Unorthodox (miniseries)

Unorthodox
GenreDrama
Created by
Inspired byUnorthodox: The Scandalous Rejection of My Hasidic Roots
by Deborah Feldman
Written by
  • Anna Winger
  • Alexa Karolinski
Directed byMaria Schrader
Starring
Country of origin
  • Germany
Original languages
  • English
  • Yiddish
  • German
No. of episodes4
Production
Executive producers
  • Anna Winger
  • Henning Kamm
ProducerAlexa Karolinski
Running time52–54 minutes
Production companies
  • Studio Airlift
  • Real Film Berlin Gmbh
Original release
NetworkNetflix
ReleaseMarch 26, 2020 (2020-03-26)
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Unorthodox is a drama television miniseries that debuted on Netflix on March 26, 2020. Inspired by Deborah Feldman's 2012 autobiography, Unorthodox: The Scandalous Rejection of My Hasidic Roots, it is the first Netflix series to be primarily in Yiddish. The four-part miniseries was created and written by Anna Winger and Alexa Karolinski, and directed by Maria Schrader.

The series received eight Primetime Emmy Award nominations, including Outstanding Limited Series, Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series (Shira Haas), and Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series (Anna Winger), winning for Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series (Maria Schrader).