The Sopranos meets Big Little Lies — but make it Israeli and way more murderous.
Season 2 • Episode 10
LatestThe series begins one night at the height of the bachelor party of Eyal Malka on the family yacht, one of the largest crime families in Israel. Until they board the yacht and assassinate all the men and soldiers of the family. The women of the Malka family, who lost their status and strength in one run, are thrown into a new reality in which they must struggle for their place in a masculine world that only sanctifies power. The series tells the story of the women of the family who try to stand on their feet again and restore the family business taken from them, as well as avenge the death of their loved ones.
Acting
Rita Yahan-Farouz's Dori — terrifying elegance, zero hesitation
Writing
Slow burn from grieving widows to crime lords
Direction
Yacht massacre opener that never lets you recover
Creators
Limor Nachmias, Gal Zaid, Dani Rosenberg, Ruti Zaid, Dror Nobleman
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Queens sparked debate in Israel about representing organized crime families—particularly Mizrahi Jewish communities—on screen, with critics arguing it both glamorized and critiqued patriarchal structures simultaneously.
Rita Yahan-Farouz, legendary Israeli pop star, had never played a villain before Dori Malka; she based the character's stillness on watching actual crime family matriarchs in documentary footage.
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