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Fatma

Fatma

TV Series · 2021 · 5 people

Crime, thriller and psychological drama blend in the Turkish miniseries Fatma, released on Netflix on April 27, 2021. It has a single season of six episodes and went out to viewers worldwide on day one. Idea Film Creatives produced it, and soon after release it rose to first place on Netflix Turkey's most-watched list. The show tells, in a tense and heavy tone, how an ordinary-looking woman is pushed onto a dark path.

At its center is Fatma, who earns her living cleaning houses and keeps a low profile. After a personal tragedy she sets out to find her husband Zafer, who vanished right after leaving prison. The search drags her into a world of killings, criminals and outlaws. Facing old wounds, she is forced to make choices she never imagined in order to survive. Burcu Biricik plays the lead, with Uğur Yücel, Mehmet Yılmaz Ak and Hazal Türesan among the prominent names; Çağdaş Onur Öztürk appears as Yusuf and Ecem Uzun is also in the cast list.

The screenplay is by Özgür Önürme, who shares directing duties with Özer Feyzioğlu. Both set and filmed in Istanbul, the series places the everyday face of the city beside the shadow of its criminal underworld.

Production companyIdea Film Creatives
NetworkNetflix
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Uğur Yücel Uğur Yücel Actor · 69 years old Mehmet Yılmaz Ak Mehmet Yılmaz Ak Actor · 40 years old Hazal Türesan Hazal Türesan Actor · 41 years old Çağdaş Onur Öztürk Çağdaş Onur Öztürk Actor · 47 years old Yusuf Ecem Uzun Ecem Uzun Actor · 34 years old

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Series Binger A series devotee tracking character arcs, cast chemistry and season pacing.

With just six episodes, Fatma is the kind of miniseries you can finish in one sitting, and the brevity suits it well. A cleaner who lives out of sight being dragged into the criminal world while searching for her husband becomes a character arc that sinks a little deeper into darkness each episode. Burcu Biricik's performance is the show's spine, and names like Uğur Yücel and Mehmet Yılmaz Ak strengthen the side stories. The tone is so heavy from start to finish, though, that a certain sameness can creep into the middle. Its climb to number one on Netflix Turkey was no surprise.

Action & Thriller Fan Puts pace, tension and set pieces first; little patience for slow drama.

An ordinary-looking woman stepping into a world of killings and outlaws is exactly my kind of thing. Six episodes, tight, very little dawdling. The tension builds slowly and the choices Fatma makes keep you locked to the screen. Istanbul, its everyday face next to its underworld, makes a good stage, too. If you expect fast chases, be ready for some psychological weight.

History & Society Lens Asks about the period, the social background and what the work reflects.

What makes Fatma interesting is that it puts at its centre someone usually treated as invisible: a woman who earns her living cleaning houses and lives out of sight. By placing the city's everyday face beside the shadow of its criminal underworld, the series offers an indirect comment on class and visibility in Istanbul. A husband who disappears right after leaving prison, and a woman who goes after him, make you feel how fragile lives on the margins are. Because it keeps to the rules of the thriller, it does not deepen this social layer, but its mere presence lends the show weight.

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