Shababnikim

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]

Shababnikim
Title card for season 2, showing the Shababnikim logo
שבאבניקים
GenreComedy-drama
Created byEliran Malka
Danny Paran
Country of originIsrael
Original languageHebrew
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes12
Release
Original networkHOT
Original releaseDecember 24, 2017 (2017-12-24)

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

The show follows four Haredi yeshiva students in Jerusalem: Avinoam (played by Daniel Gad), who is the son a Knesset member; Dov, nicknamed Lazer (played by Omer Perelman), who comes from a wealthy family that primarily lives in New York City; Meir (played by Israel Attias), who comes from a poor Mizrahi/Sephardi family; and Gedaliah (played by Ori Laizerouvich), a nerdy and pious Torah scholar who joins the group.[4][5] The show also includes Maya Wertheimer as Devorah, who is Lazer's sister and Gedaliah's love interest and--in season two--fiancee.[6][4]

Awards

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.[7][8]

See also

References
  1. אמיר, גפי. ""שבאבניקים" קרובה יותר לעולמו האפל של ש"י עגנון מאשר ליצירות עכשוויות". הארץ (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2023-03-30.
  2. staff, T. O. I. (26 August 2019). "'Shababnikim' creator shares inspiration for hit TV show". www.timesofisrael.com.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. Fox, Mira. "A hit Israeli TV show is finally in English. But will it translate?". The Forward. Retrieved 2021-04-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. Brown, Hannah (July 26, 2021). "The Boys are Back: Shababnikim returns for a second season". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
  5. Zeitlin, Alan. "Stars of 'Shababnikim': The haredi heartthrob and hilarious headmaster". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
  6. Brown, Hannah. "Two new ultra-Orthodox Israeli TV series begin production". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
  7. Spiro, Amy (February 14, 2018). "'Shababnikim': Television's bad boys of yeshiva". The Jerusalem Post.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. Shababnikim - IMDb, retrieved 2021-04-26
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