Speaking to Variety ahead of the International Emmy Awards where his compelling coming-of-age series “Bad Boy” vies for a Best Dramatic Series award, Ron Leshem reflects on what brought him to create the show alongside Daniel Amsel, who co-created the original Isreali “ Euphoria ” with him, actress-writer-director Hagar Ben-Asher (“The Slut,” “ Prisoners of War ”) and Amit Cohen, a co-creator-writer on “ Red Skies ” and “No Man’s Land.”

The eight-episode series debuted on Netflix in early May where it ranked number one in 22 territories for multiple weeks in some, particularly in Israel where it made a sweep of the Israeli Academy Awards for Television, including best drama. It has been a massive success on local network HOT, which has just ordered a second season. Netflix is wo

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