The Turkish Detective is a 2023 crime drama television series. It is adapted from the novels by Barbara Nadel.
| The Turkish Detective | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Crime drama |
| Based on | The Turkish Detective novel series by Barbara Nadel |
| Screenplay by | Ben Schiffer |
| Directed by | Niels Arden Oplev Lynsey Miller Nisan Dag |
| Starring | |
| Country of origin | United States Turkey |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Kerem Çatay Claire Sowerby-A Sheppard Marc Helwig Ben Schiffer |
| Producers | Charles Croft Emrah Gamsizoglu Marina Niel |
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| Original release | |
| Network | Paramount+ |
| Release | September 15, 2023[1] – present |
Premise
editTurkish-born, British-raised police officer Mehmet Suleyman transfers from London to Istanbul.[2]
Cast
edit- Haluk Bilginer as Inspector Çetin Ikmen
- Yasemin Kay Allen as Detective Ayşe Farsakoğlu
- Ethan Kai as Detective Mehmet Süleyman
- Erol Afsin as Tarik Sanver
- Deniz Ülkü as Cicek Ikmen
- Uygar Tamer as Fatma Ikmen
- Dilan Gwyn as Leyla Pamuk
- Selma Ergec as Selma Payidar
Production
editIn June 2020, it was announced that Miramax TV and ViacomCBS International Studios would produce a television adaptation of the 21 Çetin İkmen novels entitled The Turkish Detective by Barbara Nadel.[3] By April 2022, Turkish company Ay Yapin were co-producers and the eight part series had Niels Arden Oplev as director.[4] The series is adapted by Ben Schiffer. Filming took place in Istanbul.[5]
The cast is led by Haluk Bilginer as Inspector Çetin Ikmen and also includes Yasemin Kay Allen, Ethan Kai, Dilan Gwyn and Selma Ergec .[6]
Broadcast
editThe series was broadcast in Greece on Cosmote TV Series from 15 September 2023.
The series was broadcast in the UK on BBC Two from 7 July 2024.[7]
References
edit- ^ "The Turkish Detective". Paramount Global.
- ^ Walton, James (13 July 2024). "Utterly bog-standard: BBC2's The Turkish Detective reviewed". The Spectator. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ Kanter, Jake (24 June 2020). "ViacomCBS International Studios Partners With Miramax On 'The Turkish Detective'". Deadline Hollywood Deadline. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (13 April 2022). "'The Turkish Detective' From Niels Arden Oplev & Miramax TV Gets Paramount+ Series Order, Sets Cast". Deadline Hollywood Deadline. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
- ^ Aroesti, Rachel (7 July 2024). "The Turkish Detective review – downright ridiculous, in a good way". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ Hibbs, James (7 July 2024). "Meet the cast of The Turkish Detective". Radio Times. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ Richardson, Hollie (13 July 2024). "TV tonight: two new telly detectives are here to thrill crime drama fans". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 July 2024.