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Holly Jones Progressive and passionate civics teacher Amir (Doron Ben-David) seeks to dispel the broad stereotypes his class paints of their Arab neighbors after brazen and troubled teen Leanne (Maya Landsmann) incites her peers in class to her rallying call of “Kill the Arabs” while presenting an unsettling scenario for a class project: Bar Arabs from a local swimming pool.

Extolling the virtues of empathy is no small feat, however. Amir soon finds himself caught up in a viral conflict with Leanne that calls his character into question and speaks to the often-hasty and out-of-context judgment the populace is eager to make when hard-pressed to do the right thing.“The Lesson,” an all-encompassing six-episode socio-political drama produced by Yochanan Kredo at Jasmine TV for Israeli broadcaster Kan 11, takes a gripping plunge – confirmed by huge figures on Kan 11 – into various forms of prejudice and the way they spread and seed within a community.

Written by Deakla Keydar and directed by Eitan Zur (“Asylum City”) the cast is rounded out by Leib Lev Levin, Alma Zak, and Dvir Benedek with Federation Entertainment heading up international sales.Alongside its competition at Canneseries, Keydar and Zur spoke with Variety about the episodic and working together to get from script to screen.The adolescent characters are tightly written.

The sentiments of wanting to belong, doing things you might not do to impress those around you, that awkward sense of longing for attention.