TV SERIES · 2015–present · ISRAEL
Fauda
- Created by
- Avi Issacharoff, Lior Raz
- Network
- yes
- Seasons
- 5
- Episodes
- 59
- Studio
- L.Benasuly Productions, yes, Tender Productions
- Original title
- פאודה
17 archived facts 5 topics 3 sources Last reviewed Oct 2026
A top Israeli agent comes out of retirement to hunt for a Palestinian militant he thought he'd killed, setting a chaotic chain of events into motion.
17 Interesting Facts About Fauda
Interesting Facts (4)
- #001
Doron is pulled back into his old job when he learns that Abu Ahmad, code-named 'Panter', the man he thought he had killed, is alive and plans to attend his brother's upcoming wedding.
- #002
Before acting, Lior Raz spent time as Arnold Schwarzenegger's personal bodyguard.
- #003
"Fauda" is Arabic for "chaos."
- #004
Content studio Applause Entertainment, backed by the Aditya Birla Group, made Tanaav, an Indian version of Fauda that premiered on SonyLIV on November 11, 2022.
Production Story (3)
- #005
In mid-September 2020, Avi Issacharoff and Lior Raz announced a fourth season, making Fauda the longest-running Israeli action series on television.
- #006
In 2023, Fauda's showrunners turned down a fifth-season idea from the writers in which a group of Hamas terrorists broke through the Gaza border and took over a kibbutz, calling it "unbelievable" at the time.
- #007
After the October 7 attacks and the start of the Gaza war in 2023, the showrunners scrapped the planned fifth-season story and rewrote it around the events of that conflict.
Behind the Scenes (4)
- #008
Laëtitia Eïdo didn't speak much Arabic, so she worked with an Arabic coach for Fauda.
- #009
According to Rona-Lee Shimon, the Fauda cast did their own stunts and trained in firearms, Krav Maga and kickboxing.
- #010
Most of the first season was shot over six weeks in 2014 in Kfar Qasim, an Arab village in Israel.
- #011
The first day of filming on Fauda's first season was cancelled because of the 2014 Gaza War, though production later got back under way.
Characters & Cast (4)
- #012
Fauda was created by its star Lior Raz and a screenwriter; Raz had served in Israel's undercover unit in the Palestinian territories.
- #013
Several characters borrow the first or last names of people working on the show: the hero, Doron Kavillio (Lior Raz), shares a first name with Doron Ben-David, who plays Steve; Doron's brother-in-law Boaz (Tomer Capon) shares his with Boaz Konforty, who plays Avichay; and Naor is both the first name of the unit member who has an affair with Doron's wife and the surname of Igal Naor, who plays Doron's father.
- #014
Boaz Konforty drew on his own IDF service to play Avihai, the sniper in Doron's squad, in season three.
- #015
Fauda's first season brought together Israeli Jews and Arabs both in front of and behind the camera.
Deeper Meaning (2)
- #016
Because of the mounting tensions in Ukraine, the popular show's fourth season moved production to Hungary, with filming planned at various locations around Budapest.
- #017
In May 2026, Avi Issacharoff wrote on X that he hoped the fifth season would "bring to every point in the world the story of our personal and national trauma" left by the October 7 attacks.
Sources & editorial notes
Reference databases
- Wikipedia
- IMDb
Sources for the entries on this page
- Wikipedia Fauda — Wikipedia
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