment’s...
- 4/28/2021
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
In today’s Global Bulletin, Sky announces production for “Devils” season two; Keshet 12 commissions season two of “Line in the Sand”; ITV News’ Robert Moore revisits the Jan. 6 Capitol attacks in “After the Storm: America’s Enemy Within?”; famed Japanese arthouse cinema Uplink Shibuya closes its doors; Happinet Phantom Studio launches in Japan; ABC in Australia commissions surf drama “Barons”; and Komixx Entertainment Australia will produce a pilot for aboriginal drama series “Wirnitj.”
Production
Sky has confirmed that shooting for season two of its original series “Devils” has kicked off in Rome and released first-look images of leads Alessandro Borghi and Patrick Dempsey as they return to their roles in the high-stakes financial thriller.
Season two will see the regular cast, those who survived season one, joined by Li Jun Li (“Damages”), Joel de la Fuente (“The Man in the High Castle”) and Clara Rosanger (“The Rain”). It is directed...
Production
Sky has confirmed that shooting for season two of its original series “Devils” has kicked off in Rome and released first-look images of leads Alessandro Borghi and Patrick Dempsey as they return to their roles in the high-stakes financial thriller.
Season two will see the regular cast, those who survived season one, joined by Li Jun Li (“Damages”), Joel de la Fuente (“The Man in the High Castle”) and Clara Rosanger (“The Rain”). It is directed...
- 4/23/2021
- by Jamie Lang
- Variety Film + TV
Netflix and Belgium’s Flemish community public service broadcaster Vrt have commissioned eight-part crime drama “Diamonds.”
Co-created by Yuval Yefet and Rotem Shamir, who also directs, the series with mafia-style undertones, is set within Antwerp’s diamond district and follows the struggles of one of the city’s most influential diamond-dealing families.
“Diamonds,” to be shot in Dutch, English and Yiddish, will be co-produced by Keshet International and Belgium’s De Mensen. It was commissioned by Netflix alongside Vrt’s head of scripted, Wim Janssen, and is supported by Screen Flanders.
The series will be executive produced by De Mensen’s head of scripted Pieter Van Huyck and Ivy Vanhaecke (“Undercover”), alongside Keshet International VP of global drama Atar Dekel and CEO Alon Shtruzman and Keshet Media Group CEO Avi Nir.
“We are excited to join forces with the fantastic teams at De Mensen, Keshet International and Vrt to bring...
Co-created by Yuval Yefet and Rotem Shamir, who also directs, the series with mafia-style undertones, is set within Antwerp’s diamond district and follows the struggles of one of the city’s most influential diamond-dealing families.
“Diamonds,” to be shot in Dutch, English and Yiddish, will be co-produced by Keshet International and Belgium’s De Mensen. It was commissioned by Netflix alongside Vrt’s head of scripted, Wim Janssen, and is supported by Screen Flanders.
The series will be executive produced by De Mensen’s head of scripted Pieter Van Huyck and Ivy Vanhaecke (“Undercover”), alongside Keshet International VP of global drama Atar Dekel and CEO Alon Shtruzman and Keshet Media Group CEO Avi Nir.
“We are excited to join forces with the fantastic teams at De Mensen, Keshet International and Vrt to bring...
- 2/18/2021
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Yuval Yefet and Rotem Shamir, the creators of hit Israeli drama Line in the Sand, have secured their latest drama – a diamond dealing thriller for Netflix and Belgium’s Vrt.
The streamer and the Belgian public broadcaster, have ordered eight-part drama Diamonds.
Set in the world’s largest diamond district, the series follows the struggles and strife of one of Antwerp’s most influential diamond-dealing families, The Wagners. When their youngest son commits suicide, his long-estranged brother Noah returns to take charge of the family business, using methods that are anything but orthodox in a desperate bid to save himself and his family.
Produced by Keshet International and Belgian production company De Mensen, the series will be shot in Dutch, English and Yiddish. Filming is set to begin later this summer for a 2022 premiere.
Exec producers are Van Huyck, Ivy Vanhaecke, Atar Dekel, Alon Shtruzman and Avi Nir. Shamir directs.
The streamer and the Belgian public broadcaster, have ordered eight-part drama Diamonds.
Set in the world’s largest diamond district, the series follows the struggles and strife of one of Antwerp’s most influential diamond-dealing families, The Wagners. When their youngest son commits suicide, his long-estranged brother Noah returns to take charge of the family business, using methods that are anything but orthodox in a desperate bid to save himself and his family.
Produced by Keshet International and Belgian production company De Mensen, the series will be shot in Dutch, English and Yiddish. Filming is set to begin later this summer for a 2022 premiere.
Exec producers are Van Huyck, Ivy Vanhaecke, Atar Dekel, Alon Shtruzman and Avi Nir. Shamir directs.
- 2/18/2021
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Keshet Studios, the company behind series including ABC’s The Baker and the Beauty and NBC’s The Brave, has extended its first-look deal with Universal Television.
It marks the third term for the deal between the NBCU studio and the LA-based production arm of the Israeli media giant.
As part of the deal, the two companies are developing a TV adaptation of sci-fi comedy feature Save Yourselves! The film, which premiered at Sundance last year, comes from writer-directors Alex Huston Fischer and Eleanor Wilson.
It follows Jack, played by Search Party’s John Reynolds, and Su, played by Glow’s Sunita Mani, a hip Brooklyn couple who like many of their friends find themselves dependent on technology and unable to put down their phones. Fearing their mindless scrolling may impact their connection with each other, they seize the chance to head to an isolated cabin in the woods, vowing...
It marks the third term for the deal between the NBCU studio and the LA-based production arm of the Israeli media giant.
As part of the deal, the two companies are developing a TV adaptation of sci-fi comedy feature Save Yourselves! The film, which premiered at Sundance last year, comes from writer-directors Alex Huston Fischer and Eleanor Wilson.
It follows Jack, played by Search Party’s John Reynolds, and Su, played by Glow’s Sunita Mani, a hip Brooklyn couple who like many of their friends find themselves dependent on technology and unable to put down their phones. Fearing their mindless scrolling may impact their connection with each other, they seize the chance to head to an isolated cabin in the woods, vowing...
- 2/2/2021
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Directorial debut of ‘Broken Circle Breakdown’ actress Veerle Baetens among features.
The directorial debut of The Broken Circle Breakdown actress Veerle Baetens is among nine productions to secure more than €2m ($2.4m) from Flemish economic fund Screen Flanders.
The Melting has been co-written by Baetens, who is set to begin shooting the drama in Flanders next year, and has received €130,000 in support from the fund.
Based on a bestselling novel by Lize Spit, the story centres on a young woman who returns to her home village with a large block of ice in her car and plans to take revenge...
The directorial debut of The Broken Circle Breakdown actress Veerle Baetens is among nine productions to secure more than €2m ($2.4m) from Flemish economic fund Screen Flanders.
The Melting has been co-written by Baetens, who is set to begin shooting the drama in Flanders next year, and has received €130,000 in support from the fund.
Based on a bestselling novel by Lize Spit, the story centres on a young woman who returns to her home village with a large block of ice in her car and plans to take revenge...
- 12/8/2020
- by Michael Rosser
- ScreenDaily
Hotstar Specials Hostages review is here. Streaming online from 31 May, 2019, Hostages is the latest offering from Hotstar after Criminal Justice and City Of Dreams. Helmed by national award winning filmmaker Sudhir Mishra known for critically acclaimed movies like Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi, Dharavi, Yeh Woh Manzil To Nahin, Main Zinda Hoon etc. Hostages ? an official adaptation of internationally acclaimed series of the same name that aired on CBS which was based on the Israeli series of the same name created by Omri Givon and Rotem Shamir. The Indian version stars Ronit Roy, Tisca Chopra, Parvin Dabas and Dalip Tahil in pivotal roles. Does it gives justice to the original and stays true in providing thrills?. Let?s find out in Hostages review.
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The wonder of digital series is that the maker can create a movie of more than 3 hrs of duration.
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- 6/4/2019
- GlamSham
EntertainmentAn Indian adaptation of an Israeli series, this show on Hotstar is about a family held hostage by a gang.Saraswati DatarThe premise is perhaps as intriguing as it gets. Will you kill a man to save your family? If yes, are you taking a life or saving one? Hostages, now streaming on Hotstar, is produced by Applause Entertainment and Banijay Asia productions and directed by Sudhir Mishra. This Hotstar Special is an Indian adaptation of a popular Israeli series created by Omri Givon, Rotem Shamir and Yezira Ivrit that premiered in 2013. Prithvi Singh (Ronit Bose Roy) is a respected police officer who cracks a tricky case on his last day in the police force. He is calm and clever, and his colleagues admire him. In another part of the town, Dr Mira Anand (Tisca Chopra) is about to perform an operation on Chief Minister Khushwant Handa (Dalip Tahil). It...
- 6/1/2019
- by Sowmya
- The News Minute
Hotstar Specials upcoming crime thriller Hostages holds the excitement and thrills to the hilt as it beholds the future of digital thrills.
Basking on the glory of their recent stories like Criminal Justice and City Of Dreams Hotstar yesterday launched their fourth new web series named Hostages helmed by the national award winning filmmaker Sudhir Mishra known for critically acclaimed movies like Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi, Dharavi, Yeh Woh Manzil To Nahin, Main Zinda Hoon etc.
The author got the opportunity to watch the pilot episode and it seems that Hostages is set for a thrilling future ahead.
Presented by Applause Entertainment and directed by Sudhir Mishra who has proven his mettle in thriller with Raat Ki Subah Nahin and complexities of characters in his cinema, that undercurrent of Murphy Law is evident in Hostages as well that stars Ronit Roy, Tisca Chopra, Parvin Dabas and Dalip Tahil in pivotal roles.
Basking on the glory of their recent stories like Criminal Justice and City Of Dreams Hotstar yesterday launched their fourth new web series named Hostages helmed by the national award winning filmmaker Sudhir Mishra known for critically acclaimed movies like Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi, Dharavi, Yeh Woh Manzil To Nahin, Main Zinda Hoon etc.
The author got the opportunity to watch the pilot episode and it seems that Hostages is set for a thrilling future ahead.
Presented by Applause Entertainment and directed by Sudhir Mishra who has proven his mettle in thriller with Raat Ki Subah Nahin and complexities of characters in his cinema, that undercurrent of Murphy Law is evident in Hostages as well that stars Ronit Roy, Tisca Chopra, Parvin Dabas and Dalip Tahil in pivotal roles.
- 5/23/2019
- GlamSham
CBS has had a comfortable lead in the network ratings for several years now, but with many of their most popular comedies continuing to age (The Big Bang Theory is starting season 7, Himym is wrapping up its run this year with season 9, and Two and a Half Men is going into season 11), it’s no surprise that the network is looking for a new batch of sitcoms to eventually replace these increasingly expensive series. They’re also getting into the short-run series game, with two new limited run (13 episode) shows that will share a timeslot over the year. Here’s a look at what to expect this fall from CBS.
Mom, “Pilot”
Written and created by Chuck Lorre, Eddie Gorodetsky, and Gemma Baker
Directed by Pamela Fryman
Airs Mondays at 9:30pm Est on CBS
Premiering on Monday, Sept. 23rd, Mom is a sitcom starring Anna Faris as a struggling...
Mom, “Pilot”
Written and created by Chuck Lorre, Eddie Gorodetsky, and Gemma Baker
Directed by Pamela Fryman
Airs Mondays at 9:30pm Est on CBS
Premiering on Monday, Sept. 23rd, Mom is a sitcom starring Anna Faris as a struggling...
- 9/21/2013
- by Kate Kulzick
- SoundOnSight
Here’s the first official poster from CBS’ upcoming Hostages. Described as a high-octane thriller, the network’s 15-episode drama series stars Toni Collette and Dylan McDermott. Get ready for drama filled with unexpected twists and turns and head inside to take a better look at this awesome duo. As we previously reported, producer Jerry Bruckheimer stands behind the project which is based on a similar Israeli series created by Alon Aranya, Omri Givon, and Rotem Shamir. It revolves around a surgeon caught in the middle of a grand political conspiracy, who is ordered to assassinate the President of the United States in order to save her...
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- 7/20/2013
- by Fiona
- Filmofilia
Hostages – make sure you remember this one. Described as a high-octane suspense drama, CBS’ upcoming series has an awesome cast on board which includes Emmy Award winner Toni Collette and our favourite TV-face Dylan McDermott. Guess that should be enough for you to read more details about the whole thing and see the first trailer for their show in the rest of this report… The series is based on a similar Israeli series created by Alon Aranya, Omri Givon, and Rotem Shamir, while Jeffrey Nachmanoff wrote the pilot episode for the American version of Hostages. It revolves around a doctor named Ellen Sanders, played...
- 5/30/2013
- by Fiona
- Filmofilia
CBS has released promotional videos for six of its eight new series premiering next season. The network opted to post behind-the-scenes videos rather than traditional trailers. Included is The Millers with Will Arnett, Mom with Anna Faris, The Crazy Ones with Robin Williams and Hostages with Toni Collette. Cam Gigandet’s legal drama Reckless and the ensemble comedy Friends with Better Live are not included. Watch the clips below. Enjoy!
Hostages
This heavily serialized thriller is set for a limited run of 15 episodes. Starring Toni Collette, Dylan McDermott and Tate Donovan, Hostages has been compared in spirit to an extended arc from Person of Interest. Like Showtime’s Homeland, the new series is based on an Israeli series by Alon Aranya, Omri Givon and Rotem Shamir. The show’s plot centers on a family wrapped up in a mass political conspiracy that is poised to change their lives forever.
Hostages airs mondays at 10 p.
Hostages
This heavily serialized thriller is set for a limited run of 15 episodes. Starring Toni Collette, Dylan McDermott and Tate Donovan, Hostages has been compared in spirit to an extended arc from Person of Interest. Like Showtime’s Homeland, the new series is based on an Israeli series by Alon Aranya, Omri Givon and Rotem Shamir. The show’s plot centers on a family wrapped up in a mass political conspiracy that is poised to change their lives forever.
Hostages airs mondays at 10 p.
- 5/16/2013
- by Kyle Reese
- SoundOnSight
CBS has unveiled the first looks at its new fall series as its upfront presentation got underway today in NY, with Robin Williams of David E Kelley’s The Crazy Ones among the participants. The network announced its fall and midseason schedules earlier in the day. Still Awol: the Will Arnett comedy The Millers, so check back. (Update: The Millers has been posted.) Related: CBS Execs Take Shots At The Competition The Millers – Comedy Produced by CBS TV Studios. From executive producer Greg Garcia: The Crazy Ones — Comedy Produced by 20th Century Fox Television. From executive producers David E. Kelley, Bill D’Elia, Dean Lorey, John Montgomery and Mark Teitelbaum and director/executive producer Jason Winer: Hostages — Drama Produced by Warner Bros Television and Jerry Bruckheimer Television. From executive producers Jerry Bruckheimer, Jonathan Littman, Jeffrey Nachmanoff, Rick Eid, Omri Givon, Rotem Shamir and Chayim Sharir: Intelligence — Midseason...
- 5/15/2013
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
The Fall TV Season presentations for all the new network shows take place this week with the fourth announced today. Here's a full breakdown of which concepts have made the final list over on CBS.
The king of the networks easily remains in charge despite "Elementary" being their only fresh hit of last season's new shows. The network's line-up remains fairly stable with only a few key moves such as Thursday being expanded to include two hours of comedy programming, and "Hawaii Five-0" moving to Fridays.
Several other pilots didn't make the cut this week including the series sequel to the "Beverly Hills Cop" movies, a TV version of the comedy "Bad Teacher", the "NCIS" mobile spin-off "NCIS: Red," a procedural based on Leif G.W. Persson's literary homicide detective Everett Backstrom, the Frank Marshall-produced political thriller "The Ordained" about a priest turned lawyer trying to save his sister from assassination,...
The king of the networks easily remains in charge despite "Elementary" being their only fresh hit of last season's new shows. The network's line-up remains fairly stable with only a few key moves such as Thursday being expanded to include two hours of comedy programming, and "Hawaii Five-0" moving to Fridays.
Several other pilots didn't make the cut this week including the series sequel to the "Beverly Hills Cop" movies, a TV version of the comedy "Bad Teacher", the "NCIS" mobile spin-off "NCIS: Red," a procedural based on Leif G.W. Persson's literary homicide detective Everett Backstrom, the Frank Marshall-produced political thriller "The Ordained" about a priest turned lawyer trying to save his sister from assassination,...
- 5/15/2013
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Chicago – When you’re the #1 network on TV, it must be tempting to stay the course. However, CBS always shakes things up a bit and this year is no different. The 2013-14 schedule, announced this morning, features four new comedies (including a new comedy block in one of their most successful time slots) and one drama, along with new time slots for big hits “Person of Interest,” “Two and a Half Men,” and “Hawaii Five-0.” The five new shows feature a stunning degree of star power with lead roles taken by Robin Williams, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Margo Martindale, Tony Shalhoub, Toni Collette, Will Arnett, Tate Donovan, Allison Janney, and more. It must be nice to be #1.
Full schedule below with new show descriptions under that. Come back for more news, reviews, and previews of the 2013-14 Fall schedule.
*-new show
Monday
7pm “How I Met Your Mother”
7:30pm “We Are Men...
Full schedule below with new show descriptions under that. Come back for more news, reviews, and previews of the 2013-14 Fall schedule.
*-new show
Monday
7pm “How I Met Your Mother”
7:30pm “We Are Men...
- 5/15/2013
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
CBS has picked up two dramas, "Intelligence" starring Josh Holloway, and "Hostages" starring Toni Collette, the network announced today.
CBS also ordered four comedies: Chuck Lorre's "Mom," Robin Williams and Sarah Michelle Gellar's "Crazy Ones," Will Arnett starrer "The Millers" and "We Are Men" with Kal Penn, Jerry O'Connell and Tony Shalhoub.
"Intelligence" is centered at Us Cyber Command, and focuses on a unit that has been created around one agent (Holloway) with a very special gift, a microchip that has been implanted in his brain that allows him to access the entire electromagnetic spectrum. It also stars Marg Helgenberger and "Once Upon a Time's" Meghan Ory, and hails from executive producers Michael Seitzman and David Semel.
A family is caught in the middle of a grand political conspiracy that will change their lives forever in "Hostages," which hails from Jerry Bruckheimer and Jeffrey Nachmanoff. Collette stars as Ellen,...
CBS also ordered four comedies: Chuck Lorre's "Mom," Robin Williams and Sarah Michelle Gellar's "Crazy Ones," Will Arnett starrer "The Millers" and "We Are Men" with Kal Penn, Jerry O'Connell and Tony Shalhoub.
"Intelligence" is centered at Us Cyber Command, and focuses on a unit that has been created around one agent (Holloway) with a very special gift, a microchip that has been implanted in his brain that allows him to access the entire electromagnetic spectrum. It also stars Marg Helgenberger and "Once Upon a Time's" Meghan Ory, and hails from executive producers Michael Seitzman and David Semel.
A family is caught in the middle of a grand political conspiracy that will change their lives forever in "Hostages," which hails from Jerry Bruckheimer and Jeffrey Nachmanoff. Collette stars as Ellen,...
- 5/10/2013
- by Laura Prudom
- Huffington Post
CBS has picked up the dramas "Hostages" and "Intelligence" and the comedies "We Are Men," "Mom," "The Crazy Ones" and "The Millers" for the 2013 - 2014 season. Here is more on each show: Hostages Ep/W/D: Jeffrey Nachmanoff Ep: Rick Eid Ep: Jerry Bruckheimer, Jonathan Littman, Omri Givon, Rotem Shamir, Chayim Sharir Based on the Israeli format created by Alon Aranya, Omri Givon and Rotem Shamir Studio: Jerry Bruckheimer Television i/a/w Warner Bros. Television Cast includes: Toni Collette, Dylan McDermott Logline: A family is caught in the middle of a grand political conspiracy that will change their lives forever. Intelligence Ep/ Writer: Michael Seitzman Ep/Dir: David Semel Ep: Tripp Vinson Ep: Rene...
- 5/10/2013
- Comingsoon.net
CBS has just announced that Dylan McDermott will star opposite Toni Collette (United States of Tara) in its pilot for Hostages, a drama created by Jerry Bruckheimer.
The CBS drama pilot will follows the choices Ellen, an accomplished surgeon (Collett), makes when her family is taken hostage after she is chosen to operate on the President of the Unites States. McDermott will play the rugged FBI agent Duncan who is at the center of the political conspiracy. Details on which side McDermott is fighting for are being kept a secret for now, but either way, he seems to do his best work in law related roles. The show will naturally be set in Washington D.C.
Dylan McDermott, who’s primarily a television actor, hasn’t really found a place for himself since his long running TV drama The Practice ended back in 2004. Most recently he had an impressive but...
The CBS drama pilot will follows the choices Ellen, an accomplished surgeon (Collett), makes when her family is taken hostage after she is chosen to operate on the President of the Unites States. McDermott will play the rugged FBI agent Duncan who is at the center of the political conspiracy. Details on which side McDermott is fighting for are being kept a secret for now, but either way, he seems to do his best work in law related roles. The show will naturally be set in Washington D.C.
Dylan McDermott, who’s primarily a television actor, hasn’t really found a place for himself since his long running TV drama The Practice ended back in 2004. Most recently he had an impressive but...
- 2/13/2013
- by Lindsay Sperling
- We Got This Covered
American Horror Story star Dylan McDermott has joined CBS’ high-profile political thriller pilot Hostages.
McDermott has been cast alongside the show’s previously announced star, Toni Collette.
Hostages is about family caught in the middle of a grand political conspiracy that will change their lives forever. McDermott will play Duncan, a righteous FBI agent who is at the center of a conspiracy involving the President “but whose role will come as a surprise.”
McDermott starred in the first season of FX’s horror series and appeared in the second. Nothing has been announced regarding his participation in the third season.
McDermott has been cast alongside the show’s previously announced star, Toni Collette.
Hostages is about family caught in the middle of a grand political conspiracy that will change their lives forever. McDermott will play Duncan, a righteous FBI agent who is at the center of a conspiracy involving the President “but whose role will come as a surprise.”
McDermott starred in the first season of FX’s horror series and appeared in the second. Nothing has been announced regarding his participation in the third season.
- 2/13/2013
- by James Hibberd
- EW - Inside TV
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