Henry Winkler is Set To Star in a New U.S.-Israel Comedy Series CHANSHI
Henry Winkler (Happy Days, Barry) is set to star alongside Aleeza Chanowitz in an upcoming U.S.-Israel crossover comedy series for Israeli network HOT. The series is titled Chanshi, and Chanowitz also created the show and is writing it.
Chanowitz plays Chanshi, “a young religious girl from the Jewish community in Brooklyn who decides, just before her wedding and despite her family’s objections, to break off her engagement and immigrate to Israel. In the Holy Land Chanshi embarks on a wild and reckless journey, but the transition from a life with a clear set of rules to a life without any rules at all is not what she was expecting. Meanwhile, Chanshi’s father Tatty’s (Winkler) anxieties escalate and he demands that she return home, get married, and save her family’s reputation.”
Winkler is always great to watch in the films and TV shows that he’s a part of and this seems like it'll be a fantastic project for him.
The rest of the cast also includes Marnina Schon (Dollface), Tomer Machloof (Tehran), Lee Bader (Super Lady), Oshri Cohen (McMafia), Daniel Moreshet (The Big Nothing), Michal Birnbaum (Unorthodox), Roy Miller (Superdaddy), Roni Dalumi (Euphoria) and Dor Gvirtsmam (S.W.A.T.).
The series is currently in production on location in and around Jerusalem and it will be released at some point on HOT later this year.