NetflixIsraeli actor Shira Haas cast in Netflix adaptation of Ira Levin’s The Boys from BrazilThe series, based on Levin’s 1976 novel, follows Holocaust survivor turned Nazi hunter Yakov Liebermann as he tracks down fugitive war criminalsBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read
EntertainmentRabbi invites ‘Nobody Wants This’ writers to join ‘Judaism basics course’ after Netflix rom-com mixes up Jewish holidaysA scene featuring Jewish actors Adam Brody and Seth Rogen confuses Tu BiShvat with Tisha B’AvBy Siam Goorwich1 min read
Nobody Wants ThisNobody Wants This review: Another nail in the coffin of the rom com genre ★★Season two of the ‘hot rabbi’ series starring Adam Brody and Kristen Bell recycles the same conversion conflict of season one – only the supporting cast make this at all watchableBy Eliana Jordan3 min read
Nobody Wants ThisNobody Wants This star Jackie Tohn: ‘I helped the hot rabbi learn Yiddish’Nobody Wants This star Jackie Tohn on feeling inherently Jewish, her Long Island bat mitzvah and putting her ‘mom’ on speaker to Adam BrodyBy Eliana Jordan3 min read
TVHBO Max adds ‘One Day in October’ to its roster for Nova Festival massacre anniversaryThe drama is coming to the US after airing in the UK and IsraelBy Jamie Shapiro1 min read
EmmysFrom the Borscht Belt to prime time, how Jews shaped the EmmysAhead of this year’s Emmy Awards, we look back at the Jewish writers and actors who built the television industryBy Eliana Jordan7 min read
TVLong Story Short review: A funny, dark and lovingly Jewish homage to family ★★★★★This nostalgic new series by ‘BoJack Horseman’ creator Raphael Bob-Waksberg cements him as one of the most talented writers of our generationBy Eliana Jordan2 min read
TVLong Story Short, the next great Jewish family comedyThe creator of the Netflix series ‘BoJack Horseman’ on his most personal – and most Jewish— project yetBy Eliana Jordan5 min read
NetflixMeet the Schwoopers, the Jewish family at the heart of Netflix’s next big animated comedyFrom the Jewish creator of ‘BoJack Horseman’, new series ‘Long Story Short’ will have all-star cast of Jewish voice actors including Abbi Jacobson and Paul ReiserBy Eliana Jordan1 min read
TVEmmys 2025: Jewish stars and series dominate comedy nominationsSeth Rogen’s Jewish-influenced show ‘The Studio’ earns record-breaking number of Emmy nominations for a comedy seriesBy Eliana Jordan2 min read
TVToo Much review: new Lena Dunham series is a soppy, sweet love letter to London ★★★★The ‘Girls’ writer’s big return to TV pays homage to beloved British romcoms with impeccable cast, lots of tears and plenty of sexBy Eliana Jordan3 min read
How Jewish is?How Jewish is Lena Dunham?The writer and star of HBO’s ‘Girls’ is releasing her latest semi-autobiographical comedy series, this time with a Jewish protagonistBy Eliana Jordan3 min read
How Jewish is?How Jewish is Owen Thiele?The ‘Adults’ and ‘Overcompensating’ star is working on a semi-autobiographical comedy series starring Ilana Glazer and Susie EssmanBy Eliana Jordan1 min read
TVSomebody Feed Phil review: anodyne comfort show goes stale in eighth season ★★★This feted food and travel series needs to ditch the now tedious formula and get a bit spicierBy Eliana Jordan2 min read
Israeli TVThe Oldest Trick in the Book, review: ‘Chapter after chapter of intrigue flow’Sasson Gabay and Yehezkel Lazarov star in this clever, twist-filled Israeli series about a chronic case of writer’s block… and a stolen storyBy Eliana Jordan2 min read
TVDying for Sex review: ‘will make you laugh and cry’This show about one woman’s libidinous adventures following a diagnosis of terminal breast cancer is at once tragic, hilarious, raunchy and movingBy Eliana Jordan3 min read
BBCNew season of ‘Pilgrimage’ takes multifaith celebs on medieval passage through Austrian AlpsJewish comedian Helen Lederer is one of seven celebrity ‘pilgrims’ to star in upcoming BBC reality show promoting interfaith dialogueBy Eliana Jordan2 min read
FaudaJewish star of Inglourious Basterds cast in new series of FaudaMélanie Laurent gained fame for her portrayal of Shoshanna in 2009 Tarantino blockbusterBy JC Reporter1 min read
Apple TV+The Studio review: ‘proof that Jews still make the best TV and movies’In this truly perfect showbiz series, Seth Rogen both satirises and pays homage to Hollywood’s movie making industryBy Eliana Jordan2 min read
Apple TV+‘It’s an industry founded by Jews’: Seth Rogen pokes fun at Hollywood in new showbiz seriesThe Jewish actor drew from his own experiences for his comedy lampooning the film industryBy Eliana Jordan4 min read
TVHouse of David review: ‘hokey biblical adaptation rings hollow’The new Amazon Prime Video series offers no new insights into the story of David and GoliathBy Eliana Jordan2 min read
TVHouse of David revives ancient story of faith and destiny amid Israel’s modern strugglesStars of the David and Goliath adaptation Ayelet Zurer and Stephen Lang share what it was like to play larger-than-life biblical characters in epic new Amazon seriesBy Eliana Jordan4 min read
FilmSnow White review: ‘a Grimm remake’Oh no, it’s off to woke they go in this new Disney adaptation, co-starring Gal Gadot, of its 1937 animated classicBy John Nathan2 min read
