Television

What to watch this week: Gal Gadot speeds through The Runner, Hearsay delivers gripping thriller

TV Time: A new Gal Gadot thriller, a chilling Israeli TV drama, and Hanoch Daum’s return headline this week’s entertainment picks.

‘THE RUNNER’ is just what the trailer promises, an action-packed thriller featuring Gal Gadot as Maia, a lawyer and single mother in London who has to save her son.
A woman shops for toys at a store in Houston, Texas, on August 24, 2026.

How Jewish immigrants invented American childhood through classic toys, comics, and media

Second camera assistant Beth Horton marks another take as Dolly Parton is filmed in the Lifetime channel TV movie "The Blue Valley Songbird" in the Bethel Community of Maury County, Tennessee, US, July 28, 1999

What to watch in Israel this week: Classic action movies, and remembering Dolly Parton’s best roles

A large billboard sign channel 14 posted on a building in Jerusalem. August 14, 2023.

Movement for Quality Government demands answers over Channel 14's Jerusalem relocation deadline


Israeli TV Academy Awards present their 2025 prizes, and honor the late Alon Aboutboul

For the first time in two years, the awards were held without special categories devoted to broadcasting during a crisis and wartime.

Cast of Eretz Nehederet.

What to watch in Israel: 'Fauda' season 5, 'Unconditional' lead wave of new releases

TV Time: There is so much going on right now in the Israeli television industry that it’s hard to keep track.

NIV SULTAN in the upcoming Hot series, ‘The Intern

The TV series, 'Unconditional,' has its Israeli premiere - review

The series co-creators are two of the biggest names in the Israeli television industry, Adam Bizanski (Magpie) and Dana Idisis (On the Spectrum), and it was written by Bizanski.

Liraz Chamami (left) and Talia Lynne Ronn at the premiere of Unconditional at the Tel Aviv Cinematheque on Sunday, April 26, 2026.

What to watch now: New Israeli drama 'Unconditional’ and a fading ‘Hacks’

TV Time: Do people still use the phrase “jumped the shark” to denote when a series has passed its sell-by date? If so, Hacks has definitely made that jump.

LIRAZ CHAMAMI (right) and Talia Lynne Ronn in ‘Unconditional.’

Streaming services unveil Holocaust Memorial Day 2026 programming

A highlight of this programming will be a new HOT edition of Zikaron BaSalon (Hebrew for “Remembrance in the Living Room”), an intimate project in which Holocaust survivors recount their stories.

‘SHOAH’ BY Claude Lanzmann.

‘Harry Potter’ returns in HBO series, and other comforting television options

TV Time: While some will be interested in the details of how the show was made, many more will tune in to get an idea of whether it is worth watching the series.

NORA EPHRON’S beloved rom-com, ‘Sleepless in Seattle.’

Jerusalem-born producer teams with Scorsese on TV series 'The Saints'

It was Leshem, who has lived in the US for years, who came up with the idea for a television show that presents the lives of Christian saints by humanizing them.

Matti Leshem on the set of the Mary episode, which he directed.

KAN marks 90 years of Israeli public broadcasting with cross-platform celebration

Broadcasts will include unforgettable historical clips from the KAN archive, and the anniversary will also be marked on the beloved comedy/variety show, Zehu Ze.

Zehu Ze cast members Moni Moshonov (left) and Avi Kushnir in a new version of Benzin's song, "Shared Home," which was created for the KAN 90th anniversary celebration.

From myth to sign: This is what watching television up close really does to your eyes

Parents have long warned that it "ruins the eyes" and leads to glasses. In reality, sitting close to the TV hasn’t been proven to directly cause myopia – here’s what you need to know.

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Passover 2026: Great films to watch dur­ing the hol­i­day

TV Time: From biblical epics to new streaming hits, here’s what to watch this Passover week.

A SCENE from 'The Prince of Egypt'