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TV time: ‘Fountain’ fizzles and ‘Fireflies’ buzz

Check out the series, movies and shows hitting Israel's screens this week.

 NATALIE PORTMAN and John Krasinski in ‘Fountains of Youth.’
 Zvika Klein sits with stars of My Unorthodox Life, Julia and Miriam Haart.

Julia, Miriam Haart’s transformative journey to Zionism and activism

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 Netflix is launching a new design for its TV app

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Israeli show 'Bad Boy' hits Netflix global Top 10 list

The Hebrew-language series, which tells a hard-hitting, moving story of a teen in the juvenile detention system who becomes a stand-up comedian, is showing on the streamer in 45 countries altogether.

 Guy Manster in 'Bad Boy.'

Israeli company wins the technology Oscar

Sound Radix receives the prestigious Scientific and Technical Academy Award from the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, for a sound solution used by Netflix and Disney.

 Sound Radix

New Israeli series 'Bad Boy' goes around the world

The new Israeli series Bad Boy, which premiered in Israel last year on Hot and Next TV, has just become available on Netflix in Israel and around the world.

 Guy Manster in 'Bad Boy.'

Indulging in TV: A cancer patient's escape - opinion

I’d much rather be outdoors hiking or having fun beyond the telly – I hope that will come back. In the meantime, TV it is.

Man Watching TV

Meryl Streep in talks to voice female Lion of Judah in Greta Gerwig's 'The Chronicles of Narnia'

Gerwig's adaptation will focus on 'The Magician's Nephew', the first chronological story in the Narnia universe.

 Meryl Streep in talks to voice female Lion of Judah in Greta Gerwig's 'The Chronicles of Narnia'.

New Kaveret documentary brings Israel’s iconic supergroup back to life

Kaveret was brilliant, quirky, playful, funny, exuberant, and musically rich, and it inspired generations of younger performers.

 THE LATTER DAY members of Kaveret and the band in its heyday.

Cobra Kai creators reveal that iconic character is Jewish and other interesting show facts

Hawk and Terry Silver are confirmed as Jewish, and could Mr Miyagi have been part of liberating Dachau?

 Cobra Kai logo

Netflix’s ‘Apple Cider Vinegar’ features a Jewish-run ‘cancer clinic.’ What is it?

The show is based on the true story of two less-than-honest wellness influencers, and the Hirsch Institute is based on a real place and course of treatment founded by a German Jew.

 (L-R) Alycia Debnam-Carey as Milla, Aisha Dee as Chanelle in Netflix's "Apple Cider Vinegar."

Adam Brody, Adrien Brody nab best actor Critics Choice awards for portraying Jewish characters

The awards ceremony also generated the first known public photos of Brody and actor Adrien Brody together.

 Adam Brody, left, poses with fellow actor Adrien Brody at the 30th Annual Critics Choice Awards in Santa Monica, California, Feb. 7, 2025.

The Netflix Index determines: This is the fastest internet provider in Israel

Partner maintained its lead throughout 2024, according to the Netflix Index, which measures the best performance when streaming content from the streaming giant during peak hours.

 Partner

'Matchmaker Matchmaker': Relationship wisdom to find a love that lasts - review

Azeela Ben Shalom uses 11 client stories to share tips and dating advice.

  ALEEZA BEN SHALOM presents  her Netflix program, ‘Jewish  Matchmaking.’