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 made by Keshet and originally aired on Israel's Channel 2. The first season aired March – May 2010 and the second season aired in October – December 2012. The series was created by Israeli director, screenwriter and producer Gideon Raff. In 2010 it won the Israeli Academy Award for Television for Best Drama Series. In 2013, Raff stated that a third season was planned,[1] but in 2015 stated that a third season did not look likely.[2]
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 seasons and 96 episodes of the series Homeland for Showtime in the United States from 2011 to 2020. In India it was officially 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, starring Anurag Sinha, Satyadeep Mishra and Purab Kohli.[5][6]
In Russia it was adapted into the TV series Rodina in 2015.