Keshet International

Keshet International
Founded2012
Headquarters
London, Los Angeles, Munich, Tel Aviv
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Keren Shahar, CEO
Websitekeshetinternational.com

Keshet International is the global production and distribution arm of Israeli media company Keshet Media Group (Hebrew: שידורי קשת). Keshet International was established in 2012 and is now led by CEO Keren Shahar, who was appointed to the role at the start of 2023.[1] The company has subsidiaries in the United States, United Kingdom, and Germany that develop and produce Keshet properties as well as original IP with local talent.

In addition to distributing Keshet Media Group properties, Keshet International sells third-party properties and develops and produces localized versions of popular television formats. Programs distributed by Keshet International include Prisoners of War, the Israeli show that Emmy Award-winning show from which Homeland was adapted;[2] Master Class;[3] The A Word, which was sold to BBC One;[4] Rising Star;[5] False Flag, which was adapted by Keshet UK as Suspicion,[6] and When Heroes Fly which as picked up by Netflix and then adapted as Echo 3 by Keshet Studios.

Keshet International is represented by William Morris Endeavor in the United States.[7]

  1. ^ Ravindran, Manori (2022-11-07). "Keshet International Promotes Long-Time Executive Keren Shahar to CEO, Succeeding Alon Shtruzman". Variety. Retrieved 2023-11-23.
  2. ^ Bond, Paul (2 October 2013). "Dick Clark Production's Parent Company Forms Joint Venture With Keshet International". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  3. ^ "Show of the Week: Master Class". Television Business International. December 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  4. ^ Barraclough, Leo (20 November 2014). "'Viva Blackpool' Writer Adapts Keshet's Autism Drama 'The A Word' for BBC". Variety. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  5. ^ Smith, Noah. "Israeli Television Hitmakers Take Hollywood by Storm – Eye Global Market". The Jewish Daily Forward. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  6. ^ White, Peter (2020-03-11). "Uma Thurman To Headline Apple Drama Series 'Suspicion', Based On Israeli Thriller 'False Flag'". Deadline. Retrieved 2023-11-23.
  7. ^ Vlessing, Etan (1 October 2013). "'Homeland's' Keshet International Pacts With Fox on U.S. Adaptation of Israeli Drama". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 15 February 2015.