42 minSeason 1 • Episode 8
LatestA tale about the phenomenon of cults and their destructive consequences. The series tells the narrative of Maayan, one of Goel Ratzon's wives which reveals the quality of life in "Beit Goel" and the relationships of the other wives.
Acting
Shira Haas before 'Unorthodox' — already devastating.
Writing
Co-creator was a journalist who investigated the real cult.
Production
The compound feels lived-in, suffocating, horrifyingly domestic.
Creators
Anat Barzilai, Hadar Galron, Gadi Taub
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The real Goel Ratzon was arrested in 2010; this series dropped while he was still appealing his sentence. The wives' real testimonies were sealed, so writers reconstructed dynamics from court records.
This was one of Israeli television's first mainstream dramatizations of domestic cults, sparking national reckoning about how 'alternative lifestyles' shielded abuse for decades.
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