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What to watch this week: Gal Gadot speeds through The Runner, Hearsay delivers gripping thriller

TV Time: A new Gal Gadot thriller, a chilling Israeli TV drama, and Hanoch Daum’s return headline this week’s entertainment picks.

‘THE RUNNER’ is just what the trailer promises, an action-packed thriller featuring Gal Gadot as Maia, a lawyer and single mother in London who has to save her son.
JEWISH AMERICAN mobster Meyer Lansky in ‘Lansky – the Zionist Gangster.’

What to watch in Israel this week: Lansky’s Zionism, E.T. on Disney+, and the James Bond curse

 Vincent Pastore attends the "Stevie Van Zandt: Disciple" Premiere during the 2024 Tribeca Festival at BMCC Theater on June 08, 2024 in New York City.

Sopranos actor Vincent Pastore dies at age 80

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HBO Max to join Cellcom TV+, offering new shows as Israeli streaming competition grows


TV Time: Israeli television gives glimpse of optimism with 'Accidental Happiness'

A new documentary on Hot 8, Next TV, and Hot VOD examines the experiences of a group of 60+-year-olds who spent a year working to revitalize the kibbutzim along the Gaza border.

A scene from 'Accidental Happiness.'

TV Time: 'Freakier Friday' is funny, 'Nutuk' is dramatic and 'Pluribus' is not worth watching

Channel 12 drama series, 'Nutuk', continues to keep tension high while Apple TV's 'Pluribus' falls flat despite rapturous reviews.

JAMIE LEE CURTIS, left, and Lindsay Lohan in ‘Freakier Friday.’

Partner launches Partner tv+ – an upgraded television service with exclusive content

Partner is launching Partner tv+ – a new television service featuring an upgraded interface, updated app, and exclusive content.

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Israeli filmmakers speak out on international boycott as artists pay the price

With a handful of exceptions, most Israeli works have been rejected by major and minor international film festivals and are not distributed in markets abroad.

 Letter to David pays tribute to released hostage David Cunio.

The five best anime shows of all time (according to the internet)

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This reform rabbi is one of 456 competitors on season 2 of Netflix’s ‘Squid Game’

Meet Rabbi Jamie Field, one of 456 competitors on the new season of Squid Game. She sees "so much Torah" in the show's intense moments, making connections with an Anglican priest and others.

Rabbi Jamie Field poses as a contestant for "Squid Game: The Challenge" on Netflix.

TV Time: from stories of October 7 to Baz Luhrmann classics

The new Kan 11 documentary series follows the experiences of several families who lost close relatives in the massacre and who have no easy path forward. The first episode starts just after October

A STILL FROM ‘Kfar Aza – 95% Heaven.’

Netflix drops Season 2 of ‘Nobody Wants This,’ returning interfaith dilemmas to TV screens

The first season drew plaudits for casually celebrating Jewish life while also eliciting criticism for its characterization of Jewish women and surface-level depictions of Jewish practice.

Adam Brody plays Rabbi Noah Roklov on Netflix's "Nobody Wants This."

Worldwide TV sensation 'Fauda' to be adapted for the big screen - report

Fauda, the Israeli TV series about a counterterrorism unit that became a worldwide sensation on Netflix, will be made into a movie.

Lior Raz and Melanie Laurent in season five of Fauda.

Portraying humanity amid the horror: Lior Chefetz on Oct. 7 series 'Red Alert'

“Working with the real people was the most emotional part. We promised them accuracy – no propaganda, just their truth.”

‘RED ALERT’ writer and director Lior Chefetz (right) with actor Israel Atias.