Yes Warns Viewers Ahead of ‘Fauda’ Episodes Inspired by October 7

Yes issued an unusual viewer warning on Sunday ahead of episodes 7 and 8 of the fifth season of “Fauda,” which are based on the events of October 7. The company said the two episodes contain “content, images and sounds that may be difficult to watch,” and asked viewers to prepare in advance, especially anyone who may find the material overwhelming or triggering.

In its notice, yes told “Fauda” viewers: “Please note! Episodes 7 and 8 airing this week are based on the events of October 7 and include content, images and sounds that may be difficult to watch. It is important for us to say: these episodes return to that terrible day and stand on their own. If watching is too hard, it is also okay to skip them and join the season’s storyline, which will continue in the episode airing next week.”

The fifth season of “Fauda” was rewritten after Hamas’s October 7 attack and the war in Gaza. Creators Lior Raz and Avi Issacharoff folded the war’s consequences into the heart of the season’s main storyline. Still, the two episodes airing this week were designed as self-contained installments, not required for understanding the rest of the plot.

That choice means viewers who want to avoid the difficult material can skip the special episodes and continue the series without major gaps when the next episode airs next week.