The long-awaited third season of “Shtisel” is underway in Israel, under stringent COVID-19 guidelines. The hit drama about a Charedi family in Jerusalem was scheduled to begin in filming April, but production was put on hold due to the pandemic. It has now resumed under strict accordance with health and safety regulations.
“While we are experiencing a second wave of COVID-19 in Israel we are taking every possible precaution with the production of ‘Shtisel.’ This has added both time and expense and includes extensive and consistent testing of the cast and crew, keeping safe distances whenever possible, separated work and rest areas and everyone is, of course, wearing masks other than when ‘action’ is called,” producer Dikla Barkai said. “It’s certainly an adjustment but we are committed to filming in real locations in order to preserve the authenticity of the series and the world of the show.”
“To be Ruchami again is amazing,” Shira Haas told Variety. “I gave up the idea of a third season, and suddenly it came back.” But in a very different way. “You’re seeing all the people you know, but you can’t hug them,” Haas said. “There aren’t a lot of people on set, and everyone is very careful. Definitely weird; it’s definitely different. But yeah, you know, the things we do for art!
The nine-episode third season of “Shtisel,” which also stars Michael Aloni, Doval’e Glickman, Neta Riskin, and Sasson Gabai, picks up four years after the events of Season 2. It will begin airing on Yes TV in Israel later this year, but no date for its premiere on Netflix has been announced.
“We have been in awe of the love showered on ‘Shtisel’ globally, as well as locally,” Yes Studios Managing Director Danna Stern said. “And we are thrilled to be working on the new season which is everything viewers have come to expect: touching, gentle storytelling and characters which we all adore.”
