Global Streamer Izzy Sets Launch Date for Highly Anticipated ‘Shtisel’ Prequel ‘Kugel’ (Exclusive)
Global streaming platform Izzy, which specializes in Israeli shows and films, is set to exclusively launch “Kugel,” the highly anticipated prequel to Netflix hit “Shtisel,” on Feb. 28 to its subscribers across more than 60 countries. Variety spoke to Nati Dinnar, Izzy’s co-founder and CEO, about the show and why he was so keen to acquire it for the streamer.
“Shtisel” launched in 2013 on Israeli network Yes and ran for three seasons on Yes and on Netflix outside Israel, fast becoming a worldwide hit. The series scored 100% on Rotten Tomatoes and was praised as “groundbreaking television” by the New York Times, won 11 awards at the Israeli Television Academy Awards in 2013 and took home six awards in 2015.
Izzy will be launching “Kugel” in 12 languages, including English, Hebrew, French, Spanish and Portuguese. “Shtisel,” which is also to be found on Izzy, followed the lives of the extended Shtisel family – a warm, closely-knit and argumentative ultra-Orthodox family in Jerusalem.
“Shtisel” launched in 2013 on Israeli network Yes and ran for three seasons on Yes and on Netflix outside Israel, fast becoming a worldwide hit. The series scored 100% on Rotten Tomatoes and was praised as “groundbreaking television” by the New York Times, won 11 awards at the Israeli Television Academy Awards in 2013 and took home six awards in 2015.
Izzy will be launching “Kugel” in 12 languages, including English, Hebrew, French, Spanish and Portuguese. “Shtisel,” which is also to be found on Izzy, followed the lives of the extended Shtisel family – a warm, closely-knit and argumentative ultra-Orthodox family in Jerusalem.
- 1/15/2025
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
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