Shababnikim

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Shababnikim
שבאבניקים
GenreComedy-drama
Created byEliran Malka
Danny Paran
Starring
Country of originIsrael
Original languageHebrew
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes12
Original release
NetworkHOT
ReleaseDecember 24, 2017 (2017-12-24)

Shababnikim (Hebrew: שבאבניקים) is an Israeli television comedy series that aired on HOT in 2017 and 2018.[1] The show includes 28 episodes, each around 30 minutes, focused on lives of four Haredi Jewish Yeshiva students.[2] In January 2021, the first season began streaming internationally with English subtitles under the title The New Black.[3] As of May 2023, the series airs on Streaming television service ChaiFlicks.[4]

It is named after the Hebrew term shababnik.

A second season aired in North America in 2022 and a third season is in the works.[2]

Premise[edit]

The show follows four Haredi yeshiva students in Jerusalem: Avinoam (Daniel Gad), who is the son of a Knesset member; Dov, nicknamed Lazer (Omer Perelman Striks), who comes from a wealthy family that primarily lives in New York City; Meir (Israel Attias), who comes from a poor Mizrahi/Sephardi family; and Gedaliah (Ori Laizerouvich), a nerdy and pious Torah scholar who joins the group.[5][6] The show also includes Maya Wertheimer as Devorah, who is Lazer's sister and Gedaliah's love interest and--in season two--fiancee.[7][5]

Cast and characters[edit]

Reception[edit]

Critical response[edit]

The show was nominated for awards in eight categories by the Israeli Academy of Film and Television, winning four, including Best Comedy, Best Comedy Script, and Best Comedy Actor.[8][9]

Tablet magazine described the show as "funny, whimsical, and cutting" continuing "Stylistically, Malka [creator] trades soft-lens nostalgia for Tarantinoesque dark, even violent, comedy."[10] The show was also praised by the Jewish Telegraphic Agency as a "wacky, stylized comedy with an excellent soundtrack and a whole new way of depicting the world of the yeshiva." The review continued: "But if fast-paced, laugh-out-loud “Shababnikim” distinguishes itself from the likes of “Shtisel,” full of melancholic plotlines and dreary music, it also stands apart because of the in-depth way it explores fault lines of race within haredi communities."[11]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ אמיר, גפי. ""שבאבניקים" קרובה יותר לעולמו האפל של ש"י עגנון מאשר ליצירות עכשוויות". הארץ (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2023-03-30.
  2. ^ a b staff, T. O. I. (26 August 2019). "'Shababnikim' creator shares inspiration for hit TV show". www.timesofisrael.com.
  3. ^ Fox, Mira. "A hit Israeli TV show is finally in English. But will it translate?". The Forward. Retrieved 2021-04-26.
  4. ^ "Shtisel Fans: 5 Israeli TV Shows and Movies to Watch Now - Sponsored Content | The Times of Israel". www.timesofisrael.com. Retrieved 2023-05-09.
  5. ^ a b Brown, Hannah (July 26, 2021). "The Boys are Back: Shababnikim returns for a second season". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
  6. ^ Zeitlin, Alan. "Stars of 'Shababnikim': The haredi heartthrob and hilarious headmaster". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
  7. ^ Brown, Hannah. "Two new ultra-Orthodox Israeli TV series begin production". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
  8. ^ Spiro, Amy (February 14, 2018). "'Shababnikim': Television's bad boys of yeshiva". The Jerusalem Post.
  9. ^ Shababnikim - IMDb, retrieved 2021-04-26
  10. ^ Black Hats Are the New Black: Israeli TV Show About Cool Haredim is a Runaway Hit Tablet. 6 January 2018
  11. ^ ‘Unorthodox’ and ‘Shtisel’? ‘Shababnikim’ offers a fresh, funny new view into Orthodox life. Jewish Telegraphic Agency. 18 February 2022
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