Arte adds Fifty from Banijay

Ilanit Ben-Yaakov stars in Fifty

Franco-German cultural broadcaster Arte has acquired an Israeli comedy drama about a widowed screenwriter struggling to raise three children.

Fifty, originally produced by Endemol Shine Israel for local broadcaster Yes TV, has been picked up from distributor Banijay Rights.

The Hebrew-language dramedy tells the story of 49-year-old widowed screenwriter Alona Nachmias, mother of 22-year-old Carmel, 17-year-old Yali and 11-year-old Shira. The eight-part series was created by novelist and screenwriter Yael Hedaya, one of the writers behind fellow Israeli drama Betipul (In Treatment).

Directed by Daphna Levine, co-creator of the original Israeli version of drama series Euphoria, Fifty stars Ilanit Ben-Yaakov, who also starred in the original Your Honor, which was recently adapted for Showtime in the US.

The series will premiere on arte.tv from July 16.