Shababnikim | |
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שבאבניקים | |
Genre | Comedy-drama |
Created by | Eliran Malka Danny Paran |
Country of origin | Israel |
Original language | Hebrew |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 12 |
Original release | |
Network | HOT |
Release | December 24, 2017 |
Shababnikim (Hebrew: שבאבניקים) is an Israeli television comedy series that aired on HOT in 2017 and 2018.[1] The show includes 28 episodes, each around 30 minutes, focused on lives of four Haredi Jewish Yeshiva students.[2] In January 2021, the first season began streaming internationally with English subtitles under the title The New Black.[3] As of May 2023, the series airs on Streaming television service ChaiFlicks.[4]
It is named after the Hebrew term shababnik.
A second season aired in North America in 2022 and a third season is in the works.[2]
Premise
The show follows four Haredi yeshiva students in Jerusalem: Avinoam (played by Daniel Gad), who is the son of a Knesset member; Dov, nicknamed Lazer (played by Omer Perelman), who comes from a wealthy family that primarily lives in New York City; Meir (played by Israel Attias), who comes from a poor Mizrahi/Sephardi family; and Gedaliah (played by Ori Laizerouvich), a nerdy and pious Torah scholar who joins the group.[5][6] The show also includes Maya Wertheimer as Devorah, who is Lazer's sister and Gedaliah's love interest and--in season two--fiancee.[7][5]
Awards
The show was nominated for awards in eight categories by the Israeli Academy of Film and Television, winning four, including Best Comedy, Best Comedy Script, and Best Comedy Actor.[8][9]
See also
- The Chosen (1981)
References
- ↑ אמיר, גפי. ""שבאבניקים" קרובה יותר לעולמו האפל של ש"י עגנון מאשר ליצירות עכשוויות". הארץ (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2023-03-30.
- 1 2 staff, T. O. I. (26 August 2019). "'Shababnikim' creator shares inspiration for hit TV show". www.timesofisrael.com.
- ↑ Fox, Mira. "A hit Israeli TV show is finally in English. But will it translate?". The Forward. Retrieved 2021-04-26.
- ↑ "Shtisel Fans: 5 Israeli TV Shows and Movies to Watch Now - Sponsored Content | The Times of Israel". www.timesofisrael.com. Retrieved 2023-05-09.
- 1 2 Brown, Hannah (July 26, 2021). "The Boys are Back: Shababnikim returns for a second season". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
- ↑ Zeitlin, Alan. "Stars of 'Shababnikim': The haredi heartthrob and hilarious headmaster". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
- ↑ Brown, Hannah. "Two new ultra-Orthodox Israeli TV series begin production". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
- ↑ Spiro, Amy (February 14, 2018). "'Shababnikim': Television's bad boys of yeshiva". The Jerusalem Post.
- ↑ Shababnikim - IMDb, retrieved 2021-04-26