When Heroes Fly

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When Heroes Fly
Genre
  • Drama
  • Thriller
Created byOmri Givon
Based onWhen Heroes Fly by Amir Gutfreund
Directed byOmri Givon
Starring
Country of originIsrael
Original languagesHebrew
Spanish
No. of series1
No. of episodes9 (Keshet)
10 (Netflix)
Production
Executive producerKfir Weiss
Producers
  • Jonathan Doweck
  • Eitan Mansuri
Production locations Israel
Colombia
CinematographyNitai Netzer
Running time45 minutes (Keshet)
50 minutes (Netflix)
Production companySpiro Films
Original release
Network Keshet 12, Netflix
Release13 May 2018 (2018-05-13) –
present

When Heroes Fly (Hebrew : בשבילה גיבורים עפים, romanized: Bishvila Giborim Afim, lit.  'Heroes fly for her') is an Israeli drama television series that was first broadcast in Israel on Keshet 12 in May 2018. The series was created by Omri Givon and loosely based on the novel of the same name by Amir Gutfreund. It uses flashbacks to account for the differing time periods.

Contents

In October 2018, Netflix acquired international broadcasting rights to the series. [1] Keshet has commissioned a second season. [2] The series has also been adapted into an English version for the United States market titled Echo 3 by Apple TV+. [3]

Synopsis

Four former IDF veterans who served together in the 2006 Lebanon War are reunited for a rescue mission in Colombia, where one of them lives, to find Yaeli (Ninet Tayeb), a woman once believed to have died in a car accident after the war. [4]

Cast

Production

Creator Omri Givon had already met Amir Gutfreund, the writer of the original novel, years before Gutfreund's death in 2015. Givon spent eight months writing the final script and decided to concentrate on adapting the final part of the novel that deals with Yaeli's rescue. Givon also decided to replace Chicago with Colombia as the site of the rescue mission so that he could focus on the drug trade industry. Givon decided to film in Colombia due to the budget constraints of filming in his original choice, San Diego. [5] Filming also took place in Tel Aviv. [6]

English adaptation

In July 2020, an English adaptation titled Echo 3 was ordered as a straight-to-series of 10 episodes by Apple TV+., to be produced by Keshet Studios with Mark Boal as showrunner and executive producer. [7] In May 2021, it was announced that Luke Evans was set to star in the series. [8] In June 2021, Elizabeth Anweis and Jessica Ann Collins joined the cast. [9] [10]

Reception

The series won Best Series at the first Canneseries Festival in April 2018. [4]

Adrian Hennigan said in his review of the series for Haaretz :

"What it does best is show how in Israel, mandatory army service is the melting pot that throws diverse groups together – so an Ashkenazi elite or Orthodox Jew can end up taking orders from a scrappy Mizrahi kid in a combat unit – and how these formative experiences bond them like brothers for life." Hennigan also compared the show to the Israeli series Prisoners of War : "...with both shows powerfully depicting the silent horrors of PTSD as ex-soldiers struggle with their wartime experiences." Hennigan praised the performances, noting that "Aloni’s performance is the one that really stays with you." [11]

Decider.com, a pop culture website operated by the New York Post , reviewed the series positively. [12]

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References

  1. ↑ Littleton, Cynthia (15 October 2018). "Netflix Acquires Drama 'When Heroes Fly' From Keshet International". Variety.
  2. ↑ "Move Over, 'Fauda.' Hit Israeli Series 'When Heroes Fly' To Stream On Netflix". The Forward. 15 October 2018.
  3. ↑ "Apple TV+ hosts the world premiere of highly anticipated new action thriller "Echo 3" ahead of the November 23 debut" (Press release). 2022-11-17. Retrieved 2023-08-22.
  4. 1 2 Hopewell, John (11 April 2018). "'When Heroes Fly,' 'State of Happiness' Top Canneseries". Variety.
  5. ↑ Loison, Guillaume (9 January 2019). ""When heroes fly", la série post trauma" ["When heroes fly", the post-trauma series]. L'Obs (in French).
  6. ↑ Debnath, Neela (16 January 2019). "When Heroes Fly location: Where is it filmed? Where is it set?". Express.co.uk.
  7. ↑ "Apple Orders Straight-To-Series Remake Of Israeli Drama 'When Heroes Fly' From 'The Hurt Locker's Mark Boal". Deadline Hollywood . July 16, 2020. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
  8. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (May 3, 2021). "Luke Evans To Star In Apple's Drama Series 'Echo 3' From Mark Boal Based On Israeli Format". Deadline Hollywood .
  9. ↑ Del Rosario, Alexandra (June 3, 2021). "Apple's 'Echo 3' Adds Elizabeth Anweis As Recurring; Diego Josef To Recur In 'Animal Kingdom'". Deadline Hollywood .
  10. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (June 9, 2021). "Jessica Ann Collins To Star In Apple Drama Series 'Echo 3' From Mark Boal". Deadline Hollywood .
  11. ↑ Hennigan, Adrian (14 January 2019). "Netflix's New Israeli Thriller 'When Heroes Fly' Is Almost as Much Fun as 'Fauda'". Haaretz.
  12. ↑ "Stream It Or Skip It: 'When Heroes Fly' On Netflix, Where Israeli Army Vets Search For A Woman In Colombia". Decider. 10 January 2019.
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