Hostages (Israeli TV series)
| Hostages | |
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| Also known as | Bnei Aruba |
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| Country of origin | Israel |
| Original language(s) | Hebrew |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 10 |
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| Producer(s) | Haim Sharir |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Yetzira Ivrit |
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| Original channel | Channel 10 |
| Original run | 13 October 2013 – 15 December 2013 |
Hostages, also known as Bnei Aruba, is an Israeli drama television series that was first broadcast on Channel 10 in October 2013. The ten-part series was created by Rotem Shamir and Omri Givon and produced by Haim Sharir.[1]
Cast
- Ayelet Zurer as Dr. Yael Danon
- Jonah Lotan as Adam Rubin
- Micha Celektar as Eyal Danon
- Dar Zuzovsky as Noa Danon
- Yoav Rothman as Assaf Danon
- Mickey Leon as Alex
- Hilla Vidor as Ella
- Tomer Kapon as Guy
- Nevo Kimchi as Giyora Avni
- Ido Bartal as Yonatan
- Shmil Ben Ari as P.M. Shmuel Netzer
- Chayim Sharir as Bentzur
- Hagit Dasberg as Ya'ara
- Hai Maor as Eran
- Erez Kahana as Eitan
- Michal Kalman as Sara
- Eitan Londner as Barazani
- Yoav Levi as Amsalem
- Gili Livnat as Mia
- Ayelet Margalit as Tova Netzer
- Poly Reshef as Eldar
- Amit Segal as Ilana
- Avi Yakir as Moni
- Yaakov Zada Daniel as Tzion
- Aviram Bar-Natan as Cop
- Eli Cohen as Zinger
- Tamir Grinberg as Lior
- Moti Kimchi as Young Haredi
- Liat Stern as Neta
- Evyatar Lichtenstadt as Vender
- Romy Neumark as Herself - news anchor
- Eli Rainman as Dori
- Yigal Sade as Minister
- Ofer Sarig as Simon
- Karen Tepper as Hanna
- Yosi Toledo as Megudal
- Lobo Wizner as Daniel 'Gingi'
Reception
Maariv said "you don't even notice the time pass and you're sitting with a dry throat and eyes glued to the screen. You're already booking the next episode and setting a reminder". Haaretz, another Israeli newspaper, said it "sets a new standard for Israeli TV".[2]
International sales
Before any Israeli broadcaster had been secured, the story was sold to CBS, which adapted it for the US market as Hostages.[3] The US version premiered on 23 September 2013, a month before the Israeli premiere.
The Israeli version, Bnei Aruba, was presented to international buyers at MIPCOM in October 2013,[4][5] and in December 2013, BBC Four announced it had acquired the series.[1][6] BBC Four started showing it on 21 February 2015, with two episodes in tandem each Saturday night.[7] In January 2014, Canal+ acquired the Israeli series.[8][9][10]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "BBC Four announces three brand-new drama acquisitions". BBC. 11 December 2013. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
- ↑ "Hostages" (PDF). Armazo Formats. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
- ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (17 January 2013). "CBS Orders Jerry Bruckheimer-Produced ‘Hostages’ To Pilot, Toni Collette To Star". Deadline. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
- ↑ Whittock, Jesse (24 September 2013). "Armoza’s Hostages to break out at MIPCOM". TBI Vision. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
- ↑ Gopi, Shreya (17 September 2013). "MIPCOM: Armoza Formats to launch "Hostages"". On Screen Asia. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
- ↑ White, Peter (11 December 2013). "BBC4 buys Israeli drama Hostages". Broadcast Now. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
- ↑ BBC Four: Hostages Linked 2015-02-22
- ↑ Dickens, Andrew (22 January 2014). "Canal+ takes Israel’s Hostages". C21 Media. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
- ↑ Paoli-Lebailly, Pascale (23 January 2014). "Armoza sells Hostages to Canal+". Rapid TV News. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
- ↑ Padovano, Joanna (22 January 2014). "Armoza Formats' Hostages Set for Canal+ France". Worldscreen. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
External links
- Hostages at the Internet Movie Database