Unorthodox is a German drama miniseries created and written by Anna Winger and Alexa Karolinski. The story centers on Esty Shapiro, a 19-year-old Jewish woman who escapes from an arranged marriage in Brooklyn to forge a new life abroad. As she navigates the challenges of living outside her orthodox community, Esty’s husband embarks on a mission to locate her. The series is directed by Maria Schrader.
Here’s how you can watch and stream Unorthodox via streaming services such as Netflix.
Is Unorthodox available to watch via streaming?
Yes, Unorthodox is available to watch via streaming on Netflix.
This film is produced by Alexa Karolinski, with Anna Winger and Henning Kamm serving as executive producers. It draws inspiration from Deborah Feldman’s 2012 autobiography, “Unorthodox: The Scandalous Rejection of My Hasidic Roots.”
The cast members of Unorthodox include Shira Haas as Esther “Esty” Shapiro, Amit Rahav as Yaakov “Yanky” Shapiro, Jeff Wilbusch as Moses “Moishe” Lefkovitch, Alex Reid as Leah Mandelbaum, Ronit Asheri as Malka Schwartz, Gera Sandler as Mordechai Schwartz, Aaron Altaras as Robert, Tamar Amit-Joseph as Yael Roubeni, Aziz Dyab as Salim, David Mandelbaum as Zeidy, Delia Mayer as Miriam Shapiro, Felix Mayr as Mike, and more.
Watch Unorthodox streaming via Netflix
Unorthodox is available to watch on Netflix.
Netflix offers multiple subscription options for viewers to choose from, such as:
- 6.99 per month (standard with Ads) – This features most of the content available on the OTT platform except for a selective few. You can watch in Full HD and on two supported devices simultaneously.
- $15.49 per month (Standard) – It is the same as the previous option, but is entirely ad-free. It also allows users to download content on two supported devices.
- $22.99 per month (Premium) – This gives access to all the content available on the platform. It supports four devices at once, with Ultra HD. Users get to download content on up to six supported devices at a time.
Unorthodox synopsis is as follows:
“At sixteen, Anna Wexler had broken away from her Orthodox Jewish community in New Jersey, rejecting its religious doctrine and social restrictions, and severing ties to her family. This led to her running away from home, sleeping on the streets, and experimenting with sex and drugs with friends who had also left the Orthodox world. However, after studying in Israel, her friends had a change of heart and returned to the fold. Feeling betrayed, Anna launches a quest to understand their transformation by following three rebellious Jewish teenagers in their yearlong rite-of-passage journey from high school to Israel. Along the way, Anna is forced back to the roots of her own struggle to understand the meaning of faith and the essence of religion and identity.”
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