Prisoners of War (TV series)
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Prisoners of War (original title in Hebrew: חטופים Translit.: Hatufim/Khatufim Translated: "Abductees") is an Israeli television drama series created by Israeli director, screenwriter and producer Gideon Raff and made by Keshet. The first season aired on Israel's Channel 2 from March to May 2010, and the second season aired from October to December 2012. In 2013, Raff stated that a third season was planned,[1] but in 2015 said that a third season did not look likely.[2] In 2010, the series won the Israeli Academy Award for Television for Best Drama Series.
Prisoners of War | |
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Also known as | Hatufim |
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Created by | Gideon Raff |
Written by | Gideon Raff |
Directed by | Gideon Raff |
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Country of origin | Israel |
Original languages | Hebrew Arabic |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 24 |
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Executive producers |
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Producer | Liat Benasuly |
Cinematography | Itai Ne'eman |
Running time | 45–60 minutes |
Production company | Keshet Media Group |
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Network | Channel 2 |
Release | 6 March 2010 (2010-03-06) – 25 December 2012 (2012-12-25) |
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Homeland P.O.W. - Bandi Yuddh Ke |
The programme was acquired by 20th Century Fox Television before it aired in Israel, and was adapted into the eight-season series Homeland for Showtime in the United States from 2011 to 2020. In India, it was adapted as the 110 episode television series P.O.W. - Bandi Yuddh Ke[3][4] by Nikhil Advani in 2016 and 2017, with Raff consulting for the series.[5][6] In Russia, it was adapted into the TV series Rodina in 2015.