# One Day in October

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One Day in October (Israeli title: Red Dawn, Hebrew: שחר אדום, translit. Shahar Adom) is an anthology drama television series based on the personal stories from the October 7 Hamas-led attack on Israel in 2023. It was created and directed by Oded Davidoff and Daniel Finkelman. The series was co-produced by Israel's yes and America's Fox Entertainment. It first premiered on Yes Drama in Israel on October 7, 2024.

## Background

At a gala event on 5 June 2024, yes announced the project and casting.
On 19 August 2024, it was reported that yes and Fox Entertainment were co-producing a new anthology drama series based on the events of the October 7 Hamas-led attack on Israel.
On the same day, Fernando Szew, head of Fox Entertainment, released a statement: "’One Day in October’ is among the most powerful projects I’ve seen, let alone been involved with. Beautifully filmed, yet gut-wrenching, these are stories of people at their best in the midst of unimaginable, horrible circumstances. The survivors portrayed in this series allowed for their horrific experiences to be represented by wonderful talent — both in front of and behind the camera — which will invite the audience to ultimately feel their profound love of, and for, life."
US-based co-creator Daniel Finkelman was motivated to make the series, having been deeply affected by the October 7 attacks.

## Cast

* Yael Abecassis as Sabine Taasa
* Naomi Levov as Aya Midan
* Tomer Machloof as Bedouin
* Hisham Sulliman as Ismail Elkarnawi
* Wael Hamdun as Hisham
* Swell Ariel Or as Amit Amar
* Avi Azulay as Emanuel Skaat
* Gad Elbaz as Aaron
* Yuval Semo as Avi Gian
* Shani Atias
* Noa Kedar as Gali Amar
* Héloïse Godet as Michelle
* Neve Tzur as Avi "DJ" Yodpolsky

## Episodes

| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
| 1 | "Trust" | Oded Davidoff | Oded Davidoff, Liron Ben-Shlosh, Adam G. Simon, Keren Weissman and Amir Hasfari | October 7, 2024 (2024-10-07) |
| Aya Midan (Naomi Lvov), a member of Kibbutz Be'eri, who during the attack fled with a young Bedouin from Rahat, Hisham Al-Qarnawi (Wael Hamdun). They hid together from terrorists, while being forced to build mutual trust in order to survive. |||||
| 2 | "Fog" | Oded Davidoff | Oded Davidoff, Liron Ben-Shlosh, Adam G. Simon, Keren Weissman and Amir Hasfari | October 7, 2024 (2024-10-07) |
| Three United Hatzalah volunteers Avi Gian (Yuval Semo), Emanuel Skaat (Avi Azoulay) and Avi "DJ" Yodpolsky (Neve Tzur) set out in an ambulance on a dangerous journey to save lives on the morning of October 7 amid massacres and devastation. |||||
| 3 | "Sunrise" | Oded Davidoff | Oded Davidoff, Liron Ben-Shlosh, Adam G. Simon, Keren Weissman and Amir Hasfari | October 7, 2024 (2024-10-07) |
| Gali Amar (Noa Kedar) and Amit Amar (Swell Ariel Or) are two young women who came to attend the Nova festival, and during the attack hid in a portable toilet cubicle. It moves from the point of view of Amit, who manages to think practically amid the terror, to Gali, who is stoned from drugs consumed at the party. |||||
| 4 | "Gold" | Oded Davidoff | Oded Davidoff, Liron Ben-Shlosh, Adam G. Simon, Keren Weissman and Amir Hasfari | October 7, 2024 (2024-10-07) |
| Sabine Taasa (Yael Abecassis), a widow who lost her husband and son on October 7, attempts to rebuild her life. |||||

## Production

Some cast members met the real-life survivors that they were portraying on screen. Actress, Naomi Levov met with he met with Aya Midan and other survivors to prepare for the role.

### Filming

Filming took place on location in Israel in 2024.

## Release

The series was released in Israel on October 7, 2024 on yes drama. It also received a special screening on the same day at Tel Aviv Cinematheque.
On 26 September 2024, one episode received a preview screening at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles at the closing night of the second annual Scripted Israel event.

## Reception

The series was positively reviewed by Hannah Brown of The Jerusalem Post. Brown wrote: " You will relate to the people on screen as characters, not as interviewees or figures in a news report, and this makes them even more engrossing." The series also received positive feedback from Nirit Anderman in Haaretz.