Yehuda Levi to Star in Keshet International’s Thriller ‘The Escape’

Yehuda Levi (“A Body that Works”) stars in a new international action-thriller “The Escape” for Keshet International.

Set deep in the Colombian jungle, the eight-episode series, titled “Ha’Bricha” in Hebrew, centers around the scion of a religious cult leader who manages to flee but is forced to leave behind his wife and child.

Once on the outside, he teams up with ex-Mossad operative Carmeli (Levi) to bring them to safety. But it soon turns out the cult has an unholy alliance with a drug cartel and any rescue attempt will start a war.
Ido Tako (“The Vanishing Soldier”) co-stars as cult escapee Yoel, Naya Bienstock as his wife Feigy, newcomer Roy Shachar Kremerman as his young son Nachman and Mark Ivanir (“Homeland”) as his father and charismatic cult leader.

Filmed on location in Colombia, Georgia, and Israel, “The Escape” was created and written by Ariel Cohen (“The Golem”) for Keshet 12 alongside Yoav and Doron Paz (“The Golem,” “Plan A”), who also direct.

“The Escape” will premiere in Israel on Keshet 12 later this year. Keshet International is globally distributing the tape and format.

“Doron, Yoav and Ariel have created a thrilling, emotionally charged series that combines a deeply human story with cinematic scale,” said Karni Ziv, head of drama at Keshet 12. “At its heart, it’s a story about family, freedom and the courage to challenge everything you’ve ever known.”

Keren Shahar, CEO of Keshet International, added: “Audiences around the world remain fascinated by cults — their closed worlds, charismatic leaders and the hold they exert over those inside them. ‘The Escape’ takes that fascination and propels it into a gripping, emotionally charged action thriller.”

“The Escape” is a Keshet Media Group production in association with Reisdor Productions for Keshet 12, produced by SE Films and Reisdor.

Yaki Reisner and Shalom Eisenbach exec produce alongside Keshet Media Group’s Avi Nir, Keshet International’s Keren Shahar, and Keshet 12’s Karni Ziv, Yuval Horowitz and Eze Sakson.

“The Escape” is the latest in an ambitious international slate for Keshet International, which is part of Keshet Media Group, including Claire Danes starrer “Lovesick” for Netflix, recently-released international thriller “Unconditional” for Apple TV and “Save the Date,” from showrunner Dana Fox, which has come out of the company’s -look scripted deal with Sony Pictures Television.