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With more than 6 million VOD hits over its 3-season run on Israel's Hot3 – breaking all records for scripted drama in Israel - "The Arbitrator" is the nation's most commercially successful cult classic.

Lurking out there beyond the glittering city lights is a network of dangerous criminals who exist in the parallel city of the Underworld. They follow laws we do not know, and answer to men who manage millions in illegal operations. In all questions of Right and Wrong, these men turn to The Arbitrator, a man whose word is law, and whose decisions are final. If you ever have the misfortune of encountering him, you had better think twice about your next move – because it could cost you your life.

In this riveting crime drama, a by-the-book social worker in his mid-twenties discovers that he is the lost son of The Arbitrator. What follows over three seasons is a tense exploration of what has a greater effect on a man: his genes or his environment?

Raised to follow the rules and proud to call himself a "nice guy", The Arbitrator's son finds himself drawn deeper into his father's dark world. With each step he is asked to cross boundaries he never thought to question, and to re-evaluate the morals he was raised with. At each fork in the road, he finds himself traveling further down a path from which there is no return, and which will ultimately lead him to the final test: to fight his brother and take over his father's legacy as The Arbitrator, or return to the life he led before he went down the rabbit hole…



  • Broadcaster: Hot3 Israel
  • Production Company: JCS Productions
  • Episodes: 33 x 45 min. (3 Seasons)

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