Noa Kirel performing “Unicorn” for Israel at the first semifinal at the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest. Photo: Sarah Louise Bennett/EBU

Israel’s Yes Studios announced this week that it is producing in collaboration with Paramount a new thriller and drama series titled “Wonder,” starring Israeli singer and former Eurovision contestant Noa Kirel.

“Wonder” is set in the future and about a 17-year-old girl named Noya, played by Kirel, who is killed in a car crash, and the story of how her father, a retired combat officer named Avner, and Daria, Noya’s best friend and a social media personality, together investigate her death. They discover Noya held many secrets and was part of a movement of teenagers caught up in the world of “wonder,” which is a new and mysterious virtual reality gaming app.

“Avner, who was mostly absent from Noya’s life, now faces a series of shocking revelations about his daughter. His and Daria’s investigation, along with flashbacks into Noya’s past, gradually unfolds the dark chain of events that led to her night-time accident in the desert,” according to a synopsis of the show provided by Yes Studios.

Kirel stars in “Wonder” alongside Yovel Lewkowski (Netflix’s “All Time High”), who shared a trailer for the show in an Instagram post.

 

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“Wonder” is currently in production and will debut later this year on Yes TV. Yes Studios will share international distribution for “Wonder” with Paramount’s Tel Aviv-based Ananey Studios. The series was created by Yishai Orian and Yair Sagi and produced by Ananey Studios.

“‘Wonder’ is like nothing else on our slate,” said Sharon Levi, managing director at Yes Studios. “Futuristic but grounded in reality, this thriller will have broad appeal, but we especially believe that it will prove popular with young adult audiences looking for something different. This ‘YA’ space is something that we’ve been keen to explore, and working together with Ananey and Paramount, we have found the perfect series to both reach a global audience and resonate with a generation that is hooked on their phones and, at times, disconnected from the real world.”

Kirel represented Israel in the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest with her song “Unicorn” and finished in third place.

Yes Studios, owned by Yes TV, is the producer and distributor behind some of the most popular shows to come out of Israel, including “Fauda,” “Shtisel,” The Beauty Queen of Jerusalem,” “Your Honor,” and “Night Therapy.”