Popular French star Melanie Laurent, best known to international audiences for her role in Quentin Tarantino’s ‘Inglourious Basterds’, has joined the fifth season of Israeli spy thriller ‘Fauda’.

The details about Laurent’s character are still being kept under wraps by the drama team but she will be in the seven of the nine episodes of the upcoming season, a PTI said quoting a Deadline report.

Laurent, a double Cesar Award-winning actor, previously worked with ‘Fauda’ creator and lead Lior Raz in Netflix’s ‘6 Underground’ and ‘Operation Finale’.

The actor, known for ‘Don’t Worry I’m Fine’ and ‘Tomorrow’, has also worked in Hollywood film ‘Now You See Me’. ‘Fauda’ follows a team of elite Israeli undercover agents working to apprehend terrorists. Netflix has all the four seasons with the fifth one slated to air next year.

Meanwhile, the Times of Israel newspaper earlier this year reported that with Arabic dialogue and storylines that often mirror news headlines, ‘Fauda’ has long been acknowledged for its fresh portrayal of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. (https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-hit-show-fauda-to-start-filming-fifth-season/)

In season 4, the ‘Fauda’ team, headed by Officer Doron Kavillio, played by co-creator Lior Raz, headed to Belgium for a mission when a terrorist cell raised red flags within the Israeli security services.

This latest season will be directed by Omri Givon, who helmed season 4, and written by Omri Shenhar (‘Tehran’, ‘Magpie’), the Israeli newspaper report added.