Producer and writer Alon Aranya has set up close to 50 scripted shows at US and international studios and networks. His shows include RED WIDOW (based on the Dutch format PENOZA) and BETRAYAL (based on the Dutch format OVERSPEL) for ABC, and HOSTAGES (based on the Israeli format BNEI ARUBA), which he also co-wrote, for CBS. Paper Plane Productions, the company he founded in 2017, is currently under a First Look deal at Apple TV+. The company has productions in Israel, Holland, Germany, Ireland, India and the US, and is continuing to expand into additional territories. Alon received his BFA at Tel Aviv University in Film and Television and later became a faculty member at NYU Tisch School of the Arts where he received his MFA in Dramatic Writing. He is currently a faculty member at The American Film Institute in Los Angeles.