HBO Max in Latin America and Arte in France and Germany have picked up Israeli police corruption drama Manayek ("Maniac").
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The critically acclaimed show is currently filming its second season.
Used in Hebrew slang as a derogatory term for a policeman, Manayek stars Shalom Assayag, Amos Tamam, and Maya Dagan. It tells the story of veteran Police Internal Affairs investigator Izzy Bachar (Assayag), who is on the brink of retirement when he finds himself investigating his best friend (Tamam) – a high-ranking police officer accused of operating a vast criminal network within the force.
Created and written by Roy Iddan and directed by Alon Zingman, Manayek is one of Kan's highest-rated dramas alongside Tehran. It was a favorite of the Israeli Academy for Film and Television in 2020, winning the awards for Best Drama Series, Best Director in a Drama Series, Best Screenplay for a Drama Series, Leading Actor in a Drama Series, and Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series.
"It's a great honor to finally bring Manayek to viewers in Europe and in Latin America," Yoav Gross, CEO of the eponymous production company behind the show, said. "For us so far, it's been an amazing journey with this remarkable series and we are blessed with the huge success it already received in Israel.
"We are sure that the international audience will find in the series all the elements that made it so successful," he said.
In April, Cineflix Rights, the UK's largest independent TV content distributor, announced it acquired exclusive worldwide distribution rights for Manayek.
The deal, announced last week, seeks to bolster the distributor's presence in Europe and Latin America, as well as production for the title's season two, set to debut on Kan11.
HBO Max, the American pay television giant's streaming service, recently debuted Valley of Tears, an epic miniseries on the 1973 Yom Kippur War.
It also streamed the six-episode French-Israeli psychological thriller Possessions.
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