FOX’s Tideline to Co-Produce Anthology on October 7 Attack in Israel

FOX Entertainment Studios’ production banner Tideline and Israel’s yes TV are working on the four-part event anthology series One Day in October, based on real-life accounts from the October 7, 2023, attack on Israel.

One Day in October will be the first scripted series representation of the personal stories that emerged from this dark day in Israel’s history. The anthology drama series centers on four narratives of love, courage, survival and loss. It is currently being filmed on location in Israel.

Created by Oded Davidoff and Daniel Finkelman, One Day in October will premiere on yes TV in Israel this October and be distributed worldwide by FOX Entertainment Global. New York-based production company Sparks Go and Israel’s ZOA Films are also on board.

This event anthology series features four hour-long episodes written by Liron Ben-Shlush (Next to Her, Working Woman), Oded Davidoff (The Beauty Queen of Jerusalem, The Malevolent Bride), Adam G. Simon (Point Blank, Man Down) and Amir Hasfari and Keren Weissman (Mama’s Angel); directed by Oded Davidoff; and produced by Daniel Finkelman (Menasche, The Performance), Chaya Amor (The Performance), Aviv Ben-Shlush (Matchmaking, Shtisel), Finkelman, Lee Ben-Shlush Kuperman (Road 65, Nafas) and FOX Entertainment Studios’ Szew.

The cast includes Swell Ariel Or (The Beauty Queen of Jerusalem), Noa Kedar (The Malevolent Bride) and Naomi Levov (Yona, On the Spectrum), Hisham Suliman (Fauda, Munich), Wael Hamdoun (Fauda), Yuval Semo (Elisha, Superdaddy), Avi Azulay (Testament: The Story of Moses), Naveh Tzur (Valley, Noble Savage) and Yael Abecassis (Shabatot VeHagim, Prisoners of War).

“One Day in October is among the most powerful projects I’ve seen, let alone been involved with,” said Fernando Szew, head of FOX Entertainment Studios. “Beautifully filmed, yet gut-wrenching, these are stories of people at their best in the midst of unimaginable, horrible circumstances. The survivors portrayed in this series allowed for their horrific experiences to be represented by wonderful talent—both in front of and behind the camera—which will invite the audience to ultimately feel their profound love of, and for, life.”

“Our goal with this series is to capture and convey the picturesque kibbutz and euphoric music celebration that abruptly crumbled into incomprehensible nightmares,” said Finkelman, CEO of Daniel Finkelman Films. “Thanks to the unwavering support of Fernando, Hannah and Tideline, I think we’ve achieved that vision and were able to create this four-part series from start to finish within a year, which is almost unheard of for any production. But for us, it was imperative to have these stories out there immediately, so too soon was not soon enough.”

“At Tideline, our mission is to tell relevant and impactful stories from differentiated voices and perspectives globally,” said Hannah Pillemer, executive VP and head of scripted at FOX Entertainment Studios. “One Day in October is seminal, poignant and beautifully told, making it a fitting and essential addition to Tideline’s growing footprint.”