Mark Feuerstein plays a CIA agent in Midair, a Yes thriller from Paramount's Tel Aviv studio Ananey, with Aviv Alush and Gal Malka. Here is the business.
Mark Feuerstein, the American-Jewish actor known for Royal Pains, is heading to Israel to film Midair, an action thriller for the Israeli satellite broadcaster Yes. He plays a CIA agent leading a ground team. The series is produced by Ananey Studios, Paramount's Tel Aviv studio, with KODA and Jaya Entertainment, and stars Aviv Alush and Gal Malka, according to the Jerusalem Post on October 10, 2026.
What Is Midair and Who Stars in It?
Midair is an action and intelligence thriller about a fighter jet carrying a mysterious weapon high above Israel while a team on the ground races to neutralize it. The Jerusalem Post's Hannah Brown reported the premise, and noted that the story reads as topical after the attempted flydubai hijacking the week before. Alush and Malka play a pilot and a combat navigator aboard the jet.
Feuerstein plays the CIA agent who leads the ground team. The Jerusalem Post describes him as a character actor often cast in nice-Jewish-boy roles, with a recent turn as a rabbi-turned-gunslinger in Guns & Moses and earlier credits including The West Wing, In Her Shoes, Prison Break and Practical Magic.
Aviv Alush is an Israeli actor best known for the series Beauty and the Baker and Valley of Tears. Midair was created by Kobi Rabi, Ram Landes and Yizhar Har-Lev, with Ilan Aboudi directing. Har-Lev is head writer, working with Rabi, Landes and screenwriter Aurit Zamir.
| Detail | What the Jerusalem Post reported |
|---|---|
| Title | Midair |
| Genre | Action and intelligence thriller |
| Broadcaster | Yes |
| Producers | Paramount's Ananey Studios, with KODA and Jaya Entertainment |
| Cast | Mark Feuerstein, Aviv Alush, Gal Malka |
| Creators | Kobi Rabi, Ram Landes, Yizhar Har-Lev |
| Director | Ilan Aboudi |
| Reported | October 10, 2026 |
Who Is Producing Midair for Yes?
Ananey Studios is the lead producer of Midair, and it is a Tel Aviv studio owned by Paramount. Ananey's own website calls the company a Paramount-Skydance corporation and says its studio develops high-concept dramas, thrillers, documentaries, kids and teen series, sitcoms and animation. Ananey's LinkedIn page says its channels are distributed on both the HOT cable network and the Yes satellite network.
Wikipedia's entry on Ananey says Udi Miron founded the company in 1996 and that ViacomCBS took over the entire company on April 6, 2020. No public report reviewed for this article describes what KODA and Jaya Entertainment contribute to Midair, so their roles are left out here.
What has Ananey Studios sold abroad recently?
Ananey Studios has been placing Israeli titles with international distributors. The Desk reported in December 2025 that Future Today would stream three Ananey titles on its Fawesome platform: The Malevolent Bride, Rising and Remnants. Future Today described Remnants as the first scripted drama to address the October 7 attacks. Deadline reported in April 2025 that the streamer Izzy was acquiring Ananey teen dramas including Rising.
Why Does Paramount Make Thrillers in Israel?
Paramount has said it uses Ananey to draw on Israeli writing and producing talent. A top executive at Paramount's international studios told The Hollywood Reporter in 2023 that Ananey allows the company to tap that talent and that Ananey would make content for Paramount+ and for third parties, including co-productions with Israeli writers.
Midair fits that description on paper: an Israeli creative team, an Israeli director, an Israeli broadcaster and a recognizable American lead. Casting a known American actor is a common way for a local series to interest international buyers. Whether Midair has any international distribution agreed has not been reported.
When Will Midair Film and Air?
Midair has no reported air date, and filming had not yet started when the Jerusalem Post published on October 10, 2026. The report said Feuerstein would arrive in Israel in the coming days to begin filming. It did not give a budget, a shooting schedule or a premiere window, and Olam has not confirmed any of those figures.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who does Mark Feuerstein play in Midair?
Mark Feuerstein plays a CIA agent who leads a team on the ground trying to neutralize a mysterious weapon carried aboard an Israeli fighter jet, according to the Jerusalem Post.
What is Midair about?
Midair is an action and intelligence thriller. A pilot and a combat navigator struggle to keep a fighter jet airborne over Israel while it carries a mysterious weapon, set against a volatile political and geopolitical backdrop.
Who produces Midair?
Midair is produced by Ananey Studios, a Tel Aviv studio owned by Paramount, in collaboration with KODA and Jaya Entertainment, according to the Jerusalem Post.
Where will Midair air?
Midair will air on Yes, the Israeli satellite broadcaster. No international platform or release date has been reported.
Is Midair the same series as Nochazim BaAvir?
Probably. Maariv's TMI section described a yes drama called Nochazim BaAvir with Feuerstein, Aviv Alush and Gal Malka, the same lead cast the Jerusalem Post reported for Midair. Olam has not seen a source that states the two titles are the same series.
What Does Midair Show About Israeli Production Business?
Midair shows an American-owned studio in Tel Aviv building a Hebrew-language series around an American-Jewish lead and filming it in Israel in autumn 2026. The business question is whether the series finds buyers outside Israel, which is the same test Ananey's earlier titles faced.
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Source: Jerusalem Post report on Midair.
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