The Israeli Thriller ‘Mama’s Angel’ Is A Murder Mystery You Won’t Want To Miss

If you’re looking to broaden your crime thriller horizons, look no further than the Israeli drama Mama’s Angel.

Available exclusively on Walter Presents—a subscription streaming service that offers a curated selection of the best foreign dramas on TV—Mama’s Angel follows the citizens of an affluent Tel Aviv suburb who are shocked to learn that a murderer may be living in their midst. The drama centers on Yael Tamir (Sharon Stark), a therapist for violent prison inmates, who finds her 7-year-old son, Kfir, murdered overnight. Yael’s husband Eithan (Yehezkel Lazarov) believes that a young artists named Rafa is to blame, but authorities aren’t convinced of Rafa’s guilt and begin investigating alternative theories.

At the core of the gripping murder mystery are three women who are uniquely related to and affected by Kfir’s murder: Yael, the grieving mother, Nigist Emanuel (Tehilla Yashayauh), Rafa’s mother, and Na’ama Saddeh (Vered Feldman), the CSI agent who will stop at nothing to uncover the truth. The action shifts among these perspectives, providing a complex, nuanced view of a crime that is so often dehumanized on similar series. In Mama’s Angel, each of these perspectives is valid, and as the connection between these perspectives is revealed, you won’t be able to look away.

All 10 episodes of the show’s first season premiere today exclusively on Walter Presents. For those of you without a subscription, you’re in luck: the foreign-focused streaming platform is offering first time subscribers a free month with the code HOLIDAYS. As long as you sign up by December 31, you can take advantage of Mama’s Angel and all the great international dramas that Walter Presents has to offer for the low cost of free.

If you enjoyed The Killing or Joan Campion’s Top of the Lake and you’re looking for a holiday binge watch, you’ll definitely want to hit play on the Israeli crime thriller Mama’s Angel.

Stream Mama's Angel on Walter Presents