Ron Leshem

Ron Leshem is a writer-producer, TV executive, and Academy Award-nominated screenwriter. He serves as executive producer on HBO's "Euphoria". He won Israel's top literary award, the Sapir Prize for Literature, and has been published in 22 languages. In 2005 he became chief of content and programming for Keshet TV, Israel's lead broadcasting network. Later, co-created and wrote the drama series "Euphoria", "The Gordin Cell", and script-edited "Baker and the Beauty" As head of programming and content for Keshet he commissioned and oversaw the development and production of some of the most popular and successful Israeli TV series, including Prisoners Of War (the Israeli original version of Homeland), the A-word, Traffic Light, Arab Labor. His novel Beaufort (2005, original Hebrew If There is a Heaven) was on top of Israel's bestseller's list for 2 years. The film version of Beaufort, which Leshem co-authored, was nominated for Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, and won the Be