Ethos (TV series)
| Ethos | |
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| Turkish | Bir Başkadır |
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| Written by | Berkun Oya |
| Directed by | Berkun Oya |
| Starring | |
| Country of origin | Turkey |
| Original languages | Turkish, Kurdish |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
| Production | |
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| Running time | 40–58 minutes |
| Production company | Krek Film |
| Original release | |
| Network | Netflix |
| Release | 12 November 2020 |
Ethos (Turkish: Bir Başkadır) is a 2020 Turkish drama television series directed by Berkun Oya and starring Öykü Karayel, Fatih Artman, Funda Eryiğit, Defne Kayalar, and Tülin Özen.[1][2] The show was released on Netflix on 12 November 2020, consisting of one season for a total of 8 episodes. It was set and filmed in Istanbul, Turkey, and tells the story of a group of unique characters from dramatically different socio-cultural backgrounds meeting in startling circumstances.
Synopsis
[edit]Ethos tells the story of Meryem, a part-time cleaner from a conservative family who lives on the outskirts of Istanbul.[1] She experiences fainting spells and consults Peri, a psychiatrist whose background is dramatically different from Meryem's: she is educated, wealthy, and secular, and holds prejudicial views of openly religious people. Peri herself sees a therapist, to whom she complains about the growing conservatism in Turkish society.[2] The series presents a variety of characters, including a rich but depressed playboy, a middle-class Kurdish family, a soap opera actress, a rape survivor, an ex-soldier, an intellectual, and a hodja and his closeted gay daughter, all of whom are somehow connected through Meryem, and together showcase the diversity of Turkish society.[2]
Cast and characters
[edit]- Öykü Karayel as Meryem
- Fatih Artman as Yasin, Meryem's domineering brother
- Funda Eryiğit as Ruhiye, Yasin's disturbed wife
- Defne Kayalar as Peri, a psychiatrist
- Settar Tanrıöğen as Ali Sadi (Hoca)
- Tülin Özen as Gülbin, a therapist counselling Peri
- Gökhan Yıkılkan as Hilmi
- Alican Yücesoy as Sinan, Meryem's wealthy employer
- Bige Önal as Hayrünnisa, the hodja's daughter
- Derya Karadaş as Gülan
- Öner Erkan as Rezan
- Nesrin Cavadzade as Melisa, a well-known soap opera actress
- Nazmi Kırık as Civan
- Gülçin Kültür Şahin as Mesude, the hodja's wife
- Özge Özel as Canan
- Esme Madra as Burcu, Hayrünnisa's girlfriend
- Aziz Çapkurt as Ramazan
- Cemre Zişan Sağbır as Esma, Ruhiye's daughter
- Göktuğ Yıldırım as İsmail, Ruhiye's son
- Nur Sürer as Feray, Peri's mother
- Taner Birsel as Orhan, Peri's father
- Nihal Koldaş as Sinan's mother
- Sinan Tuzcu as soap opera actor
Episodes
[edit]| No. | Title | Original release date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Episode 1" | 12 November 2020 |
| 2 | "Episode 2" | 12 November 2020 |
| 3 | "Episode 3" | 12 November 2020 |
| 4 | "Episode 4" | 12 November 2020 |
| 5 | "Episode 5" | 12 November 2020 |
| 6 | "Episode 6" | 12 November 2020 |
| 7 | "Episode 7" | 12 November 2020 |
| 8 | "Episode 8" | 12 November 2020 |
Release
[edit]Ethos was released on 12 November 2020 on Netflix.[3]
Reception
[edit]The series has received mostly positive reviews from critics and audiences. TRT World praised it for bringing many characters and perspectives together; however, it also noted that the series "falls short sometimes".[4] Gazete Duvar also lauded the series concept and stated, "Ethos has put us all in the therapist's office and asked us to speak".[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Ethos review – an excellent, truthful, artful Turkish drama". Ready Steady Cut. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- ^ a b c "Ethos has put us all in the therapist's office and asked us to speak". duvarenglish.com. 20 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
- ^ "Netflix'in yeni dizisi "Bir Başkadır"dan ilk fragman geldi" [The first trailer from Netflix's new series "A Different One" arrived]. t24.com.tr (in Turkish). 4 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
- ^ Netflix's ‘Ethos’ takes Turkey by storm- TRT World
- ^ Ethos has put us all in the therapist’s office and asked us to speak-Gazete Duvar
