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Shtisel

8.0
3 seasons
33 episodes
Ended
Drama

Plot Summary

Akiva and Shulem Shtisel, father and son, sit on a little balcony overlooking streets of the Geula neighborhood of Jerusalem. A year has passed since the mother died. All the other children have left the nest, and only Shulam and Akiva remain - quarreling, making up, and laughing about themselves and the rest of the world. All will change when Akiva meets Elisheva.

First Aired:June 29, 2013
Last Aired:February 14, 2021
Episode Runtime:50m
Networks:
yes
Created By:
Ori Alon, Yehunatan Indorski

Cast & Characters

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Seasons (3)

Season 1
8.5

Season 1

12 episodes

Aired: 2013

A Haredi family living in an ultra-Orthodox neighborhood of Jerusalem reckons with love, loss and the doldrums of daily life.

Season 2
8.6

Season 2

12 episodes

Aired: 2015

This season, Shulem's brother returns to Israel, Akiva pursues a love interest and Giti faces more parenting dilemmas.

Season 3
8.4

Season 3

9 episodes

Aired: 2020

It's four years later and the widowed Shtisel patriarch is searching for a new match, while Akiva tries to figure out how to balance love and art.

Production

Abot Hameiri