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Actress Nell Hudson is going to be a mom! The actress, most notably known for portraying the role of Laoghaire MacKenzie on the TV series Outlander, announced she and her partner Maximillian “Max” King are expecting their first baby. “I’m pregnant.”

The “Just For Today” author took to Instagram to share an image of her growing baby bump. In the picture, Nell wore a pair of jeans opened in the front and a cropped white tank top to expose her bump. “hello it’s been a while, very happy to share some big news! I’m pregnant .” The Doll Factory star didn’t share any details about her pregnancy including her baby’s sex or anticipated due date.

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The couple’s pregnancy news comes one year after they announced their engagement on March 6, 2024. Max popped the...

Exclusive: Israel’s yes Studios has struck a deal with Jewish streamer ChaiFlicks for a suite of shows including award-winning pre-#MeToo era series Unsilenced.

ChaiFlicks has also taken on the upcoming fourth season of breakout comedy Checkout, while renewing its license for the prior three.

Starring Yaakov Zada Daniel (Fauda) and Avraham Shalom Levi (Shtisel), Israeli Television Academy Award-winning drama Unsilenced is based on novel The Confidante. It follows the newly elected Israeli president with rumors of sexual assault and rape of a staffer swirling around him. His top adviser realizes that if news of this leaks out, the scandal could destroy the President’s career and his own.

July August Productions’ Checkout, meanwhile, has been one of ChaiFlicks’ most-watched series since it debuted in 2021, according to the streamer. Created by Nadav Frishman and Yaniv Zohar, it takes place in the Yavne branch of a fictional supermarket and follows...

“Shtisel,” the popular series following the lives of a tight-knit ultra-Orthodox family in Jerusalem, is changing its U.S. home. Previously available on Netflix, all three seasons of “Shtisel” have been acquired by Amazon Prime Video from Yes Studios.

The award-winning drama, which helped launch the international careers of Shira Haas (“Unorthodox”) and Michael Aloni (“Beauty Queen of Jerusalem”), will begin its rollout on Prime Video this month with Season 1 debuting on Jan. 16.

The deal comes on the heels of “Shtisel” launching last month on global Israeli content platform Izzy, as well as the Jewish storytelling platform ChaiFlicks for the U.S., Australia and New Zealand.

Created and written by Ori Elon and Yehonatan Indursky, the series became a global phenomenon when it first aired on Netflix, offering unique insights into Haredi society. “Shtisel” is produced by Abot Hameiri Barkai for Yes TV. The series won 17 Israeli Academy Awards, including best drama series,...

Exclusive: Prime Video has added Israeli dramas Kvodo and Just for Today to its service in the U.S.

This follows a deal with Tel Aviv-based Yes Studios, which has previously sent the likes of The Beauty Queen of Jerusalem, Fauda and Shtisel stateside.

Kvodo is best know as the inspiration behind Showtime’s Bryan Cranston limited series Your Honor. Created by Ron Ninio and writer Shlomo Mashiach, it was a Series Mania Grand Prix winner in and made Official Selections at several other international festivals. Besides the U.S., format adaptations have followed in several territories including Germany, India, Italy, France, Turkey and Spain.

The drama follows a prominent judge who, through a tragic twist of fate, gets caught up in the mafia underworld. Seasons one and two are now available on Amazon’s Prime Video streaming service.

Just for Today will follow on August 23 on Prime Video and Google Play.