The cast of “Fauda.” Photo: Ronen Akerman

Israel’s longest running action series “Fauda” is officially in pre-production for its fifth season and will begin filming at the end of April, yes Studios announced on Wednesday.

The new season of the highly popular, award-winning series will be filmed in Israel as well as overseas and will follow the “Fauda” team as they embark on a private mission. Details about the cast and storyline for the new season have not yet been revealed to the public.

Filming for season five was on pause until now due to the Israel-Hamas war that began after the deadly terrorist attacks that took place in southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023. One of the show’s cast members, singer and actor Idan Amedi, was injured in January 2024 while fighting in the Gaza Strip during the war as a reservist in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) but has since recovered. “Fauda” crew member Matan Meir, 38, was killed in action in November 2023 while fighting in Gaza as an IDF reservist.

Season five of “Fauda” will be led by season four director Omri Givon (“Hostages”) and written by Omri Shenhar (“Tehran”). “Fauda,” which means “chaos” in Arabic, was created by Lior Raz and Avi Issacharoff and is based on their life experiences. The show is produced by yes TV and L. Benasuly Productions for yes TV, and yes Studios handles the series’ international distribution.

The fifth season will mark 10 years of “Fauda” airing in Israel and around the world on the Netflix streaming service. The new season is expected to premiere on yes TV in Israel in early 2026, and shortly afterward it will be available for worldwide viewing on Netflix.

“In February 2015, ‘Fauda’ premiered on yes TV and in the past ten years we’ve seen this series grow and become a worldwide phenomenon,” said Sharon Levi, managing director of yes Studios, in a released statement. “We can’t think of a better way to commemorate this anniversary than by bringing ‘Fauda’ back for another season to be enjoyed by its dedicated fans all over the world.”

“Fauda” follows a team of Israeli undercover agents as they hunt down terrorists on various missions. The team is led by the character Doron (played by Raz) and in the fourth season, Doron returns from retirement to hunt for a Palestinian terrorist he thought he killed. The operation takes the team around Lebanon, the Israeli city of Ramla, Brussels, and the Palestinian city of Jenin in the West Bank.

Season four of “Fauda” premiered on Netflix on Jan. 20, 2023, and made it on Netflix’s top ten list of the most watched non-English shows around the world less than a week after its debut.