Children’s television
North Star (TV series)
The story
North Star (Hebrew: כוכב הצפון, also known as Northern Star) is an Israeli teen drama series of The Walt Disney Company, which was produced by Herzliya Studios. The series premiered on Disney Channel Israel on 30 November 2014. Disney Channel Israel gave the green light for the production of a final second season in February 2015, which was first shown on 6 March 2016. In the series North Star some actors from the Israeli Disney Channel Original Series Summer Break Stories appear as their characters. The finale of North Star was broadcast on June 16, 2016 by Israeli Disney Channel.
The British Disney Channel produced an adaptation under the title The Lodge which premiered in September 2016.
Plot
15-year-old Maya from Tel Aviv moves with her father Ehud to a remote village to manage the hotel North Star. The hotel is currently owned by Gideon, Maya's grandfather and the father of her mother who died two years earlier. Arriving at the hotel, Maya tries to make a new beginning, and to build a new life. But Maya's new life is not free from complications. Maya must navigate through the everyday stresses of life of a teenager, and must protect herself from false friends. Complicating it is, that there is a new woman named Yuly in her father's life, that Maya finds difficult to handle. Fortunately, Maya finds new friends and falls in love with a boy named Sean. But soon after, Maya learns a secret that could not only turn their lives upside down, but also may lead to the closure of the hotel.
Main
Ariel Mortman as Maya
Guy Kally as Sean
Eyan Pinkovich as Danielle
Lin Asherov as Noa
Yuval Shevach as Edo
Gal Goldstein as Ben
Hila Lusia as Gal
Asaf Yuval as Lior
Yoni Green as Omer
Amit Moscovitz as Roni
Recurring
Alon Neuman as Ehud
Efrat Boimold as Yuly
Amnon Wolf as Gil
Rama Messinger as Iris
Avishag Rabiner as Ella
Maayan Blum as Tal
Daniel Sabag as Alon
Israel Bright as Moshik
Omri Loukas as Oz
Dror Yarden as Ofek
Ilan Dar as Gideon
Guest stars
Yonatan Bashan as Adam
Michaela Elkin as Karin
Gaya Gur Arie as Eleanor
Esti Tayeb as Shiri
May Meir as Sivan
Tamara Galoz-Eilay as Amber
Lee Lotan as Daria
Shay Gabso as Michael