Prime Video will explore the realm of near-death experiences in its latest drama project.
The Amazon-owned streamer is developing a thriller called The Orpheus Project, centering on a group of young doctors who conduct dangerous experiments on themselves that skirt the line between life and death. The project, from writers Dee Johnson (Fellow Travelers) and Paul Keables (Nashville), is based on an Israeli series titled Metim Lerega that ran on that country’s Hot platform.
Johnson and Keables will executive produce with Jack Tar Pictures’ Marc Resteghini (Prime Video’s upcoming Young Sherlock) and Paper Plane Productions’ Alon Aranya (Your Honor, Tehran). Amazon MGM Studios is producing.
The Orpheus Project will center on “a group of young doctors saving lives by day and conducting dangerous experiments on themselves at night,” the show’s logline reads. “While these experiments are helping them solve complex medical cases, they come at a dark cost,...
The Amazon-owned streamer is developing a thriller called The Orpheus Project, centering on a group of young doctors who conduct dangerous experiments on themselves that skirt the line between life and death. The project, from writers Dee Johnson (Fellow Travelers) and Paul Keables (Nashville), is based on an Israeli series titled Metim Lerega that ran on that country’s Hot platform.
Johnson and Keables will executive produce with Jack Tar Pictures’ Marc Resteghini (Prime Video’s upcoming Young Sherlock) and Paper Plane Productions’ Alon Aranya (Your Honor, Tehran). Amazon MGM Studios is producing.
The Orpheus Project will center on “a group of young doctors saving lives by day and conducting dangerous experiments on themselves at night,” the show’s logline reads. “While these experiments are helping them solve complex medical cases, they come at a dark cost,...
- 9/20/2024
- by Rick Porter
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: Peter Chernin’s North Road Company is returning to the Israeli TV market with a medical thriller starring Tehran’s Niv Sultan.
North Road has re-teamed with Israeli producer Sipur and local network Hot – its partners on juvenile prison series Bad Boy – for Heart of a Killer, the outfit’s second international co-pro. Endemol Shine Israel is also producing.
Now in principal photography, Heart of a Killer follows Dr. Dasi Nakash, played by Sultan, a promising transplant surgeon who turns to illicit organ harvesting after a desperate act to save a friend wronged by the hospital. This incident draws her into a whirlwind of moral dilemmas, patient rescues and conflicts with the underworld of the medical establishment.
The show is created by Liad Shoham, Gal Zaid (Valley of Tears) and Roni Yaddor, and directed by Evgeny Ruman (East Side).
Sultan is a big draw. She is best known for Apple TV+ hit Tehran,...
North Road has re-teamed with Israeli producer Sipur and local network Hot – its partners on juvenile prison series Bad Boy – for Heart of a Killer, the outfit’s second international co-pro. Endemol Shine Israel is also producing.
Now in principal photography, Heart of a Killer follows Dr. Dasi Nakash, played by Sultan, a promising transplant surgeon who turns to illicit organ harvesting after a desperate act to save a friend wronged by the hospital. This incident draws her into a whirlwind of moral dilemmas, patient rescues and conflicts with the underworld of the medical establishment.
The show is created by Liad Shoham, Gal Zaid (Valley of Tears) and Roni Yaddor, and directed by Evgeny Ruman (East Side).
Sultan is a big draw. She is best known for Apple TV+ hit Tehran,...
- 9/17/2024
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Banijay’s Endemol Shine Israel and Munich-based producer Neuesuper (“8 Days”) have inked German adaptation rights to Israeli hit comedy series “Nevsu,” to air on public broadcaster Zdf.
Israel’s “Nevsu” won the International Emmy Award for best comedy series in 2018. Its German adaptation, “I Don’t Work Here,” sees three generations from two worlds come together to form one family.
Revolving around Laura and Dawit, a young multi-racial couple, and their daughter, the pair are battling living with her parents and facing huge scrutiny from her mother-in-law.
The series will explore culture clashes, generational frustrations, and everyday racism with humor, endearing characters and family warmth.
The German adaptation is directed by Arman Riahi (“The Migrumpies”) and written by Romina Ecker (“Fat and Fat”) and Malina Nnendi Nwabuonwor.
“The Israeli audience was charmed by this comedy series as not only is it funny but ‘Nevsu’ also cleverly highlights the importance of building bridges,...
Israel’s “Nevsu” won the International Emmy Award for best comedy series in 2018. Its German adaptation, “I Don’t Work Here,” sees three generations from two worlds come together to form one family.
Revolving around Laura and Dawit, a young multi-racial couple, and their daughter, the pair are battling living with her parents and facing huge scrutiny from her mother-in-law.
The series will explore culture clashes, generational frustrations, and everyday racism with humor, endearing characters and family warmth.
The German adaptation is directed by Arman Riahi (“The Migrumpies”) and written by Romina Ecker (“Fat and Fat”) and Malina Nnendi Nwabuonwor.
“The Israeli audience was charmed by this comedy series as not only is it funny but ‘Nevsu’ also cleverly highlights the importance of building bridges,...
- 2/21/2023
- by Emiliano De Pablos
- Variety Film + TV
Banijay is expanding in Israel by taking a majority stake in MoviePlus Productions.
Established by David Mandil, drama producer MoviePlus is behind shows such as HBO and Keshet International’s kidnap story Our Boys and Canal+’s adoption-themed Miguel and Academy Award-nominated feature films such as Footnote and Beaufort: A Tale of Love and Darkness, in which Natalie Portman made her directorial debut.
Super-indie Banijay has taken a 51 share in the business, which will retain its identity with Mandil remaining as CEO. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
The scripted division of Banijay’s Endemol Shine Israel, which is behind HBO acquisition Valley of Tears, will also continue to operate separately under Head of Drama Gal Zaid.
“We are very honoured to be joining hands with Banijay and Endemol Shine Israel and are determined to grasp this opportunity and together create high-end content,” said Mandil. “Over the years,...
Established by David Mandil, drama producer MoviePlus is behind shows such as HBO and Keshet International’s kidnap story Our Boys and Canal+’s adoption-themed Miguel and Academy Award-nominated feature films such as Footnote and Beaufort: A Tale of Love and Darkness, in which Natalie Portman made her directorial debut.
Super-indie Banijay has taken a 51 share in the business, which will retain its identity with Mandil remaining as CEO. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
The scripted division of Banijay’s Endemol Shine Israel, which is behind HBO acquisition Valley of Tears, will also continue to operate separately under Head of Drama Gal Zaid.
“We are very honoured to be joining hands with Banijay and Endemol Shine Israel and are determined to grasp this opportunity and together create high-end content,” said Mandil. “Over the years,...
- 11/9/2022
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
UK projects are Channel 4’s Adult Material and Sky’s Little Birds.
The line-up for the 2020 edition of Series Mania, which runs March 20-28 in Lille, has been unveiled.
The competition features the world premieres of two UK series’; Channel 4’s Adult Material, created by Lucy Kirkwood and starring Haley Squires; and Sophia Al-Maria’s Little Birds, which is based on the short story by Anais Nin, broadcast on Sky and starring Juno Temple.
Other highlights in the competition include Israel’s biggest budget drama series Valley Of Tears starring Lior Ashkenazi; German Netflix series Unorthodox from Anna Winger,...
The line-up for the 2020 edition of Series Mania, which runs March 20-28 in Lille, has been unveiled.
The competition features the world premieres of two UK series’; Channel 4’s Adult Material, created by Lucy Kirkwood and starring Haley Squires; and Sophia Al-Maria’s Little Birds, which is based on the short story by Anais Nin, broadcast on Sky and starring Juno Temple.
Other highlights in the competition include Israel’s biggest budget drama series Valley Of Tears starring Lior Ashkenazi; German Netflix series Unorthodox from Anna Winger,...
- 2/19/2020
- by 1101184¦Orlando Parfitt¦38¦
- ScreenDaily
"Wonder Woman" star Gal Gadot is set to executive produce the Us version of the hit Israeli crime drama "Queens".
Gadot and Jaron Varsano will executive produce under their Pilot Wave production banner, with Endemol Shine North America and Endemol Shine Israel producing, reports variety.com.
Also Read:?Ali Fazal to share screen space with Gal Gadot
Endemol Shine Israel is currently producing the second season of "Queens," which will make its debut on Israel's Hot in 2020. The first season, which launched in October 2018, was Hot's most watched series of the year. The original series was created by Gal Zaid, Dani Rosenberg, Ruth Zaid and Dror Nobelman and based on an idea by Limor Nahmias.
Gadot and Varano said: "We are so excited to celebrate these women through the 'Queens' story. These complex characters are captivating, delightfully funny and emotional.
"It is rare to find content that conveys...
Gadot and Jaron Varsano will executive produce under their Pilot Wave production banner, with Endemol Shine North America and Endemol Shine Israel producing, reports variety.com.
Also Read:?Ali Fazal to share screen space with Gal Gadot
Endemol Shine Israel is currently producing the second season of "Queens," which will make its debut on Israel's Hot in 2020. The first season, which launched in October 2018, was Hot's most watched series of the year. The original series was created by Gal Zaid, Dani Rosenberg, Ruth Zaid and Dror Nobelman and based on an idea by Limor Nahmias.
Gadot and Varano said: "We are so excited to celebrate these women through the 'Queens' story. These complex characters are captivating, delightfully funny and emotional.
"It is rare to find content that conveys...
- 12/4/2019
- GlamSham
“Wonder Woman” star Gal Gadot is set to executive produce a U.S. version of the hit Israeli crime drama “Queens.”
Gadot and Jaron Varsano will executive produce under their Pilot Wave production banner, with Endemol Shine North America and Endemol Shine Israel producing.
Endemol Shine Israel is currently producing the second season of “Queens,” which will make its debut on Israel’s Hot in 2020. The first season, which launched in October 2018, was Hot’s most watched series of the year. The original series was created by Gal Zaid, Dani Rosenberg, Ruth Zaid and Dror Nobelman and based on an idea by Limor Nahmias.
“We are so excited to celebrate these women through the ‘Queens’ story,” Gadot and Varano said. “These complex characters are captivating, delightfully funny and emotional. It is rare to find content that conveys characters in such a truthful way, while mirroring society. We are looking forward...
Gadot and Jaron Varsano will executive produce under their Pilot Wave production banner, with Endemol Shine North America and Endemol Shine Israel producing.
Endemol Shine Israel is currently producing the second season of “Queens,” which will make its debut on Israel’s Hot in 2020. The first season, which launched in October 2018, was Hot’s most watched series of the year. The original series was created by Gal Zaid, Dani Rosenberg, Ruth Zaid and Dror Nobelman and based on an idea by Limor Nahmias.
“We are so excited to celebrate these women through the ‘Queens’ story,” Gadot and Varano said. “These complex characters are captivating, delightfully funny and emotional. It is rare to find content that conveys characters in such a truthful way, while mirroring society. We are looking forward...
- 12/3/2019
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Gal Gadot will produce a U.S. adaptation of the Israeli crime drama “Queens” for Endemol Shine, the company announced on Tuesday.
The most-watched series of 2018 for the Israeli network Hot, “Queens” follows the women of the Malka family who must band together after all the Malka men are murdered by a rival crime syndicate. Thrust into a life that they did not choose or necessarily want, the women realize they can finally control their own destinies and respond to each other and the world around them as complete individuals, all while trying to stay alive.
Gadot and Jaron Varsano will executive produce the drama via their Pilot Wave banner. Endemol Shine North America and Endemol Shine Israel will produce.
Also Read: 'Justice League': Gal Gadot, Ben Affleck Join Call to #ReleaseTheSnyderCut
“We are so excited to celebrate these women through the ‘Queens’ story. These complex characters are captivating,...
The most-watched series of 2018 for the Israeli network Hot, “Queens” follows the women of the Malka family who must band together after all the Malka men are murdered by a rival crime syndicate. Thrust into a life that they did not choose or necessarily want, the women realize they can finally control their own destinies and respond to each other and the world around them as complete individuals, all while trying to stay alive.
Gadot and Jaron Varsano will executive produce the drama via their Pilot Wave banner. Endemol Shine North America and Endemol Shine Israel will produce.
Also Read: 'Justice League': Gal Gadot, Ben Affleck Join Call to #ReleaseTheSnyderCut
“We are so excited to celebrate these women through the ‘Queens’ story. These complex characters are captivating,...
- 12/3/2019
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
Endemol Shine is teaming with Gal Gadot to develop a U.S. version of Israeli crime drama Queens.
Endemol Shine North America and Endemol Shine Israel are working with Gadot and Jaron Varsano’s Pilot Wave to remake the series, which originally aired on cable network Hot.
The show, which is returning for a second season in Israel in 2020, follows the women of the Malka family, who must band together after all the Malka men are murdered by a rival crime syndicate. Thrust into a life that they did not choose or necessarily want, the women realize they can finally control their own destinies and respond to each other and the world around them as complete individuals, all while trying to stay alive.
It was created by Gal Zaid, Dani Rosenberg, Ruth Zaid and Dror Nobelman, based on an idea by Limor Nahm and produced by Endemol Shine Israel.
Gadot...
Endemol Shine North America and Endemol Shine Israel are working with Gadot and Jaron Varsano’s Pilot Wave to remake the series, which originally aired on cable network Hot.
The show, which is returning for a second season in Israel in 2020, follows the women of the Malka family, who must band together after all the Malka men are murdered by a rival crime syndicate. Thrust into a life that they did not choose or necessarily want, the women realize they can finally control their own destinies and respond to each other and the world around them as complete individuals, all while trying to stay alive.
It was created by Gal Zaid, Dani Rosenberg, Ruth Zaid and Dror Nobelman, based on an idea by Limor Nahm and produced by Endemol Shine Israel.
Gadot...
- 12/3/2019
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Wonder Woman star Gal Gadot and her husband and production partner Jaron Varsano are developing a U.S. version of hit Israeli series Queens together with Endemol Shine North America and Endemol Shine Israel, the companies announced Tuesday. Gadot and Varsano's Pilot Wave shingle will adapt the Israeli series for the U.S. market. The original Queens was the most-watched series on the Israeli Hot network last year. The Endemol Shine Israel drama was created by Gal Zaid, Dani Rosenberg, Ruth Zaid and Dror Nobelman, based on an idea by Limor Nahmias. The drama follows the women of the ...
- 12/3/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
“Prisoners of War,” the inspiration for the hit series “Homeland” and winner of nine Israeli Academy Awards in 2010 (including Best Drama and Best Director), is coming to the U.S. The captivating war-drama is set to start airing Monday Oct. 24 at 10pm. You can catch the premiere on Link TV, available to all Dish Network and DirecTV subscribers, or Kcet in Southern California. All 24 of the one-hour episodes will air in Hebrew with English subtitles.
Read More: What Does Israel Think of ‘Homeland’? ‘Prisoners of War’ Creator Gideon Raff Explains
The series focuses on three Israeli soldiers who were captured and held prisoner for 17 years while on a secret mission in Lebanon. After years of negotiations for their freedom, the series begins when two of the soldiers return to Israel alive — the third isn’t so lucky. The series explores the soldiers’ reintegration into society and the secret investigation into the truth surrounding their capture,...
Read More: What Does Israel Think of ‘Homeland’? ‘Prisoners of War’ Creator Gideon Raff Explains
The series focuses on three Israeli soldiers who were captured and held prisoner for 17 years while on a secret mission in Lebanon. After years of negotiations for their freedom, the series begins when two of the soldiers return to Israel alive — the third isn’t so lucky. The series explores the soldiers’ reintegration into society and the secret investigation into the truth surrounding their capture,...
- 9/9/2016
- by Alec McPike
- Indiewire
Independent TV and digital production company Endemol has tapped Gal Zaid as Director of Comedy and Drama of Endemol Israel as the division teams with Endemol North America to develop new original scripted TV, with an eye toward potential U.S. adaptations. Zaid (Prisoners Of War, Hostages) previously served as Director of Drama at Channel 10 and Keshet. He’ll oversee all scripted content for Endemol Israel, facilitate its partnership with Endemol’s La branch, and work in tandem with Endemol U.S. Said CEO of Endemol Israel Elad Kuperman: “Gal is responsible for some of the most successful and exciting scripted series to come out of Israel and we are thrilled to have him join us in this key role.” Last week Endemol struck a first-look deal with London-based Origin Pictures and acquired UK production shingle Artists Studio as part of its drive for more original scripted TV. Upcoming...
- 4/7/2014
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
Foul Gesture
San Sebastian International Film Festival
SAN SEBASTIAN, Spain -- Israeli director Tnuah Meguna, whose first feature Giraffes (2001) was well-received, returns with a clever fable about how the small man can stand up to a bully and win. However, he seems to fence-sit on the issue of whether the resulting violence is justified. Foul Gesture could make inroads in U.S. and other English-speaking art houses, its appeal lying in a well-told version of David vs. Goliath.
This is a story about a week in the life of Michael Klienhouse (Gal Zaid), an out-of-work writer, who gets into traffic accident with a shady, gangster Dreyfus (Asher Tsarfati), who seems to have even the police in his pay. Klienhouse opts not to be intimidated and in the process wins back the respect of his wife and even saves his marriage. The (literally) explosive end saves the film that plods at times while touching on a recurrent theme about violence in Meguna's film.
The story takes place in a country where air raid sirens make everyone stop to remember those who perished in the Holocaust and soldiers who fell in the wars for independence. The film also has an ironic take on the cynical way some Israelis exploit the Palestinian conflict: Michael's cousin Chasmonai (Asher Tsarfati) sells Israeli flags to the Palestinians so they can burn them. "They will burn well", he tells one Palestinian buyer.
Michael is first portrayed as an out-of-work writer with all the hallmarks of a loser as we see him lazing about his house. Zaid transforms his character, showing Michael is a man with inner steel. First he scratches Dreyfus'car. Then he confronts the gangster in a scene that ripples with tension. Zaid, who is also co-wrote the screenplay with Ya'acov Ayaly, not only turns in a good performance as an actor but the dialogue, particularly in this barroom scene, can leave hairs standing on the back of your neck.
The movie wallows in moral ambivalence though. Michael is involved in a routine car crash, then decides to buy a gun and finally invests in a bazooka. The hero may come out winner, but does Meguna want to say anything about this? Perhaps he intends to make a comment on the politics that dominate his country but this is never clear.
FOUL GESTURE
Tnuah Meguna Ltd.
Credits:
Director: Tzahi Grad
Writers: Ya'acov Ayaly, Gal Zaid
Director of photography: Shai Goldman
Music: Karni Postel, David Klemes
Editing: Moris Ben Mayor
Cast:
Michael: Gal Zaid
Tamar: Keren Mor
Dreyfus: Asher Tsarfati
Chasmonai: Ya'acov Ayaly
Arcadia: Ania Bukshtein
David: Tal Grushka
Running time -- 95 minutes
No MPAA rating...
SAN SEBASTIAN, Spain -- Israeli director Tnuah Meguna, whose first feature Giraffes (2001) was well-received, returns with a clever fable about how the small man can stand up to a bully and win. However, he seems to fence-sit on the issue of whether the resulting violence is justified. Foul Gesture could make inroads in U.S. and other English-speaking art houses, its appeal lying in a well-told version of David vs. Goliath.
This is a story about a week in the life of Michael Klienhouse (Gal Zaid), an out-of-work writer, who gets into traffic accident with a shady, gangster Dreyfus (Asher Tsarfati), who seems to have even the police in his pay. Klienhouse opts not to be intimidated and in the process wins back the respect of his wife and even saves his marriage. The (literally) explosive end saves the film that plods at times while touching on a recurrent theme about violence in Meguna's film.
The story takes place in a country where air raid sirens make everyone stop to remember those who perished in the Holocaust and soldiers who fell in the wars for independence. The film also has an ironic take on the cynical way some Israelis exploit the Palestinian conflict: Michael's cousin Chasmonai (Asher Tsarfati) sells Israeli flags to the Palestinians so they can burn them. "They will burn well", he tells one Palestinian buyer.
Michael is first portrayed as an out-of-work writer with all the hallmarks of a loser as we see him lazing about his house. Zaid transforms his character, showing Michael is a man with inner steel. First he scratches Dreyfus'car. Then he confronts the gangster in a scene that ripples with tension. Zaid, who is also co-wrote the screenplay with Ya'acov Ayaly, not only turns in a good performance as an actor but the dialogue, particularly in this barroom scene, can leave hairs standing on the back of your neck.
The movie wallows in moral ambivalence though. Michael is involved in a routine car crash, then decides to buy a gun and finally invests in a bazooka. The hero may come out winner, but does Meguna want to say anything about this? Perhaps he intends to make a comment on the politics that dominate his country but this is never clear.
FOUL GESTURE
Tnuah Meguna Ltd.
Credits:
Director: Tzahi Grad
Writers: Ya'acov Ayaly, Gal Zaid
Director of photography: Shai Goldman
Music: Karni Postel, David Klemes
Editing: Moris Ben Mayor
Cast:
Michael: Gal Zaid
Tamar: Keren Mor
Dreyfus: Asher Tsarfati
Chasmonai: Ya'acov Ayaly
Arcadia: Ania Bukshtein
David: Tal Grushka
Running time -- 95 minutes
No MPAA rating...
- 9/24/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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