Shababnikim
שבאבניקים
GenreComedy-drama
Created byEliran Malka
Danny Paran
Country of originIsrael
Original languageHebrew
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes12
Original release
NetworkHOT
ReleaseDecember 24, 2017 (2017-12-24)

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

References

  1. אמיר, גפי. ""שבאבניקים" קרובה יותר לעולמו האפל של ש"י עגנון מאשר ליצירות עכשוויות". הארץ (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2023-03-30.
  2. 1 2 staff, T. O. I. (26 August 2019). "'Shababnikim' creator shares inspiration for hit TV show". www.timesofisrael.com.
  3. Fox, Mira. "A hit Israeli TV show is finally in English. But will it translate?". The Forward. Retrieved 2021-04-26.
  4. "Shtisel Fans: 5 Israeli TV Shows and Movies to Watch Now - Sponsored Content | The Times of Israel". www.timesofisrael.com. Retrieved 2023-05-09.
  5. 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.
  6. Zeitlin, Alan. "Stars of 'Shababnikim': The haredi heartthrob and hilarious headmaster". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
  7. Brown, Hannah. "Two new ultra-Orthodox Israeli TV series begin production". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
  8. Spiro, Amy (February 14, 2018). "'Shababnikim': Television's bad boys of yeshiva". The Jerusalem Post.
  9. Shababnikim - IMDb, retrieved 2021-04-26
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