Ethos (TV series)

Ethos (Turkish: Bir Başkadır) is a 2020 Turkish drama streaming 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.

Ethos
TurkishBir Başkadır
Genre
  • Drama
  • thriller
Written byBerkun Oya
Directed byBerkun Oya
Starring
Country of originTurkey
Original languagesTurkish, Kurdish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes8
Production
Producers
  • Ali Farkhonde
  • Nisan Ceren Göçen
Running time40–58 minutes
Production companyKrek Film
Release
Original networkNetflix
Original release12 November 2020 (2020-11-12)

Synopsis

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

Episodes

No.TitleOriginal release date
1"Episode 1"12 November 2020 (2020-11-12)
2"Episode 2"12 November 2020 (2020-11-12)
3"Episode 3"12 November 2020 (2020-11-12)
4"Episode 4"12 November 2020 (2020-11-12)
5"Episode 5"12 November 2020 (2020-11-12)
6"Episode 6"12 November 2020 (2020-11-12)
7"Episode 7"12 November 2020 (2020-11-12)
8"Episode 8"12 November 2020 (2020-11-12)

Release

Ethos was released on 12 November 2020 on Netflix.[3]

Reception

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

  1. "Ethos review – an excellent, truthful, artful Turkish drama". Ready Steady Cut. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  2. "Ethos has put us all in the therapist's office and asked us to speak". duvarenglish.com. 20 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  3. "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.
  4. Netflix's ‘Ethos’ takes Turkey by storm- TRT World
  5. Ethos has put us all in the therapist’s office and asked us to speak-Gazete Duvar
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