Your dad's a literary genius and you're in a psych ward. Family reunions hit different.
Season 1 • Episode 8
LatestNoam is a 24-year-old columnist struggling to establish himself as a writer, and not lose his mind in the process. A challenging task since his father is famous not only for his great talent as a writer, but also for his outrageous borderline personality. When Noam hits rock bottom fueled by a deadly combination of drugs, he finds his own route to normality in the unlikeliest of places: the psych ward.
Acting
Roy Nik captures fragile ego and volcanic rage in every twitch.
Writing
Dialogue that weaponizes wit against its own speaker.
Creators
Asaf Korman, Lior Dayan
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Israeli TV's recent wave of 'unlikable' male protagonists—Normal sits alongside BeTipul and Shtisel in exploring mental health without redemption arcs.
Creator Asaf Korman based elements on his own hospitalization experience; the psych ward's group therapy scenes were cast with actual former patients as extras.
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