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 | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 22 |
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| Producer(s) | Haim Sharir |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Yetzira Ivrit |
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| Original network | Channel 10 |
| Original release | 13 October 2013 – 15 December 2013 |
Hostages (Hebrew: בני ערובה; Bnei Aruba) is an Israeli drama television series that was first broadcast on Channel 10 in October 2013. The series was created by Rotem Shamir and Omri Givon and produced by Haim Sharir.[1]
Cast
- Jonah Lotan as Adam Rubin
- Ayelet Zurer as Dr. Yael Danon (Season 1)
- Alona Tal
- Itay Tiran
- Kim Bodnia
- Tomer Kapon as Guy
- Micha Celektar as Eyal Danon
- Dar Zuzovsky as Noa Danon
- Yoav Rothman as Assaf Danon
- Mickey Leon as Alex
- Hilla Vidor as Ella
- Nevo Kimchi as Giyora Avni
- Ido Bartal as Yonatan
- Shmil Ben Ari as P.M. Shmuel Netzer
- Liat Stern as Neta
- Michal Kalman as Sara
- Yoav Levi as Amsalem
- Eli Cohen as Zinger
- Chayim Sharir as Bentzur
- Hagit Dasberg as Ya'ara
- Hai Maor as Eran
- Erez Kahana as Eitan
- Eitan Londner as Barazani
- 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
- 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 2 "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