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Fauda

2015–Ongoing5 seasons59 episodes~60 min/epTV-MAMidcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

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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Where can I watch Fauda?

As of October 24, 2026, MovieCove lists Fauda streaming on Netflix.

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Highlights

What stands out about Fauda?

Fauda earns 10 badges, led by Binge-worthy and Standout acting.

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Reception

Is Fauda worth watching?

Fauda's Midcredits score is the 89th percentile of all shows, from 49K ratings across 4 sources. 87% liked it (rated it 7 or higher out of 10).

Midcredits score

How well it was received

89th percentile

Better received than 89% of shows

86th percentile among Action88th percentile among 2010s
Acclaim (how much people like it)85th
Approval (how many liked it)88th

Acclaim

Crowd Pleaser: Rating-distribution shape vs the catalog

How much people like it

79 /100

85th percentile of all shows

86th percentile among Action84th percentile among 2010s

Rating distribution

Big peaks at both ends — people either love this or bounce off it hard.

Approval

How many liked it

87% liked it

88th percentile of all shows

83rd percentile among Action86th percentile among 2010s
87% rated it 7–1013% rated it 1–6

Critics 100% · Audience 85%

On Rotten Tomatoes, a bigger share of critics approved than audiences.

Reach

How many have seen it

82nd percentile

49K ratings across platforms

53rd percentile among Action83rd percentile among 2010s
TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 55% in 30 days

What reviewers say

Common ground

The series is a high-tension thriller about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict that shows the human cost on both sides, but its commitment to realism declines in later seasons.

Fans praised

  • Authentic portrayal of both sides without simplistic heroes and villains
  • Tense, gripping action balanced with emotional depth and moral complexity
  • Exceptional acting and immersive use of Hebrew and Arabic

Detractors panned

  • Later seasons lose realism and become implausible, action-hero spectacle
  • Bias toward Israeli perspective, insufficient depth for Palestinian side
  • Main character Doron is reckless and unprofessional, undermining team credibility

What stands out

ActingDivisive85

Cast delivers raw, authentic performances; some critics find Doron's character tiresome

TensionDivisive85

Consistently nerve-wracking and edge-of-seat suspense

AtmosphereDivisive82

Authentic, claustrophobic feel of the conflict zones

CharactersDivisive78

Richly drawn with moral ambiguity on both sides, but Doron's arc grows repetitive

PacingDivisive78

Fast-paced and gripping overall, but later seasons suffer from dragged scenes

Emotional impactDivisive78

Powerful human stories evoke empathy for both sides

OriginalityDivisive72

Fresh perspective on the conflict compared to Western thrillers

Plot and storyDivisive65

Early seasons praised for realism; later seasons criticized for implausible twists

Preferred by

Women vs men

Preferred by Men

Men scored it 20 points higher than women.

Under-30s vs over-30s

Preferred by Over-30s

Over-30s scored it 68 points higher than under-30s.

Critics vs users

Preferred by Users

Users scored it 26 points higher than critics.

US vs non-US

Preferred by Non-US Viewers

Non-US viewers scored it 10 points higher than US viewers.

Episodes

5 seasons

Season 5 · 2026 · 11 episodes

  • S5E1

    Episode 1

    May 18, 202644 min
  • S5E2

    Episode 2

    May 18, 202653 min
  • S5E3

    Episode 3

    May 25, 202646 min
  • S5E4

    Episode 4

    Jun 1, 202642 min
  • S5E5

    Episode 5

    Jun 8, 202637 min
  • S5E6

    Episode 6

    Jun 15, 202645 min

Watch experience

What is Fauda like to watch?

Conclusions only — categories and positions, no plot detail.

Earnest, dark and intense — a relentless watch that leaves you thinking.

Style

  • Bleak
  • Solemn: Grave and dignified; treats its subject with weight and respect.

How it leaves you

  • Thought-provoking
  • Haunting

Setting

  • Contemporary
  • Realistic
  • Urban
  • Rural
  • Institutional

What it asks of you

  • Relentless
  • Full focus
  • Heavy
  • Open-ended

Themes

  • Justice
  • Violence
  • Grief

Feelings

  • Tense
  • Dread
  • Melancholic

Story

  • Overcoming the monster: A threat menaces the hero's world and must be defeated.
exact position · filled zone: the category

What it asks of you

What it feels like

Heaviest: throughout
Told as
Three-act: Setup, confrontation, resolution — the default Hollywood shape.SerializedNew arc each season
ToneThe series presents the Israeli-Palestinian conflict with raw authenticity and a solemn, unflinching gaze, never glamorizing violence but emphasizing its human cost.
The rideSustained dread and violence from start to finish with occasional melancholic respites.
StructureThe story is told in a linear, serialized format across seasons without notable nonlinear devices.
Episode formatEach season is a continuous story arc following the same team, with no episodic case-of-the-week.
Season formatEvery season introduces a new mission and new antagonists while the core cast and setting remain consistent.

How it leaves you

what you carry away
Why it leaves you this wayThe series leaves the viewer with a profound sense of the human cost of conflict, lingering questions about morality and justice.
How it ends · evidence
Ambiguous endingTwist

Story archetype

where it sits among all shows
Monster — 18% of shows. A threat menaces the hero's world and must be defeated.Rags — 3% of shows. A rise from lowliness to fortune, status, or recognition.Quest — 6% of shows. A journey toward a defined objective, with companions and obstacles.Voyage — 2% of shows. Into a strange world and back again, changed.Comedy — 12% of shows. Confusion and cross-purposes resolved into harmony.Tragedy — 4% of shows. A flaw or fixation drives the protagonist to ruin.Rebirth — 7% of shows. A stalled or darkened life reopened and renewed.Mystery — 8% of shows. A question drives the story — who did it, what happened, what is real — until it is answered.No archetype — 40% of showsPredator — 7% of shows. A creature or killer hunts the protagonists (Jaws, Alien).Tyrant — 3% of shows. A human villain holds power over the hero's world (Die Hard).Invasion — 2% of shows. An external force attacks the home or world (Independence Day).Oppressive state — 3% of shows. A government, its agencies or a secret faction inside them is the monster (V for Vendetta).Corporate villainy — 1% of shows. A company or its bosses are the monster (Erin Brockovich).Institutional injustice — 1% of shows. A court, prison, police force, school or church is itself the enemy (Spotlight).Class system — under 1% of shows. The gap between rich and poor, or a rigid hierarchy, is the monster (Parasite).Technology turns — under 1% of shows. Technology people rely on becomes the threat (The Terminator).Inner demon — 1% of shows. The monster is within — addiction, illness, a dark double.Underdog triumph — 2% of shows. Rise through competition or contest (Rocky).Social ascent — 1% of shows. A climb in class or status (Pretty Woman).Fame and fortune — under 1% of shows. An artistic or showbiz rise (A Star Is Born).Rise and fall — under 1% of shows. Wealth or power gained, self lost (Scarface).Hidden worth revealed — under 1% of shows. The protagonist's true value finally recognized.Treasure hunt — 1% of shows. Retrieve an object of value (Raiders of the Lost Ark).Rescue — 2% of shows. Retrieve or save a person (Saving Private Ryan).Mission — 4% of shows. Accomplish or destroy a defined objective (Mission: Impossible).Journey home — under 1% of shows. The goal is getting back (Finding Nemo).Pilgrimage — under 1% of shows. The journey itself transforms; the destination is symbolic.Portal fantasy — under 1% of shows. Transported into another world (The Wizard of Oz).Fish out of water — 1% of shows. Displaced into an unfamiliar social world (Elf).Survival ordeal — under 1% of shows. Trapped in a hostile environment, fighting back (Cast Away).Time displacement — under 1% of shows. Unstuck in time (Back to the Future).Descent — under 1% of shows. A night-journey into an underworld or subculture (After Hours).Romantic comedy — 2% of shows. Lovers kept apart by confusion, united at last.Comedy of errors — 3% of shows. Mistaken identity or misunderstanding drives the plot.Farce — 2% of shows. Escalating absurd chaos and coincidence (The Hangover).Buddy comedy — 1% of shows. A mismatched pair forced together (Rush Hour).Comedy of manners — 2% of shows. Social codes and class satirized (Clueless).Hubris — 1% of shows. Pride or ambition invites the fall (There Will Be Blood).Obsession — under 1% of shows. A fixation consumes the protagonist (Black Swan).Corruption arc — 1% of shows. Step-by-step moral decay (The Godfather).Doomed love — 1% of shows. Love destroyed by circumstance (Brokeback Mountain).Crushed by fate — 1% of shows. Destroyed by forces beyond the protagonist's control.Redemption — 1% of shows. Moral reawakening of a hardened soul (A Christmas Carol).Healing — 3% of shows. Recovery from grief or trauma (Good Will Hunting).Liberation — 2% of shows. Breaking free of a confining life (Room).Second chance — 1% of shows. A stagnant life re-opened to love or purpose (Groundhog Day).Puzzle — 1% of shows. A clue-by-clue puzzle you can try to solve before the reveal (Knives Out, Clue).Investigation — 6% of shows. A long pursuit of the truth that may never be fully solved (Zodiac, Memories of Murder).Enigma — 1% of shows. The mystery is what is real, or what is actually happening (Mulholland Drive).
Every story archetype, clockwise from the top
  • Monster 18% (this title): Predator 7% · Tyrant 3% (this title) · Invasion 2% · Oppressive state 3% · Corporate villainy 1% · Institutional injustice 1% · Class system under 1% · Technology turns under 1% · Inner demon 1%
  • Rags 3%: Underdog triumph 2% · Social ascent 1% · Fame and fortune under 1% · Rise and fall under 1% · Hidden worth revealed under 1%
  • Quest 6%: Treasure hunt 1% · Rescue 2% · Mission 4% · Journey home under 1% · Pilgrimage under 1%
  • Voyage 2%: Portal fantasy under 1% · Fish out of water 1% · Survival ordeal under 1% · Time displacement under 1% · Descent under 1%
  • Comedy 12%: Romantic comedy 2% · Comedy of errors 3% · Farce 2% · Buddy comedy 1% · Comedy of manners 2%
  • Tragedy 4%: Hubris 1% · Obsession under 1% · Corruption arc 1% · Doomed love 1% · Crushed by fate 1%
  • Rebirth 7%: Redemption 1% · Healing 3% · Liberation 2% · Second chance 1%
  • Mystery 8%: Puzzle 1% · Investigation 6% · Enigma 1%
  • No archetype 40%

Overcoming the monster: A threat menaces the hero's world and must be defeated. · Tyrant: A human villain holds power over the hero's world (Die Hard).

18% of shows fit this archetype

A loose fit — the map only half-holds this one.

Why this archetypeThe series centers on an Israeli undercover unit hunting a Hamas leader, with infiltrations into Palestinian territory. The overall arc follows a pursuit of a tyrannical figure, though later seasons broaden the conflict.

What it's about

7 groups · 53 themes
Bonds — 31% of showsSelf — 27% of showsPower — 7% of showsMorality — 11% of showsSurvival — 9% of showsSociety — 10% of showsIdeas — 5% of showsRomantic love — 10% of showsMarriage — 2% of showsFamily bonds — 22% of showsParenthood — 1% of showsFriendship — 18% of showsLoyalty — 7% of showsIdentity — 20% of showsComing of age — 9% of showsAging — under 1% of showsSelf-worth — 7% of showsAmbition — 14% of showsPurpose — 16% of showsMemory — 3% of showsObsession — 2% of shows. A fixation consumes the protagonist (Black Swan).Power — 5% of showsCorruption — 3% of showsGreed — 2% of showsClass — 4% of showsOppression — 2% of showsFreedom — 4% of showsJustice — 14% of showsDuty — 2% of showsRevenge — 1% of showsGuilt — 1% of showsRedemption — 3% of shows. Moral reawakening of a hardened soul (A Christmas Carol).Forgiveness — under 1% of showsSacrifice — 2% of showsBetrayal — 3% of showsDeception — 6% of showsSurvival — 12% of showsWar — 1% of showsViolence — 2% of showsMortality — 2% of showsGrief — 4% of showsTrauma — 5% of showsMental illness — under 1% of showsAddiction — under 1% of showsIllness and disability — under 1% of showsCommunity — 25% of shows. Consequences reach a town, institution or group.Isolation — 3% of showsPrejudice — 2% of showsDisplacement — 1% of showsFaith — 1% of showsTradition vs change — 3% of showsFame — 5% of showsLegacy — 3% of showsFate — 1% of showsFree will — under 1% of showsTruth — 6% of showsHope — 4% of showsNature — 3% of showsArt — 2% of showsTechnology — 1% of showsSelf
Every theme, clockwise from the top
  • Bonds 31%: Romantic love 10% · Marriage 2% · Family bonds 22% · Parenthood 1% · Friendship 18% · Loyalty 7%
  • Self 27%: Identity 20% · Coming of age 9% · Aging under 1% · Self-worth 7% · Ambition 14% · Purpose 16% · Memory 3% · Obsession 2%
  • Power 7%: Power 5% · Corruption 3% · Greed 2% · Class 4% · Oppression 2% · Freedom 4%
  • Morality 11% (this title): Justice 14% (this title) · Duty 2% · Revenge 1% · Guilt 1% · Redemption 3% · Forgiveness under 1% · Sacrifice 2% · Betrayal 3% · Deception 6%
  • Survival 9% (this title): Survival 12% · War 1% · Violence 2% (this title) · Mortality 2% · Grief 4% (this title) · Trauma 5% · Mental illness under 1% · Addiction under 1% · Illness and disability under 1%
  • Society 10%: Community 25% · Isolation 3% · Prejudice 2% · Displacement 1% · Faith 1% · Tradition vs change 3% · Fame 5% · Legacy 3%
  • Ideas 5%: Fate 1% · Free will under 1% · Truth 6% · Hope 4% · Nature 3% · Art 2% · Technology 1%

Morality

Justice · 14% of showsViolence · 2% of showsGrief · 4% of shows
Observes its theme: Presents its theme neutrally, declining to judge.Community stakes: Consequences reach a town, institution or group.Ensemble lead
How it treats its themeThe series interrogates the impossibility of clean justice in a cycle of violence, where every operation breeds new grief on both sides.
StanceThe series refuses to judge either side, instead presenting the systemic futility of retaliatory violence.

The world

Orchestral modernFolkSupportive music · original score
SettingIsrael and the West Bank, present-day conflict zone
MusicThe score blends Middle Eastern instruments with orchestral tension, enhancing the grounded authenticity of the setting.

Content guide

Is Fauda okay for kids?

TV-MA

Fauda is rated TV-MA. As of October 5, 2026, Midcredits content scores put its violence at intense (77/100), sexual content at moderate (53/100), language at intense (71/100), drug and alcohol content at intense (61/100) and frightening material at severe (88/100). Overall it is heavier than 76% of TV-MA shows.

Ratings in 15 other countries
  • UK15
  • Germany16
  • France10
  • Ireland15
  • South Korea19
  • Brazil16
  • Austria16
  • Czechia18+
  • Hungary16
  • Netherlands16
  • Poland16
  • ROAP
  • SingaporeR21
  • Spain16
  • Switzerland16
Overall
Intense · all five categories
Heavier than 87% of all showsHeavier than 76% of TV-MA shows
Violence & Gore
Intense · audience split: No severity level holds a majority of voters
typical for a TV-MA show
heavier than 66%
Sex & Nudity
Moderate · audience split: No severity level holds a majority of voters
typical for a TV-MA show
heavier than 50%
Profanity
Intense · audience split: No severity level holds a majority of voters
typical for a TV-MA show
heavier than 58%
Alcohol & Drugs
Intense · audience split: No severity level holds a majority of voters
typical for a TV-MA show
heavier than 65%
Frightening / Intense
Severe
heavy for a TV-MA show
heavier than 91%

Point along a line to see a well-known title at that level.

Heavy almost across the board: frightening material, violence, language, and drug and alcohol content. Everything else sits at or below what TV-MA shows usually carry.

Source: Midcredits content scores, 0 (none) to 100 (severe) per category, with each standing ranked against other shows that have them.

What content warnings does Fauda have?

Not screened for content warnings yet.

Cast and crew

Who is in Fauda?

Cast

At least 2 of the 10 billed cast had never appeared on screen.

Netta Garti
as Gali Kavillio
Screen debut: No prior film or television role.
Lior Raz
as Doron Kavillio
Newcomer: A standing when this show came out that sits in the bottom quarter of working actors today.
Itzik Cohen
as Gabi 'Captain Eyov'
Newcomer: A standing when this show came out that sits in the bottom quarter of working actors today.
Yaakov Zada-Daniel
as Eli
Newcomer: A standing when this show came out that sits in the bottom quarter of working actors today.
Doron Ben-David
as Hertzel 'Steve' Pinto
Rona-Lee Shimon
as Nurit
Newcomer: A standing when this show came out that sits in the bottom quarter of working actors today.
Boaz Konforty
as Avichay Ben Chaim
Screen debut: No prior film or television role.
Idan Amedi
as Sagi Tzur
Matt Gottlieb
as Sagi
Meirav Shirom
as Dana

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