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📊 Series Specifications
Network Channel 2
Episode Runtime ~30 min
Total Seasons 1
Total Episodes 13
Original Language HE
Creator Yair Raveh
Kathmandu (2012)
Created by Yair Raveh
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Ended Series Status:
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Synopsis
he series follows a young newlywed Chabad couple — Shmulik (Michael Moshonov) and Mushki (Nitzan Levartovsky) — who travel to Kathmandu, Nepal, to establish the first Chabad House there. They face the challenges of living in a foreign country, dealing with Israeli backpackers of all kinds, and navigating a completely different culture. Alongside their story are other plotlines, including Giani (Liron Levo), a former Israeli who runs a guesthouse and tries to distance himself from his roots, and Yamit (Gal Gadot), who is searching for her missing sister in the East. The series is largely based on real events and was inspired by the actual Chabad emissaries in Kathmandu (Chezki and Chani Lifshitz).
Seasons & Episodes
Season 1
13 Episodes E1 Welcome to Kathmandu
A series of unexpected events leads a young Hasidic couple, Shmulik and Mushki, to establish a "Chabad House" in Kathmandu, Nepal. A place where nothing goes according to plan.
E2 From Slavery to Freedom
Mushki starts to organize the first Seder in Kathmandu and trying to get her husband, Shmulik, out of prison due to a misunderstanding.
E3 My Sister
Yamit arrives to search for her sister, whose tracks were lost in the far east and Giani is torn between his decision to stay distant from Israelis and his will to help her.
E4 A Wedding Invitation
A couple of Israelis wishes to get married in Kathmandu, and Mushki is bothered by the circumstances. Yamit is waiting for the return of her sister and meanwhile, finds solace in Giani and Mushki.
E5 The Long and Winding Road
Ofira didn't return and Yamit is starting to lose her peace and worries that her sister caught Giani's bug, to stay in Kathmandu forever.
E6 Bad News in Kathmandu
Shmulik and Tomer locate Neta, Alon's Wife. The three of them continue the search together, in a race against time. In front of the forces of nature, they are facing different challenges. Meanwhile, in Kathmandu, Giani and Mushki take care of Yamit who was hospitalized.
E7 The Story Gets Complicated
Shmulik tries to help an Israeli who is arrested for drug trafficking. Meanwhile, Giani tries to find new information about the disappearance of Yamit's sister.
E8 River Water
Rebels carry out an attack in Kathmandu and a curfew is declared after it. Shmulik and Mushki find themselves locked in for Shabbat, with a bunch of travelers, among them a surprising Buddhist monk. Tomer finds interest in a religious backpacker, and Mushki is determined to go out and dip in the river, despite the curfew.
E9 Operation Mushki
The curfew goes on and threatens Mushki's plans to return for a visit in Israel. Shmulik recruits Giani and Ram for a special operation. Yamit travels to the mountains following a mail she got from her sister and discovers a surprising reality.
E10 The Road to the Village
Mushki lands in Israel a day before Dini's wedding and tries to hide from her family her difficulties in Kathmandu. A phone call from Yamit arranges her a challenging mission in the caravan site in Nitzan.
E11 Operation Mushki
The curfew goes on and threatens Mushki's plans to return for a visit in Israel. Shmulik recruits Giani and Ram for a special operation. Yamit travels to the mountains following a mail she got from her sister and discovers a surprising reality.
E12 The Road to the Village
Mushki lands in Israel a day before Dini's wedding and tries to hide from her family her difficulties in Kathmandu. A phone call from Yamit arranges her a challenging mission in the caravan site in Nitzan.
E13 Love Is Gone
An Indian fortune teller who arrives to the alley, undermines Shmulik who is worried about the delay in Mushki's return. Yamit gets a surprising visit from her sister in the guest house, and understands that the situation is more complicated than she thought. Tomer tries to win back Oria.