On the Spectrum (TV series)

On the Spectrum () is an Israeli comedy-drama television series created by Dana Idisis and Yuval Shafferman and produced by yes TV and Sumayoko Productions. The series premiered in Israel on May 22, 2018. The show won Best Drama Series in the 2018 Israeli Ophir Awards.
The show won the 2018 Grand Jury Prize in the French Séries Mania festival, making it the second Israeli series to claim the award.
It is the first Israeli show that been accepted into the Tribeca Film Festival and the only non-English show at the festival in 2018.
In 2020, Amazon Studios has picked up the series for an English remake adaptation, after ordering a pilot in 2019.
In 2021, HBO Max bought series' rights for North American streaming. The series available with subtitles and also dubbed with voice actors who are on the spectrum. The series first aired on the platform on April 2 to coincide with Autism Awareness Day.
Plot.
The show following the life of three roommates in their 20s with autism living together in an assisted-living apartment in Ramat Gan.
Productions.
Screenwriter Dana Idisis wrote the series inspired by the life story of her autistic brother who suffers from PDD and lives with his friends in sheltered housing.