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
46 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.
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15 Facts From the Making of Fauda
- #007
Fauda was created by the journalist Avi Issacharoff together with Lior Raz.
- #011
Fauda was produced by Liat Benasuly Productions and yes TV.
- #014
For Fauda's storyline and its main character Doron, Lior Raz drew on his own experiences as an undercover commando in the Israel Defense Forces.
- #018
Avi Issacharoff also confirmed that conflicts among the writers, the production company and YES satellite TV had been resolved.
- #019
In May 2017, Fauda showrunner Lior Raz said the second season would be more personal, would deal with revenge and would contain a great deal of action.
- #020
Amir Mann was the head writer for Fauda's second season, and Rotem Shamir directed it.
- #021
Fauda was renewed for a third season in December 2017.
- #022
Noah Stollman wrote the third season of Fauda.
- #023
Rotem Shamir directed the third season of Fauda.
- #024
Liat Benasuly produced the third season of Fauda.
- #025
In mid-September 2020, Avi Issacharoff and Lior Raz confirmed that Fauda had been renewed for a fourth season, which made it the longest-running Israeli action television series.
- #028
In 2023, the showrunners of Fauda rejected a proposed fifth-season storyline from the writers in which a group of Hamas terrorists breached the Gaza border and took over a kibbutz, calling it "unbelievable" at the time.
- #029
After the October 7 attacks and the outbreak of the Gaza war in 2023, the showrunners of Fauda dropped the fifth season's original storyline and rewrote the script to include the events of that conflict.
- #030
Fauda's fifth season was directed by Omri Givon and written by Omri Senhar.
- #043
Fauda's first season was co-produced by Lior Raz and Avi Issacharoff together with Tender Productions.
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