American audiences will be seeing more Israeli series—and English adaptations of Israeli hits—in the coming year.
The hit Israeli comedy “The Baker and the Beauty,” which has two seasons available for streaming via Amazon Prime, will be turned into a one-hour comedy for ABC. Set in Miami, the remake follows the unlikely relationship between a supermodel and a regular guy who works at his Cuban family’s bakery.
Netflix has acquired Keshet International’s “When Heroes Fly,” Israel’s most-watched new drama, to air in subtitled Hebrew on the streaming service early next year. Inspired by a best selling novel and set in the Colombian jungle, it’s about four estranged Special Forces buddies who reunite to find a missing woman, the sister of one and the girlfriend of another.
The cast includes Tomer Kappon (“Fauda,” “Hostages”), Michael Aloni (“Shtisel”), and Oded Fehr (“24: Legacy,” “Once upon a Time”), now appearing in Hulu’s space mission series “The First.”
According to Keshet COO and president Keren Shahar, “It’s one of those series that instantly grabs you and keeps you hooked until the very end. Featuring breathtaking cinematography and a stellar cast, this series feels completely international and totally at home on a global platform like Netflix.”
