Asfur

Asfur (Hebrew: עספור) is an Israeli television series, which is broadcast on the channel HOT3. Its title, which literally means "bird" in Arabic, is the main protagonist's "good luck bird" his late grandfather believed that its arrival symbolized a positive turn of events.

Asfur
GenreComedy, Drama, Action, Crime, Romance
Created byHanan Savyon
Guy Amir
Developed bySumayako Ltd
Directed byRani Sa'ar
StarringShalom Michaelshvili
Oz Zehavi
Guy Amir
Hanan Savyon
Country of originIsrael
Original languageHebrew
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes50 (Season 1)
20 (Season 2)
Production
Running timeapprox. 30 Minutes per episode
Production companyUdi Segel Productions
Original release
NetworkHOT3
ReleaseMarch 7, 2010 (2010-03-07) 
December 27, 2011 (2011-12-27)

Hot (Israel) had already started working on two additional seasons even before the television pilot was aired. Season two began airing on October 17, 2011. Savyon and Amir sold the format to John Wells (of the Warner Bros. fame) in October 2011. The adaptation, named "Hard Up", will air on FOX.

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