Season 2 • Episode 8
LatestAlon Shenhav, an outstanding detective officer who grow up in Nahariya and moved to Tel Aviv-Yafo, is asked to return to his hometown and serve as a detective officer for a year. Upon his return, he discovers that Maor Ezra runs a local crime organization that is terrorising in the city. Alon understands that in order to take Ezra down, he must first restore the public status of the police in the city.
Acting
Tsahi Halevi's simmering restraint says everything.
Cinematography
Coastal beauty weaponized against coastal rot.
Direction
Yefet and Shamir balance intimacy with city-wide dread.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The real 'Israeli mafia' operates similarly in peripheral towns; the show sparked parliamentary debate about police underfunding in development regions.
Tsahi Halevi was an actual undercover officer before acting; his authenticity made producers rewrite Alon as more restrained.
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