Asfur

A lively, farcical ride with lovable schemers, mixing slapstick capers and romantic tangles with a warm, bittersweet undertow.

Created by

Guy Amir, Hanan Savyon

Genres

Drama, Comedy

Starring

Shalom Michaelshvili, Efrat Dor, Oz Zehavi

Overview

Asfur is an Israeli television series, which is broadcast on the channel HOT3. Its title, which literally means "bird" in Arabic, is the main protagonist's "good luck bird" – his late grandfather believed that its arrival symbolized a positive turn of events. Hot had already started working on two additional seasons even before the television pilot was aired. Season two began airing on October 17, 2011. Savyon and Amir sold the format to John Wells in October 2011. The adaptation, named "Hard Up", will air on FOX.

How it feels

Absurd, warm, tense and melancholic. Brisk and easy to follow.

About

Friendship, class, family, love

Content

Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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