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One Day in October 2024
One Day in October, known in Israel as Red Dawn, is an anthology drama miniseries inspired by firsthand accounts from the October 7 attacks in 2023. The series was developed for broadcast by Fox, which also handles distribution of Israeli scripted television shows about survivors of October 7. The Times of Israel reported on this project. It was conceived and directed by Oded Davidoff and Daniel Finkelman, with co-production from Yes and Fox Entertainment. The initial four episodes launched on Yes Drama in Israel on October 7, 2025. Brown, Hannah (6 October 2024) noted that this marked the first television drama about October 7 to air on the anniversary of the massacre, as reported by The Jerusalem Post, retrieved on 5 January 2025. Anderman, Nirit (9 October 2024) wrote that a new drama based on stories from October 7 would likely attract American audiences, according to Haaretz, retrieved on 5 January 2025. Additional episodes aired later in the same month. Zaltzman, Lior (25 September 2025) reported that two scripted series about October 7 were set for release on HBO Max and Paramount+, as noted by Kveller, retrieved on 26 September 2025. All seven episodes were made available in the United States via HBO Max on October 7, 2025. Shanfeld, Ethan (15 September 2025) reported that HBO Max acquired the “One Day in October” series, based on real-life experiences from the Oct. 7 attack on Israel, according to Variety, retrieved on 26 September 2025. The series garnered praise both in Israel and abroad.
Cast
- Michael AloniAriel Golan-Hogeg
- Lior AshkenaziOfer Lieberman
- Yael AbecassisSabine Taasa
- Moran RosenblattEllay Golan-Hogeg
- Naomi LevovAya Midan
- Tomer MachloofBedouin
- Hisham SullimanIsmail Elkarnawi
- Wael HamdunHisham
- Swell Ariel OrAmit Amar
- Avi AzulayEmanuel Skaat
- Gad ElbazAaron
- Yuval SemoAvi Gian
- Neta RothInbal Rabin-Lieberman
- Shani Atias
- Noa KedarGali Amar
- Héloïse GodetMichelle
- Neve TzurAvi "DJ" Yodpolsky
Crew
- Director
- Oded Davidoff, Daniel Finkelman
- Creator
- Oded Davidoff, Daniel Finkelman
- Writer
- Oded Davidoff, Liron Ben-Shlosh, Adam G. Simon, Keren Weissman, Amir Hasfari
- Producer
- Aviv Ben-Shlosh, Lee Kuperman Ben-Shlosh, Daniel Finkelman, Chaya Amor
- Cinematography
- Lael Utnik
- Music
- Tomer Biran
Details
- Production
- Fox Entertainment, yes
- Network
- HBO Max, yes
