Nehama

For a given name, see Nechama.

Nehama (Hebrew: נחמה) is an Israeli comedy drama series created by Tomer Shani and Reshef Levi that aired on Hot. The show premiered on 27 June 2019 and concluded on 29 August 2019.

Nehama
נחמה
Genre	Comedy drama
Created by	Reshef Levi Tomer Shani
Directed by	Tomer Shani
Starring	Reshef Levi Shalom Michaelshvili Liron Weissman Yuval Segal
Music by	Haim Frank Ilfman
Country of origin	Israel
Original language	Hebrew
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	10
Production
Cinematography	Giora Bejach
Running time	52 minutes
Production companies	Yoav Gross Productions 24 Drafts Studio
Original release
Network	Hot
Release	27 June (2019-06-27) – 29 August 2019 (2019-08-29)

In October 2020, First Look Media acquired the show's U.S. rights, with plans to develop an English-language adaptation.^[1] On 28 October 2021 it was announced that Martin Lawrence would lead the adaption, which would be produced by Topic Studios.^[2]

Plot

The series follows the story of Guy Nehama, a father of five who loses his wife in a car accident. In addition to managing his grief and his responsibilities toward his children, Nehama begins to chase an old dream — stand-up comedy.^[3]

Awards

Nehama was selected to compete in the 2019 Cannes International Series Festival, winning the prize for Best Performance (for Reshef Levi).^[4][5]

The show was nominated for 10 awards at the Israeli Television Academy Awards in 2019, of which it won two: Best Comedy Series and Best Screenplay for a Comedy Series.