Tag Archives: TV series

a TV series about theatre (TV Series: Chazarot – Noa Koller, 2020)

Israeli television surprises and succeeds again with ‘Rehearsals‘ (‘Chazarot‘ in Hebrew), another series that has a chance to be an international success (after the success at home) and turn into a ‘formula’ to be exported and re-located in other parts … Continue reading

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Israeli PD Blue (TV series: Manayek – Roee Idan, 2020)

We have a lot to complain about this summer, but it was a great summer for the Israeli television. In less than three months I saw three interesting series, well written, excellently acted and directed with talent and originality. The … Continue reading

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distorted reality (TV series: Losing Alice – Ayelet Zurer, 2020)

‘Losing Alice‘ (the Hebrew title is ‘L’abed et Alice‘) is a very ambitious Israeli television production, an eight-episode mini-series that bears no resemblance to anything ever produced for the ‘small screens’ in Israel. Apple TV bought this series, together with … Continue reading

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a techno-thriller in the Middle East (TV series: Tehran – Niv Sultan, 2020)

‘Tehran‘ is one of the most ambitious productions of Israeli television in recent years. Israeli series have not shied away from subjects related to the conflicts in the Middle East, and ‘Fauda‘ is the best (but not the only) example … Continue reading

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a queen too many (TV Series: Catherine the Great – Helen Mirren, 2019)

What could be more promising than a historical miniseries dealing with one of the most original and assertive women in history, Empress Catherine II (the Great) of Russia, who expanded the borders of the empire and raised it to the … Continue reading

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alternative history (TV series: The Plot Against America – PhilipRoth, 2020)

I’ve been waiting for this movie or series for about 15 years. Philip Roth is one of my favorite writers and from the moment I read ‘The Plot Against America‘ I visualized the film in my imagination and I knew … Continue reading

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on fragile ice (TV series: Okkupert / Occupied – Joe Nesbo, 2015-2019)

I started watching the Norwegian television series ‘Occupied‘ (original ‘Okkupert’) due to Jo Nesbø appearing on the posters as one of its creators. The Norwegian author’s detective books are exciting. I watched the first season, realized in 2015, a few … Continue reading

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crypto-wars down under (TV series: The Code, season 2)

One of the effects of the almost universal spread of the Internet is that digital crimes and cryptographic wars have become one of the popular themes in the action and thriller genres. A new literature and movies sub-genre called ‘techno-thriller’ … Continue reading

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crime drama and soap opera (TV series: Non uccidere – Miriam Leone, 2016-2016)

‘Non uccidere‘ may be the first crime series coming from Italy that I have ever seen. It’s quite an unexpected source for the genre, Italian cinema being quite famous for neo-realism, for comedies, for historical dramas or for the very … Continue reading

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cycles of history and love (TV mini-series: 11.22.63)

In one of the episodes of the TV mini-series 11.22.63 developed for television by Bridget Carpenter, co-produced by J.J. Abrams and based upon the novel by Stephen King, the main hero, and English teacher played by James Franco asks in class what … Continue reading

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