Creators of Israeli hit series ‘Fauda’ announce season 5
Viewers from 190 countries have long celebrated the series which first made its debut in 2015 and was later picked up by Netflix.
The creators of “Fauda”, one the most popular Israeli series ever made, announced that season five is underway.
“We are proud to announce that the series that the whole world is looking forward to, will return only on yes in a sweeping season that will set a new record for the hysteria that has been surrounding it until today. Let’s go, come on Fauda!” said Ilan Sigal, the CEO of YES (network behind Fauda).
The popular series about an Israeli counter-terrorist unit was created by Avi Issacharoff and Lior Raz, with the latter playing the lead character Doron.
Viewers from 190 countries have long celebrated the series which first made its debut in 2015 and was later picked up by Netflix. Season four broke viewership records, becoming the most watched series in Lebanon, and ranked on Netflix’s top 10 top of non-English television shows in 21 countries.
The series revolves around the lead character Doron, a retired counter-terrorist agent, who re-joins his old unit to catch wanted Palestinian terrorists. Lior Raz was himself a member of the Israeli elite counter-terrorism unit “Duvdevan.”
With parents from Iraq and Algeria, Raz speaks fluent Arabic, which he uses throughout the show.
The first four seasons, included everything from hostage situations, undercover operations, kidnapping of Israelis in Gaza, the West Bank, and Belgium, to love affairs between Israelis and Palestinians.
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