Hit Israeli series Fauda is returning with its fifth series, which will be the first to focus on the events of October 7, 2023.
The series, which began in 2015, follows an elite undercover IDF unit operating in the West Bank.
It was created by Lior Raz, who stars as main character Doron Kavillio, and journalist Avi Issacharoff, both of whom drew on real experiences of serving in such a unit during their own military careers.
Despite being heavily fictionalised, many of the show’s plots are inspired by real events.
Series five will see Kavillio, along with other soldiers in his unit, trying to prevent a deadly attack, while still recovering from the trauma of the Hamas massacres two years earlier.
Actors Melanie Laurent and Hakim Djaziri are joining the cast, with actors from previous series Yaakov Zada Daniel and Doron Ben-David returning.
Issacharoff told entertainment outlet Deadline: “This is a television show, not reality. But we thought that there is still a story here to be told.
“We wanted to ask very tough questions to people all over the world, not only in Israel. Is the revenge worth it? Is continuing this very endless cycle of bloodshed worth it? Where is it taking you?
“I think these are the questions that are at the heart of this season.”
Fauda series five will premiere internationally on Netflix on September 8.
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