Israeli surrogacy drama series "A Body That Works" has an international trailer, shared with Variety by distribution handler Keshet International, in the run-up to the international premiere of the Series Mania title.
Created by Shira Hadad, Dror Mishani and Shay Capon, who is also directing, the series follows a couple's struggle to get pregnant. After suffering another miscarriage, Ellie and Ido (Rotem Sela and “Fire Dance” star Yehuda Levi, an award winner at last year's French television festival) make a life-changing decision: it's time to consider surrogacy. .
Creator: Araceli Guajardo
Stars: Shani Lozano, Leticia Calderón, Minnie West
The eight-episode show is produced by Kuma Studios and broadcast on Keshet 12, where it has proven to be a huge hit in Israel, increasing viewership ratings episode by episode, a rare television phenomenon in the country.
“In Israel, surrogacy has been legal since 1997. Unlike the US, however, it is supervised by the state. You can't do it just because you don't want to get stretch marks. You have to prove that there is a medical problem that prevents you from getting pregnant,” Shira Hadad tells Variety.
“I wanted to do this show for personal reasons: my son was born through surrogacy almost 10 years ago. I went through that too, although luckily for me it was much less dramatic.”
“We have been friends for many years, and Shira convinced me that there was a lot of dramatic potential in this 'triangle.' We could tell so many different stories this way. About what it means to be a father, a partner and what is the price you are willing to pay for it”, adds Dror Mishani.
As their characters commit to the process and choose their replacement Chen (Gal Malka), they also have to deal with other people's opinions. Including those of their own "loving but difficult" parents, who aren't always supportive.
“We are interested in the many ways that parents hurt and hurt their children. In how we bring these wounds into our romantic relationships, how they affect us when we become parents. Surrogacy is a very specific topic, but parenthood is the most universal topic imaginable,” says Hadad.
But the relationship between the main trio also creates friction, practically from their first meeting, which ends in an emotional outburst in a ladies' room. “This is the first time I've written a scene set in a place I've never been. For all I know, it could have been set on the moon,” laughs Mishani.
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