'Unorthodox' Star Shira Haas on Her 'Overwhelming' Emmy Nomination and Possible Season 2 (Exclusive)
Emmy recognition for mean Esty's journey will continue? According to star Shira Haas, it's unlikely — but still a possibility. The four-episode Netflix series debuted in March, starring Haas as Esty, a 19-year-old Jewish woman who escapes her unhappy arranged marriage in an ultra-Orthodox community in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York, to find her mom — and herself — in Berlin. The show is inspired by Deborah Feldman's 2012 autobiography, On Tuesday, earned Emmy nominations for Outstanding Limited Series and Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series, for Haas. «I’m still processing it, to be honest,» the 25-year-old Israeli actress told ET over the phone, shortly after the news broke.