EXCLUSIVE: Israel’s yes Studios has struck a deal with Jewish streamer ChaiFlicks for a suite of shows including award-winning pre-#MeToo era series Unsilenced.
ChaiFlicks has also taken on the upcoming fourth season of breakout comedy Checkout, while renewing its license for the prior three.
Starring Yaakov Zada Daniel (Fauda) and Avraham Shalom Levi (Shtisel), Israeli Television Academy Award-winning drama Unsilenced is based on novel The Confidante. It follows the newly elected Israeli president with rumors of sexual assault and rape of a staffer swirling around him. His top adviser realizes that if news of this leaks out, the scandal could destroy the President’s career and his own.
Checkout, meanwhile, has been one of ChaiFlicks’ most-watched series since it debuted in 2021, according to the streamer. Created by Nadav Frishman and Yaniv Zohar, it takes place in the Yavne branch of a fictional supermarket and follows the routine interactions between the store’s workers and customers.
ChaiFlicks, which is based in the U.S., Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the UK, has also taken on Bear-like kitchen drama The Chef and Nir Bergman’s Just For Today.
“Our team at ChaiFlicks continues to scour the world for the best Jewish programming available and we’re thrilled to add these critically acclaimed series from our partners at yes Studios,” said co-founder Neil Friedman.
ChaiFlicks recently launched a mini series on Franz Kafka and has snapped up titles including Oscar-winning Paweł Pawlikowski movie Ida.
