HOT’s successful comedy crime drama “Malchut” is sold abroad and joins a series of Israeli series that have moved to the field of the greats. The series was created by Gal Zeid, Danny Rosenberg and Ruth Zeid based on an idea by author Limor Nachmias. And towards the end of the screening of the first season, it has already been announced that the production of the second season has begun.
The series is now being sold to HBO Max Latin America. The series was sold even before the second season aired in Israel, when both seasons had already been sold abroad. According to the company, the episodes of the series received high ratings and also gained high popularity on social networks.
The series begins when in the middle of the bachelor party of Eyal Malka, a member of one of the largest crime families in Israel, murderers assassinate all the men and “soldiers” of the family. The women of the Malka family, who have lost their status and power at once, are thrown into a new reality in which they have to fight for their place in the male world of the Temple only power. The series tells the story of family wives who try to get back on their feet and rehabilitate the family business taken from them, as well as avenge the deaths of their loved ones.
Nadav Hanin, VP of Content and Innovation at Hot congratulated: “We are proud that another original HOT drama has been sold abroad. Malchut broke viewing records with millions of orders on VOD and has become one of our most successful series in the last decade. Now, with its sale we are confident “There, too, it will be a great success and conquer the hearts of the viewers.”
“‘Malchut’ is a series about female power, who make brave decisions and make ‘laugh-out-loud’ mistakes. I am proud that an Israeli series gets a proper place overseas,” said Amir Ganor, CEO of Endmol Shane Israel.