Alon Aranya is the founder of Paper Plane Production. Producer and writer, Alon has set up close to 50 scripted shows at US and international studios and networks, including Red Widow (based on the Dutch format Penoza), 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.
His current shows include Tehran, an original Apple TV international drama thriller which is in production on season two, Your Honor (based on the Israel format Kvodo) starring Bryan Cranston which aired on Showtime, and Best Seller Boy, a Dutch dramedy based on the bestseller book by Mano Bouzamur, which is a co-production of the Dutch NPO and CBS Studios International.
Paper Plane Productions is under a First Look deal at Apple TV and is continuing expanding in many countries with productions in Israel, Holland, Germany and the US.
Alon received his BFA in Film and Television at Tel Aviv University, later becoming a faculty member at NYU Tisch School of the Arts, where he received his MFA in Dramatic Writing, and at The American Film Institute in Los Angeles.
