Traitor

The most-watched post covid drama series on HOT, the leading cable, pay-tv and multi-channel platform in Israel.

A whodunit thriller told through the secrets that ordinary people hide from their loved ones. Traitor is an entertaining fast-paced multi-season mystery series, portraying the destructive power of blame and betrayal.

Story

From the writers of worldwide acclaimed series EUPHORIA, FALSE FLAG, and VALLEY OF TEARS comes TRAITOR, a thriller series which will keep audiences on the edge of their seats. After a flight from Tel Aviv to India vanishes in mid-air, with no signs of an explosion, crash or hijacking, the entire world is left mesmerised. Yonatan Georgy is a recently blind intelligence officer returning to work, tasked with investigating the plane's disappearance - with his wife and children on board. At the same time, families of the passengers start realising they didn’t know their loved ones as well as they thought…

THRILLER | ISRAEL | 8 Episodes | HEBREW

Creators

Ron Leshem

Euphoria, False Flag, No Man's Land, Valley Of Tears

Amit Cohen

False Flag, No Man's Land, Allegiance, Valley Of Tears

Ron Leshem and Amit Cohen are writer-producers best known for the drama series Euphoria, and False Flag, as well as the Hulu-Arte series No Man's Land. Uma Thurman's Apple TV+ series Suspicion is an adaptation of False Flag. Leshem served as head of content and programming for Keshet TV. He picked up and oversaw the development of some of the most popular and successful Israeli series, including the original of Homeland, The A-word, Arab Labor, Traffic Light, Baker and the Beauty. The film Beaufort, which Leshem co-wrote, was nominated for the Academy Awards. He won Israel's top literary award and his novels have been translated into 20 languages.

Cohen co-created and wrote False Flag which broke existing drama records in Israel and became the highest ever-rated launch of a scripted show. It won the Grand Prix at France's Series Mania festival and was acquired to broadcast in 130 territories. Together Cohen and Leshem also created and co-wrote The Gordin Cell (adapted into English-language series Allegiance by NBC Universal). The Israeli original series was selected by The Guardian as one of the six best global drama series outside of the UK in 2014.

Creators' Statement

“Traitor’s uniqueness lies in its characters – ordinary, relatable people who unexpectedly find themselves at the centre of an enormous story and are then sucked into the investigation without experience or the tools to deal with it. They discover they are in danger and they are forced to make choices, fight, take on the system. This makes for an espionage format where the secrets are more human, and the characters more empathetic and relevant to the viewer.”

Director

Asaph Polonsky

ONE WEEK AND A DAY

Asaph Polonsky's debut feature, One Week and a Day, premiered at the Cannes Film Festival – Critics’ Week, where it won the Gan Foundation Award. It went on to win Best Film, Best Debut Film, Best Screenplay and the FIPRESCI Award for Best Israeli Debut at the Jerusalem Film Festival. The film was nominated for 7 Israeli Academy Awards and won Best Supporting Actor for Tomer Capon (The Boys). Asaph’s short film, Samnang, premiered at the New York Film Festival and was nominated for a Student Academy Award.