First Look Media streamer Topic has picked up the U.S. rights to Israeli drama Nehama, while Topic Studios will also develop an English-language adaptation of the darkly comic series.
Topic clinched the finished tape rights in a competitive situation, and the original series will premiere in North America on October 15. Produced by Yoav Gross (The Good Cop) and 24 Drafts Studio, it stars Reshef Levi as a father of five whose decision to ditch his tech career for stand-up comedy is thrown into turmoil after the death of his wife.
Levi, who has previously starred in The Arbitrator, created the 10-part series with Tomer Shani. Nehama co-stars Yuval Scharf (McMafia), Shalom Michaelshwilli (Harborer), and Liron Vaisman (Mossad 101).
“From the moment we sat down with Reshef and Yoav, we knew we wanted to be in business with this team,” said Maria Zuckerman, head of Topic Studios. “Reshef’s witty and acerbic perspective on family,...
Topic clinched the finished tape rights in a competitive situation, and the original series will premiere in North America on October 15. Produced by Yoav Gross (The Good Cop) and 24 Drafts Studio, it stars Reshef Levi as a father of five whose decision to ditch his tech career for stand-up comedy is thrown into turmoil after the death of his wife.
Levi, who has previously starred in The Arbitrator, created the 10-part series with Tomer Shani. Nehama co-stars Yuval Scharf (McMafia), Shalom Michaelshwilli (Harborer), and Liron Vaisman (Mossad 101).
“From the moment we sat down with Reshef and Yoav, we knew we wanted to be in business with this team,” said Maria Zuckerman, head of Topic Studios. “Reshef’s witty and acerbic perspective on family,...
- 10/8/2020
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