The ensemble cast includes such well-known actors as Moni Moshonov, Ido Mosseri and was directed by long time comedy director Kobi Havia (Domino, Echad Ha'am 1).
Following a public uproar during production when a controversial segment was leaked on social media, Amir Gilat, the chairman of the Broadcasting Authority, decided to halt its airing.
Broadcast on the First Channel was scheduled for Friday evenings, with each episode airing again during prime viewing time on a weekday about two weeks later to accommodate religious viewers.
This season included a special episode titled "The House of Bathsheba," presenting a different perspective on the inheritance story of David to Solomon and Adonijah.
Ariana Melamed of Haaretz wrote that the episode "gives enough explosive material to believers of all sects, loathers of the public broadcasting corporation, and just plain people with fixations...
"[3] Ariel Schnabel of the conservative Makor Rishon notes that the episode received 2.5 million views on digital platforms, "proof that [the show] is influential beyond its time slot."
On the one hand, it's everything we were taught to despise... on the other - it's just an excellent show... a long conservative nightmare that you can't take your eyes off of, as they're filled with tears of laughter and outrage simultaneously.
Knesset Member Betzalel Smotrich wrote that the show has "no place in the world," and called to end government funding of the Israel Broadcasting Corporation, which airs the program.
[5] Members of the Knesset, including Smotrich, also wrote to Israel's attorney general calling for the show's removal, with MK Moshe Arbel accusing it of causing "severe damage to the religious feelings of many" within Israeli society.