Shababnikim
| Shababnikim | |
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| שבאבניקים | |
| Genre | Comedy-drama |
| Created by | Eliran Malka Danny Paran |
| Starring | |
| 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
[edit]The show follows four Haredi yeshiva students in Jerusalem: Avinoam (Daniel Gad), who is the son of a Knesset member; Dov, nicknamed Lazer (Omer Perelman Striks), who comes from a wealthy family that primarily lives in New York City; Meir (Israel Attias), who comes from a poor Mizrahi/Sephardi family; and Gedaliah (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]
Cast and characters
[edit]Main
[edit]- Daniel Gad as Avinoam Lasri
- Ori Laizerouvich as Gedaliah
- Omer Perelman Striks as Dov Laser
- Israel Atias as Meir Sabag
- Maya Wertheimer as Debora Laser (recurring S1, main S2)
- Guri Alfi as Shlomi Zacks (recurring S1, main S2)
Recurring
[edit]- Dov Nalon as Rabbi Bloch
- Rotem Keinan as Rabbi Ashi Spitzer
- Golan Azulai as Eliyahu Lasri
- Shira Naor as Shira
- Shely Ben Josheph as Ruth Gottlieb
- Zohar Strauss as Ehud Stern
Notable guest stars
[edit]- Yehuda Levi as Yehuda Levi (S1)
Reception
[edit]Critical response
[edit]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]
Tablet magazine described the show as "funny, whimsical, and cutting" continuing "Stylistically, Malka [creator] trades soft-lens nostalgia for Tarantinoesque dark, even violent, comedy."[10] The show was also praised by the Jewish Telegraphic Agency as a "wacky, stylized comedy with an excellent soundtrack and a whole new way of depicting the world of the yeshiva." The review continued: "But if fast-paced, laugh-out-loud “Shababnikim” distinguishes itself from the likes of “Shtisel,” full of melancholic plotlines and dreary music, it also stands apart because of the in-depth way it explores fault lines of race within haredi communities."[11]
See also
[edit]- The Chosen (1981)
References
[edit]- ^ אמיר, גפי. ""שבאבניקים" קרובה יותר לעולמו האפל של ש"י עגנון מאשר ליצירות עכשוויות". הארץ (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2023-03-30.
- ^ a b staff, T. O. I. (26 August 2019). "'Shababnikim' creator shares inspiration for hit TV show". www.timesofisrael.com.
- ^ Fox, Mira (26 January 2021). "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.
- ^ a b 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 (14 May 2022). "Stars of 'Shababnikim': The haredi heartthrob and hilarious headmaster". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
- ^ Brown, Hannah (10 January 2022). "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
- ^ Black Hats Are the New Black: Israeli TV Show About Cool Haredim is a Runaway Hit Tablet. 6 January 2018
- ^ ‘Unorthodox’ and ‘Shtisel’? ‘Shababnikim’ offers a fresh, funny new view into Orthodox life. Jewish Telegraphic Agency. 18 February 2022
