| Prisoners of War | |
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| Hebrew | חטופים |
| Genre | |
| Created by | Gideon Raff |
| Written by | Gideon Raff |
| Directed by | Gideon Raff |
| Starring | |
| Country of origin | Israel |
| Original languages | Hebrew Arabic |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 24 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers |
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| Producer | Liat Benasuly |
| Cinematography | Itai Ne'eman |
| Running time | 45–60 minutes |
| Production company | Keshet Media Group |
| Original release | |
| Network | Channel 2 |
| Release | 6 March 2010 – 25 December 2012 |
| Related | |
| Homeland P.O.W. – Bandi Yuddh Ke | |
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Prisoners of War (Hebrew: חטופים, romanized: Hatufim / Khatufim, lit. 'Abductees') is an Israeli television drama series created by Israeli director, screenwriter and producer Gideon Raff and made by Keshet. The first season aired on Israel's Channel 2 from March to May 2010, and the second season aired from October to December 2012. In 2013, Raff stated that a third season was planned,[1] but in 2015 said that a third season did not look likely.[2] In 2010, the series won the Israeli Academy Award for Television for Best Drama Series.
The programme was acquired by 20th Century Fox Television before it aired in Israel, and was adapted into the eight-season series Homeland for Showtime in the United States from 2011 to 2020. In India, it was 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.[5][6] In Russia, it was adapted into the TV series Rodina in 2015.
- ^ Variety Staff. "'Homeland' Creator Gideon Raff: There Will Be More 'Prisoners of War'". Variety. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Ynetwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Jamkhandikar, Shilpa. "POW: Indian adaptation of thriller 'Hatufim' hopes to break new ground". Reuters. Archived from the original on 4 November 2016. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
- ^ "Gideon Raff: I am worried whenever 'Prisoners of War' is remade". The Times of India. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
- ^ Maneck, Ankita. "Hatufim creator Gideon Raff talks POW: Bandi Yudh Ke, Homeland, remakes and research". Firstpost. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
- ^ Schneider, Michael. "'Homeland' Was Just the Beginning, as Gideon Raff's 'Prisoners of War' Inspires More Shows Globally". IndieWire. Retrieved 24 October 2016.