Best Israeli drama series

Valley of Tears (2020)

On October 6th 1973, the Middle East was shaken by the biggest war it had ever seen. A war that should have been the last one, and that forever changed the region.

The Lesson (2022)

In a sleepy high school in Kfar Sava, in a Citizenship class, 12th-grader Lianne and her teacher Amir get into a heated political confrontation that gets out of hand and soon reaches personal and painful places.

East Side (2023)

East Side follows Momi, an ex-Secret Service agent-turned-fixer who plays by his own rules as he brokers shady property deals between the Arab residents of East Jerusalem, and the powerful Jewish groups trying to take control of the area by whatever means possible. Brooding and well-connected, Momi slips between communities with ease. But behind his cool facade, the deadly consequences of his double-dealing are taking their toll, and at the center of his world is 18-year-old autistic daughter Maya.

Carthago (2022)

Elijah Levi, a successful comedian in 1942 Palestine, is deported by the British authorities to Carthago, a detainee camp, in which he is held with Jewish underground warriors and Nazi criminals.

Dani Hollywood (2008)

Metim Lerega (2014)

Follows the life of five interns in a hospital and their personal lives, and their special abilities.

Love Hurts (2004)

A beautiful love story between a successful TV host and a garage worker.

Mary Lou (2009)

Miriam has a dream: being a famous singer, that’s why she abandoned her son Meir. Meir never stops searching for his mother—eventually moved from his small hometown to Tel Aviv, and becomes THE famous drag queen Mary Lou. As the melody plays on, Meir discovers his needs finding himself within even more than finding his mother.

Prisoners of War (2010)

After 17 years in captivity, Israeli soldiers Nimrode Klein, Uri Zach, and Amiel Ben Horin return home to the country that made them national icons. They work to overcome the trauma of torture and captivity while settling back into their interrupted family lives. Meanwhile, the military psychiatrist assigned to them finds discrepancies in the soldiers' testimonies, and launches an investigation to discover what they are hiding.

The Grave (2019)

An earthquake in the north uncovers a large hole in a nature reserve. Inside the hole, three human skeletons are found. The plot thickens when DNA tests reveal that the DNA belongs to three living people...

Sleeping Bears (2018)

When dark secrets she shared with her psychologist Ya’akov, threaten to destroy her closest relationships, school teacher Hadas is drawn into a complex and deeply personal search to hide her most intimate secrets and for the truth in this gripping psychological drama from Keren Margalit.

The Malevolent Bride (2023)

A modern ghost story that follows the hunt for a vengeful spirit terrorizing an unsuspecting Hasidic community in present-day Jerusalem. ​

Tehran (2020)

Tamar is a Mossad hacker-agent who infiltrates Tehran under a false identity to help destroy Iran's nuclear reactor. But when her mission fails, Tamar must plan an operation that will place everyone dear to her in jeopardy.

Shtisel (2013)

Akiva and Shulem Shtisel, father and son, sit on a little balcony overlooking streets of the Geula neighborhood of Jerusalem. A year has passed since the mother died. All the other children have left the nest, and only Shulam and Akiva remain - quarreling, making up, and laughing about themselves and the rest of the world. All will change when Akiva meets Elisheva.

Losing Alice (2020)

The story of Alice, an ambitious 47 year old female film director who becomes obsessed with 24 year old femme-fatale Sophie and eventually surrenders all moral integrity in order to achieve power, success and unlimited relevance.

Hostages (2013)

The night before a high profile operation on the PM, the surgeon due to perform the procedure is surprised at her family home by four masked men. The gang quickly take control of her and her family and order her to kill the PM.

False Flag (2015)

The series, loosely based on the true story of the assassination in Dubai of a senior Hamas official Mahmoud al-Mabhouh - the co-founder of military wing of the Islamist Palestinian group Hamas on 19 January 2010, revolves around five ordinary Israeli citizens who discover one morning via the media that they are the principal suspects of a high-profile kidnapping and are implicated as culprits in the kidnapping.

The Beauty Queen of Jerusalem (2021)

The loves, heartbreak, jealousy and pain of the three Armoza sisters – Luna, Rachelika, and Becky - their parents, grandparents and children, set during the early-mid 20th century in Jerusalem.

Shababnikim (2017)

4 Yeshiva students who don't entirely fit in to their own world, although they try, find themselves at odds with their rabbi, their parents, and their matchmaker.

A Body That Works (2023)

An intimate and sensitive series exploring an often-controversial topic: the bond between an infertile couple and the surrogate mother carrying their future child.

Euphoria (2012)

A sexy, troubling, and bold profile of the teens of the nineties, within a raging drama going on behind teenagers’ closed doors.

Srugim (2008)

Srugim follows a group of 30-something modern religious singles in the Katamon neighbourhood of Jerusalem as they attempt to navigate the frequently contradictory worlds of contemporary Israel and traditional observance.

One on One (2020)

28-year-old Motti works as a private home tutor, visiting the homes of a lively host of struggling students, all the while carrying a deep emotional wound, which he will have to mend and find his way back to living life once again.

Af Ehad Lo Ozev et Palo Alto (2024)

Kugel (2024)

Nukhem is a merchant, selling jewelry, Libbie is a teacher and an aspiring writer.

One Day in October (2024)

An anthology series exploring the aftermath of the October 7 attacks in Israel, where Hamas militants killed and took hostages. It portrays stories of love, bravery, endurance, and grief arising from the senseless violence.

Northern Wind (2024)

AI uncovers Israel's secretive Unit 8200, highlighting a young intelligence officer, his enigmatic brother, and a talented female officer entangled in complex, toxic relationships amid rising military tensions.

The Chef (2020)

The “chef” follows an unemployed high-tech worker who fights to keep the talented chef relevant and starts working in the kitchen of a well-known restaurant that fights to keep its name at the top of Tel-Aviv’s super-competitive gastronomic world.

Bad Boy (2024)

Dean (Guy Menaster), a young teen living with his mother (Neta Plotnick) and younger brother, prepares to turn in for the night when a knock on the door changes his life forever. Correctional officers storm into his room and haul him, barely clothed, out of the house.

The Man Who Wanted to Know Everything (2024)

Two investigators on the tracks of a mysterious investigator who demands to know everything.