Yes has made the much-discussed fifth-season episodes of Fauda about the October 7 attacks available free of charge to the general public starting Thursday, with no subscription required. The company said the move reflects the episodes’ public significance and their value as a dramatic record that tries to deal with the events of the Black Saturday and their effect on Israeli society.
Earlier this week, before the episodes aired, Yes issued an unusual warning that the two installments contain content, sights and sounds that may be difficult for some viewers. The company also said viewers could skip those episodes and continue with the main storyline of the season, which will proceed separately next week.
After watching, many viewers responded with shock and pain. One wrote, “I’m watching the two unbearable Fauda episodes about October 7 and the only emotion rising in me is anger.” Another said the fifth season is one of the few times a series made them feel compelled to write about it, calling the warning justified and saying, “What we went through is unbelievable. Unforgivable.” Others described the episodes as devastating, said they lost sleep after watching, and praised creators Lior Raz and Avi Issacharoff for important explanatory work. One viewer argued that episodes 7 and 8 should be seen by the whole world now, not only later when they reach Netflix.
In the fifth season, the Yes espionage series follows a team seeking revenge on a Nukhba militant who escaped to Marseille. What begins as a chase becomes more complicated, and the team is pulled into a dangerous operation to foil a broad attack coming from an unexpected direction. The series was created by Avi Issacharoff and Lior Raz, with Omri Shanhar as head writer and Omri Givon directing.
