''Manayek'' ( he, מנאייכ) is an Israeli television
police procedural
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series. Season 1 was released in 2020 and Season 2 in 2022, each comprising 10 episodes. It was broadcast on Israel's public broadcaster,
Kan 11.
Plot
Izzy Bachar is an ex-policeman who works for the internal police investigations unit. He is assigned to a case in which one of his oldest best friends, Barak Harel, has been implicated.
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Cast
* as Izzy Bachar
* Amos Tamam
Amos Tamam ( he, עמוס תמם; born September 6, 1977) is an Israeli actor.
Biography
Amos Tamam grew up in Ramla in a traditional Jewish family of Tunisian descent and served in the IDF as a fighter in the paratroopers' brigade.
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as Barak Harel
* Ishai Golan
Ishai Golan ( he, ישי גולן) is an Israeli film and television actor.
Early life
He was born in Ramat Gan, Israel.
Career
Golan attended Telma Yalin Arts High School in Givatayim. In 1990, he got his first cinematic role at the age of 17 ...
as Eitan Doltsch
* Liraz Chamami as Tal Ben Harush
* Doron Ben-David as Ofir Leibowitz ("Leibo")
* Maya Dagan as Ronit Meinzer
Production
The series was created by Roy Iddan and Yoav Gross, directed by Alon Zingman Alon or ALON may refer to:
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(who also directed the 2013 drama series '' Shtisel''), and produced by Yoav Gross Productions.slang
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term in Hebrew
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for the police (or alternatively snitch[), translated in the series as "Rats". The plot concerns an investigation into police corruption.][
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Release
The first season went to air in 2020 on Kan 11. Cineflix Rights sold the series to HBO in Latin America
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, and Arte
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for release in France and Germany.[
The second season aired from 23 June 2022 in Israel.]
Reception and accolades
The first season of ''Manayek'' was one of Kan 11's highest-rated dramas ever.[
Season 1 won Best Drama Series, Best Director in a Drama Series, Best Screenplay for a Drama Series, Best Leading Actor in a Drama Series, and Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series at the 2021 Israeli Academy of Film and Television Awards.]
References
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2020 Israeli television series debuts
Israeli drama television series
Television shows set in Israel
2020s crime drama television series
2020s police procedural television series
Kan 11 original programming