Cramel (Hebrew: כראמל) is an Israeli children and youth television series based on the successful book series Cramel by Meira Barnea Goldberg. The first season aired from January 2, 2022 to February 3, 2022 on the channel Kan Educational.[1][2] The episodes reached 14 million views on YouTube until all content was made exclusive to the Kan Educational website.[3][4] One of the show's cast members, Lir Issa (ליר עיסא), confirmed Cramel would return for a second season by revealing pictures from the new set on his Instagram account.[5]
| Cramel | |
|---|---|
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| Genre | Fantasy, Comedy drama |
| Created by | Shirli Desha, Roy Segev |
| Based on | Cramel by Meira Barnea Goldberg |
| Directed by | Roy Segev (רועי שגב) |
| Starring | Yonatan Bar Or Omri Lekes (עומרי לקס) |
| Country of origin | Israel |
| Original language | Hebrew |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 60 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Amit Stratiner (עמית סטרטינר), Idit Mistrial (עידית מיסטריאל) |
| Producer | July-August Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | Kan Educational |
Plot
editThree orphaned brothers discover that they are the only heirs of a rich uncle, who bequeaths them individually a castle, a luxurious automotive factory and a mysterious cat named Cramel. When they arrive at the castle, they meet Sep, the caretaker of the castle.[6]
Characters
edit- Cramel (operated by Goni Paz, voiced by Amir Kariaf) – the cat that Robbie inherits. Cramel has the ability to speak, practice various forms of magic, imitate voices and turn stones into pure gold. Loves cheesecakes.
- Robbie (Robert) Jerome (Yonathan Bar Or) – the main protagonist, inherits Cramel the cat from his uncle Arthur Jerome.
- El-El (Elliot) Jerome (Omari Lex) – inherits Arthur Jerome's castle. Arrogant, looks after his hair at all costs and is in love with Helena. El-El has a talent for songwriting. In the 3rd season he establishes a school newspaper.
- Gol (Gabriel) Jerome (Lir Issa) – inherits Arthur Jerome's automotive factory, but is not very bright. Talented in knitting, nicknamed by the knitting teacher "an Elevation". Winner of the national knitting competition. In episode 8, Helena wears his ring. In episode 17, El-El reveals that Helena loves him.
- Helena Bloom (May Kurtz) – Mrs. Bloom's beautiful daughter and Jane's cousin, helps her mother obtain the castle, the factory and the cat before going astray. In love with El-El. In episode 16 she gets involved in a love triangle with El-El and Gol, and in episode 17 reveals to Gol that she loves El-El.
- Mila Smith (Efrat Boymwald) – the adoptive mother of El-El, Gol and Robbie, who later adopts Jane as well.
- Mrs. Mimi Bloom (Lyrit Balavan) – the castle's housekeeper. She has been prevented from being fired due to an event that occurred at the Purple Lake. She hates Cramel and tries to get ownership of the inheritance. She is ashamed of her first name and lies that her name is Asmeralda. At the end of the first season, she leaves the castle in exchange for the gold that Cramel conjured for her.
- Sep Graham (Yuval Segal) – Mila's childhood friend and love interest. He likes taking photos with his camera and performs maintenance work at the castle.
- Chang/John (Udi Gottschalk) – the castle cook, who pretends to be Chinese and makes Chinese food. His real name is John.
- Jane (Lian Ben Yishai) – a talkative girl who ran away from the Clara Hermanes orphanage. Mrs. Bloom's niece and Helena's cousin.
- Vish Smith (Nevo Kaminka) – Mila's genius nephew. Eats only pasta with salt. He also has a little notebook that he writes about people who talk about his name.
- Barbara (Hila Harush) - Gol's best friend that was his secret admirer that brought him cookies, made him a statue, and sent him a message in a kite.
*Beti (Michal Korman) - one of the workers of Jerome's Castle
- Beatrice (Daria Rosen) A girl who was multiplied and kidnapped by professor De Vil. Her multiplication was El El's friend too. But had a wicked job to steal Cramel. In season 3 episode 20 she shows a mirror to her multiplication (in episode 16 professor said that if a multiplication looks at a mirror, it disappears), and meets a famous actor called Maximillian Domingo.
Overview
editAwards
edit| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Frogi's Picks of the Year Awards | Lead Actor in Children's Series | Yonatan Ben Or | Nominated |
| Favorite Actress in a Children's Series | Hila Harosh | Nominated | ||
| The 2nd Children and Youth Television Awards Competition | Drama Series | Cramel (Season 1) | Won | |
| Best Actor in a Drama Series | Yuval Segal | Won | ||
| Best Actress in a Drama Series | Lirit Bilvan | Won | ||
| Best Director in a Drama Series | Roy Segev | Nominated | ||
| Best Screenplay in a Drama Series | Roy Segev, Shireli Desha | Won | ||
| Best Shot | Binyamin Cherem | Won | ||
| Best Art Direction | Ado Dolev | Won | ||
| Best Casting | Moran Machiano | Nominated | ||
| Best Makeup | Roitel Darom | Won | ||
| Best Original Music | Ben Zeidman, Daniel Markovitch | Nominated | ||
| Best Costume Design | Hava Levi Rozelesky | Won |
References
edit- ^ "עמוד הסדרה באתר של כאן חינוכית". Kan Educational (in Hebrew). Retrieved August 26, 2022.
- ^ Gili, Izakovich (January 3, 2022). "מפלט פנטסטי מהמציאות עבור ילדים ישראלים". Haaretz (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2022-08-26.
- ^ Kimchi, Yosefa (August 8, 2022). "נשמה של חתול: פסטיבל כראמל בדיזינגוף סנטר יפתח כמתוכנן". Maariv (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2022-08-29.
- ^ "כראמל סופרסטאר: החתול האהוב בארץ משתלט על דיזנגוף סנטר". Time Out (in Hebrew). July 11, 2022. Retrieved 2022-08-29.
- ^ Lir Issa (ליר עיסא) [@learissa_] (July 27, 2022). "עונה 2 בדרך #כראמל" (in Hebrew) – via Instagram.
- ^ Chalamish, Gaya (2022-01-02). "הסדרה החדשה "כראמל" היא עיבוד לספר הילדים המצליח". Hachadashot 12 (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2022-08-26.