Alongside popular Israeli shows "Fauda" and "Shtisel" on Netflix, Israel Hayom has learned that Tel-Aviv based Studio Free Media has received an offer from the streaming giant to produce an eight-part documentary series.
The show will be filmed and produced in Israel and the United States by Israeli students and creators and will appear on Netflix.
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The initiative began nearly half a year ago when a delegation of Israeli students visited Hollywood and met with Vice President of Content Acquisition at Netflix Larry Tanz.
"The positive impression the students left on Tanz did the job," said Studio Free Media director Dekel Sharur, who led the delegation.
According to Sharur, the Israeli students also met with Joseph Bechor, the owner of WonderWorks Films, which produces dozens of movies and shows for Netflix.
Bechor, the son of Israelis who grew up in Los Angeles, not only extended his help to the Israeli students but also arranged for the next delegation, which is already in the works, to meet with his friend, Jewish-British actor Sacha Baron Cohen.
"Bechor surprised us after he came away impressed with the students: 'You know what,' he told us, 'Netflix just ordered an eight-part series from me about the ultra-orthodox community in Israel. Let's start working on it together,'" Sharur told Israel Hayom.
The students began work began preparing for the new series this week.
"Down the road, we will integrate new students who are interested in working for the biggest studios in the world, via the platform we've established especially for Israeli creators," said Sharur.
"This platform ensures that this is merely the first series on the way to many more for Netflix, to be written by Israeli film and communications students. It's important for me to mention that in the case of Tanz and Bechor, these are two Jewish guys who love Israel and wholeheartedly support original Israeli productions in Hollywood."
