Unorthodox(TV show/series, 2020)

Name: Unorthodox
Genre: Drama
Released: 2020
Rating: 3.9

TV-MA

| 54min per episode | Genre: Drama

Mini series in 1 season with 4 episodes

Rating: 3.9/5 (with 282 votes)

Unorthodox is a German drama television miniseries that debuted on Netflix on March 26, 2020. The first Netflix series to be primarily in Yiddish, it is inspired by Deborah Feldman's 2012 autobiography, Unorthodox: The Scandalous Rejection of My Hasidic Roots. The four-part miniseries was created and written by Anna Winger and Alexa Karolinski, and directed by Maria Schrader. The series received eight Primetime Emmy Award nominations, including Outstanding Limited Series, Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series (Shira Haas), and Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series (Anna Winger), winning for Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series (Maria Sch..."> ()

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Genres: German / TV Shows Based on Books / Social Issue TV Dramas / TV Dramas
Keywords: Intimate / Emotional
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About Unorthodox

A Hasidic Jewish woman in Brooklyn flees to Berlin from an arranged marriage and is taken in by a group of musicians -- until her past comes calling.

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Trailer for Unorthodox + Featurettes/Teaser/Clips

UNORTHODOX Trailer (2020) Netflix(Trailer, 2:18)

UNORTHODOX Trailer (2020) Netflix (Trailer) | UNORTHODOX Trailer German Deutsch (2020) (Trailer, DE)

Unorthodox Seasons and Episodes

03/26/2020Limited Series - 4 episodes

#1 | 03/26/2020Part 1

3.8/5 (with 19 votes)

Born and raised in a New York Hasidic community, Esty struggles after a fruitless first year of marriage. She runs away to Berlin and finds new freedom.

#2 | 03/26/2020Part 2

3.8/5 (with 18 votes)

Esty's Berlin friends challenge many of her old beliefs but also provide a safe space to explore new ways of being. Yanky and Moishe search for Esty.

#3 | 03/26/2020Part 3

3.8/5 (with 16 votes)

As Moishe secretly gathers evidence against Esty, she realizes she needs help to audition for the scholarship she desperately needs.

#4 | 03/26/2020Part 4

3.9/5 (with 15 votes)

Moishe brutally confronts Esty, sending her running to Leah for help. After Esty has her audition, she and Yanky have it out.

Additional Information

Production country: Germany

Shot in: New York City (NYC), Berlin & Potsdam

Based on: "Unorthodox: The Scandalous Rejection of My Hasidic Roots" (find it on Amazon)

Made by: Real Film Berlin GmbH, Studio Airlift

Original language: German (DE)

Spoken languages: German (DE), English (EN), Yiddish (YI)

Translated into 24 languages: Czech (CS), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Finnish (FI), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Croatian (HR), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Georgian (KA), Korean (KO), Lithuanian (LT), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Slovak (SK), Turkish (TR), Ukrainian (UK), Vietnamese (VI), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Ended

First episode released on: 03/26/2020

Cast: Shira Haas, Jeff Wilbusch, Alex Reid

Director: Maria Schrader

Producer: Alexa Karolinski

Screenwriter: Anna Winger, Alexa Karolinski

Film Editor: Hansjörg Weißbrich, Gesa Jäger

Keywords: strong woman, based on novel or book, judaism, feminism, social issues, mother daughter relationship, miniseries

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