Just a week after the US remake of Israel’s The Baker and The Beauty got picked up for a full season by ABC, news broke that the show will also be getting a remake in India.
Deadline reported on Sunday that the Indian streaming service Viu has signed a deal to remake not one, but two Israeli TV series.
Viu is set to redo The Baker and the Beauty in a collaboration between Keshet International and the local Annapurna Studios. The original Israeli series – written by Assi Azar, the recent Eurovision co-host – features an international supermodel who falls in love with a baker from a poor family. The US version is set in Florida, and recasts Amos, a Yemenite baker from Bat Yam, as Daniel, a Cuban baker from Miami.
Azar posted a link to the news on Twitter, simply adding the word “Yes!”
— Assi azar (@assiazar) May 20, 2019
Viu has also picked up another romantic comedy from Keshet for remake. The Stylist, known in Israel as She Has It, features a young woman from Ashkelon who dreams of being a fashion designer. The original series not only features a love triangle, but also a case of sexual harassment by the country’s defense minister. The first season of the show hit Israeli airwaves last year and is slated to return for a second season in 2019.
Indian remakes of Israeli shows like Prisoners of War, Hostages and Rising Star have already found success in the country.
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