Scripted series · yes
Fauda
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Lior Raz
Doron Kavillio
59 eps
Netta Garti
Gali Kavillio
59 eps
Tsahi Halevi
Naor
24 eps
Tomer Capone
Boaz
12 eps
Hisham Suliman
Taofik Hamed "Abu Ahmad"
12 eps
Shadi Mar'i
Walid El Abed
24 eps
Yuval Segal
Mickey Moreno
12 eps
Doron Ben-David
Hertzel 'Steve' Pinto
59 eps
Rona-Lee Shimon
Nurit
59 eps
Laëtitia Eïdo
Dr. Shirin El Abed
24 eps
Itzik Cohen
Gabi "Captain Eyov"
59 eps
Firas Nassar
Nidal 'El Makdessi'
12 eps
Amir Khoury
Samir
12 eps
Luna Mansour
Marwa
12 eps
Igal Naor
Amos Kavillio
12 eps
Raida Adon
Umm Nidal
12 eps
Boaz Konforty
Avichay
36 eps
Jameel Khoury
Abu Smara
12 eps
Yaakov Zada Daniel
Eli
59 eps
Marina Maximilian Blumin
Hila Bashan
12 eps
Idan Amedi
Sagi
36 eps
Lucy Ayoub
Maya Binyamin
12 eps
Inbar Lavi
Shani Russo
12 eps
Amir Boutrous
Omar Tawalbe
12 eps
Loai Nofi
Adel Tawalbe
12 eps
Ala Dakka
Bashar Hamdan
12 eps
Samar Qupty
Haifa Hamdan
12 eps
Dan Kadosh
European Terrorist
11 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Fauda actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Fauda reads strongest on Character Depth, Bingeability and Emotional Weight.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
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.
The run
Seasons
5 seasons · 59 episodes.
- Poster unavailableSpecials
Season 0 · Unannounced
Specials
6 episodes
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
201512 episodes
8.0IMDbA top Israeli agent comes out of retirement to hunt for a Palestinian fighter he thought he'd killed, setting a chaotic chain of events into motion.
Best episode · S01E07 Episode 7
Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
201712 episodes
8.1IMDbDoron teams up with his former undercover unit when an old enemy who has targeted him for revenge also launches a more ambitious covert plan.
Best episode · S02E09 Episode 9
Season 3 · Complete
Season 3
201912 episodes
8.2IMDbDoron ensnares a determined young boxer when a months-long covert mission puts the team on the trail of a Hamas leader high on Shin Bet's wanted list.
Best episode · S03E07 Episode 7
Season 4 · Complete
Season 4
202212 episodes
8.0IMDbDoron and his former squad venture on a mission abroad when new enemies nursing old resentments strike at the heart of Shin Bet's operations.
Best episode · S04E12 Episode 12
Season 5 · Complete
Season 5
202611 episodes
7.7IMDb
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S03E07
Episode 7
A hostage takes matters into his own hands, making the team's stealth mission even more urgent. Bashar learns the distressing truth about his situation.
S02E09
Episode 9
With Doron grieving a loss, Shirin faces tough questions and the team carries out a rogue operation to get answers. Nidal sends Maher on a mission.
S03E10
Episode 10
Rejoined by an old ally, the team leans on Abu Mohammed while preparing for an all-out assault. Bashar discovers a deception and makes a desperate move.
S02E11
Episode 11
An operation to bring down Nidal backs the team into a lethal corner. Abu Maher makes a heartrending decision, and Captain Ayub learns critical intel.
S03E09
Episode 9
Hila pushes the envelope after the team's operation goes sideways, forcing Eli into a fraught decision. Doron faces a dire choice of his own
S02E08
Episode 8
After discovering Nidal's true loyalties, Abu Maher joins in the effort to track him down. Captain Ayub and Naor escalate their plan to break Walid.
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Keren GleicherExecutive Producer
Direction
- Assaf BernsteinDirector
Recognition
Awards
2 wins
Academy Awards
2 wins
- Winner14th Television Academy Awards
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- Winner15th Television Academy Awards
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Where to watch
Streaming
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