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Gal Gadot's new thriller, 'Fauda' season 5 and the future of Israeli TV explored

Gal Gadot’s new thriller, Fauda season 5, and the future of Israeli television are in focus as Hannah Brown discusses the industry’s biggest stories on The Jerusalem Playlist.

AUGUST 26, 2026|ByJERUSALEM POST PODCASTS

Fauda and Gal Gadot are back, and the timing is no accident.

French actress Melanie Laurent (right) joined the ‘Fauda’ cast for season five, starring and co-created by Lior Raz.

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Israeli television is thriving on screen - but insiders warn of an industry in crisis

Israeli television is still producing global hits, but behind the success, budgets, politics and fewer commissions threaten the industry’s future

AUGUST 17, 2026|ByHANNAH BROWN

‘PARENTHOOD’ TELLS the story of a loving but complicated three-generation family in Berkeley, California.

Waiting for 'Fauda' season 5? The best Netflix, Apple TV+ and Disney+ shows to watch now

Stream personable ‘Parenthood,’ a moving ‘Monster,’ and gripping summer shark documentaries.

AUGUST 15, 2026|ByHANNAH BROWN

Deni Avdija, Lior Raz, Rotem Sela, and Gal Gadot in El Al's new safety video.

WATCH: El Al’s iconic Lior Suchard safety video to be replaced by Israeli celebrity gang of four

Beginning later this month, a new safety video is being unveiled on El Al flights featuring Fauda’s Lior Raz, Hollywood’s Gal Gadot, NBA basketball great Deni Avdija and model/actress Rotem Sela.

AUGUST 12, 2026|ByDAVID BRINN

My Word: When real life meets the TV set

The term “fauda” is used as the codeword when an operation goes wrong and backup is needed. This was in my head when the IDF called helicopters to extract troops who had raided Jenin.

JUNE 22, 2023ByLIAT COLLINS

ACTORS AND film crew work on the set of Israeli television series ‘Fauda’ in Tel Aviv in May 2019.

‘Fauda’ creators debut ‘Ghosts of Beirut,’ series about Mossad’s killing of master terrorist

The show dramatizes the rise and impact of Imad Mughniyeh but also includes “documentary elements.”

MAY 19, 2023ByGABE FRIEDMAN/JTA

Hezbollah operatives pay their respects during the funeral of assassinated commander Imad Mughniyeh in Beirut's suburbs

Netflix's hit show 'Fauda' becomes most watched show in Lebanon

In season four's plot of "Fauda", the undercover operatives went into action in both Belgium and Lebanon.

JANUARY 23, 2023ByWALLA! CULTURE

IDF soldiers honored at emotional SoHo event raising PTSD awareness

It was a memorable evening in which full recognition was given to Israel’s heroic IDF soldiers, which was portrayed through art as well.

DECEMBER 31, 2022ByJOSEPH SCUTTS

TL: Ornit Dahari Atash, Yaarit Shoshan; B-L: Yaarit Shoshan, Ofer Yannay, Tsili Naveh; T-R: Inbar Lavi, Doron Ben-David of Fauda, Consul General Asaf Zamir, C-R: Musician and singer Raviv Kaner performs for the crowd; B-R: Zamir, Roy Peled.

Grapevine December 4, 2022: The French connection

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

DECEMBER 4, 2022ByGREER FAY CASHMAN

ISRAELI-IRANIAN singer Liraz Charhi performs at the Tempel Synagogue in Krakow at the 31st Culture Festival this past summer.

‘Fauda’ heads to Europe, still enthralling - TV review

The new season of Fauda began airing on Yes TV Action last night at 10 p.m. and is also available on Yes VOD and Sting TV.

JULY 13, 2022ByHANNAH BROWN

Lior Raz and all the Fauda stars turn out for season 4 premiere

“Eleven years ago, when we started going around to all the studios and getting told no by everyone, we never thought we would get a first season, let alone a fourth,” Avi Issacharoff recalled.

JULY 12, 2022ByHANNAH BROWN