Hagai Levi

Who is Hagai Levi?

Hagai Levi is an Israeli film and television director, writer, editor, producer and critic.

Levi is best known for creating, directing and producing the television drama BeTipul and for producing In Treatment, HBO's American adaptation of the show. Along with Nir Bergman, he won the Israeli Academy's Best Director award for directing BeTipul's first season. He also wrote for the drama series Shabatot Vehagim and edited several telenovelas.

In February 2013, the American cable channel Showtime ordered a television pilot for a series co-created by Levi. Titled The Affair, the series will focus on relationships told from the points of view of both men and women. The series is also co-created by fellow In Treatment writer/producer Sarah Treem.