Video Interview with When Heroes Fly’s Omri Givon

Omri Givon, the creator, writer and director of When Heroes Fly, talks to TV Drama about the book-based thriller series, which is distributed by Keshet International.

Ten series from around the world were selected for the inaugural CANNESERIES competition, which ran alongside MIPTV this year. The international jury—led by best-selling author and creator of Safe and The Five, Harlan Coben—selected the Israeli drama When Heroes Fly as the best series out of the acclaimed crop of productions. Based on the well-regarded novel by Amir Gutfreund, the action thriller focuses on four estranged friends who travel deep into the Colombian jungle on a rescue mission.

Givon, who previously wrote and directed Hostages, shares what attracted him to Gutfreund’s novel, his preference for auteur-led television and his views on Israeli creativity.

This video is available with subtitles in Spanish, French and Mandarin.