scripted| 01 season | 2025
Sada is an Israeli drama series that explores social dynamics and female empowerment within Arab society in Israel, reflecting cultural shifts and traditional challenges on mainstream television.
What does it mean to be an Arab woman in Israel, a widow, over fifty years old?
When Lubna loses her husband, she realizes that it means nothing: she finds out her late husband's brother decides to sell the family coffee factory and decides, against all odds, to keep the factory and run it despite the Resistance of her family and the environment.
Broadcaster | Makan 33 and the Kan 11 digital platform
Director | Ariel Banbagi
Script | Michal Aharoni, Noa Gusakov, Samira Saraya
Created by | Michal Aharoni, Noa Gusakov, Samira Saraya
Line Producer | Terry Dicker levy
Cinematographer | Ashraf Dowani
Editors | Nimrod Goldstein, Dana Yardeni Lichter, Roni Klimovsky
Cast | Anat Hadid, Shadi Mar'i, Rama Nasrallah, Yosef Abu Warda, Adam Haloon, Farid Ali, Haneen Ali, Jamil Khoury, Loai Nofi, Rawad Azar, Mahmoud Abu Jazi, Wael Hamdoun, Ori Laizerouvich, Hisham Sulliman.
NEWS AND REVIEWS
Walla! Culture – Ben Biron Braude – Feb 2, 2026
"Sada maintains a traditional and almost conservative narrative structure: a stubborn woman who refuses to surrender to the strong men facing her, stands her ground, takes over the family business, and in the end, presumably, wins. Yet, the very existence of Sada is an achievement. When was the last time you saw a protagonist over fifty on Israeli television, let alone in the character of an Arab kindergarten teacher? It is a small and clever series, superbly acted, which manages to break the barrier."
Israel Hayom – Nir Wolf – Jan 26, 2026
"On the surface, Sada is a walking cliché of a family drama, but that is precisely what highlights it as groundbreaking.
This is because the topics it deals with are so worn out and cliché in Israeli series, but none of them took place within Arab society. Sada is a small and sweet series, but one that we don't see here very often."