Youth at risk, female soldiers and a lot of drama and humor were provided to us by television in 2021. Although Netflix changed our viewing habits and brought us content from all over the world, the Israeli industry still manages to issue works that will make us fall in love.
Some of them bring us new stars who get the big break.
These are the names that have made it big this year and entered our hearts:
Yael Elkana
She has starred in children and youth series such as "Flashback" and "Kadbra," she has also starred in adult series such as "The Cook" and "Kibbutzniks," but nothing prepared 29-year-old Yael Elkana for the wave of hysteria that would wash over her when she entered the shoes of Abigail, her partner. Amos Dahari's new in "Being With Her".
View this post on Instagram
A post shared by YAEL ELKANA (@yaelelkana)
The short and final season of the hit series immediately jumped her from the status of a working actress to a well-known star in almost every home.
Abigail became the enemy of the people for some of the girls, who allowed her to remove Talpia from Amos and let him and Noa be together again).
Maor Levy
Google recently published the list of the most disguised series in Israel in 2021. At the top of the list: "Bnei Or".
The crime series followed a group of teenagers who traded in drugs and became controversial, due to the violent content it presented.
One thing is probably undisputed - Maor Levy, the 21-year-old star of the series is one of the most refreshing discoveries seen in the game world in recent years.
"You will learn from the mistakes they make."
Levy, Photo: YouTube
He brought to the character of Eli Ben-David a combination of tenderness and toughness, boyishness and roughness that made his character sweeping and such that you only want her to be good.
We believe (and also hope) that we will see more of it soon.
Alona Saar
The big breakthrough of an actor or actress of the year probably belongs to 24-year-old Alona Saar.
A fairly anonymous actress and daughter of Gideon Saar, she has become a household name everywhere, thanks to her extraordinary role in the series "The Commander".
The successful comedic drama that aired here 11 brought the plots of a team of commanders in a training course for somewhat problematic female soldiers, led by Noa (played by Saar), a strange officer with a lot of motivation.
Her exciting role and performance made Saar an overnight star, she got campaigns and became a household name.
Alona Saar on "Channel Zero", Photo: No credit
She also recently joined the cast of the play "Zero in Human Relations" (in place of Maggie Ezerzer who went on maternity leave), and of course we will not forget the relationship with the network star Melech Zilberschlag, who also made her a star in the celeb sections.
In short, eyes on her.
Tamir Greenberg
"The Next Star" faced a new challenge in its last season - it had to prove that it can create stars even regardless of the choice of representative for the Eurovision Song Contest (a right that was known to be expropriated from the program last season and moved to the rival program "The X Factor").
In this respect, Tamir Greenberg has made life easy for them, since in a sense he has already arrived ready as a star.
In an interview he said he had refused production requests for a decade, but this year it worked for them.
View this post on Instagram
A post shared by TAMIR (@tamirgrinberg)
The 27-year-old Greenberg agreed to audition and from there galloped all the way to winning, carried on an excellent voice, a combination of gentle rock and soul, and of course a charismatic and magnetic performance that left the judges and viewers speechless - number after number.
His decision to open box office immediately after winning also proved itself and the halls soon filled up.
We for our part are already curious to hear his original materials.
Neta Roth
Until a few months ago, Neta Roth was a household name mostly in the worlds of children and youth.
She starred in a lead role in the successful period drama "Palmach" and also did a ripping role in the sitcom "Alone at Home" (by the creators of "First Box", have you not seen yet?), In which she plays the big, nerdy sister who has to take care of her three messy brothers.
View this post on Instagram
A post shared by Neta Roth (@neta____roth)
Recently, the 20-year-old Roth has also taken prominent steps in the adult world - the most prominent of which is a major role in Avi Nesher's new film "Victory Picture", which takes place during the War of Independence in which she plays Naomi, a tough and powerful kibbutznik.
At the same time, she is starring on the stage of the Gesher Theater in the play "Who Like Me" and recently finished filming for the second season of "Alone at Home".
Undoubtedly, this is a busy girl.
Mia Landsman
Mia Landsman, 29, was a well-known name for years mainly in the fringe theaters, before she also started starring on the small screen and became a star.
First with small roles in series like "Coupe First" and "My Successful Sisters" and this year also came her wonderful role in "Headquarters" (along with Alona Saar), in which she played Sapir (above).
In recent months, the drama "Conflicting Girls" has also appeared on HOT, in which she stars in the lead role.
Landsman in "Conflicting Girls", Photo: No Credit
As you may recall, this year she also summoned Landsman to a meeting with the unpleasant side of the publication, when she publicly expressed left-wing views that were perceived as extreme, which led to a surge against her on social media and caused her to lower her profile for the period.
These days she can be seen in the Cameri's play "Peter Pan" (as Wendy), and we hope we will continue to see her in surprising roles.
Ofek Pesach
The next actor also broke out this year, among other things through "The Headquarters", but mainly through another series of 11 here - "Unknown".
The 20-year-old Ofek Pesach played Menachem, a criminal boy suspected of degrading his best friend, Osher.
Pesach presented a charismatic, cruel and credible figure and managed to make us forget that we knew him as the ripping brother of Hagu from "The Headquarters".
View this post on Instagram
A post shared by Ofek Pesach (@ofek__pesach)
Another character who shows off his range in the last year we saw in Giora Hamitzer's "Sky", in which he once again plays a bully boy who threatens everyone around him, but becomes a puddle when he sees his girlfriend and picks up cute and cute flashmobs.
Versatility is the name of the game.
Were we wrong?
Fixed!
If you found an error in the article, we'll be happy for you to share it with us
/cloudfront-eu-central-1.images.arcpublishing.com/prisa/S7ERVSCT4FUVX6R7TUVBDNTH5Y.jpg)
