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Fi

Fi

TV Series · 2017 · 26 people

Regarded as Turkey's first internet series, the psychological thriller Fi is adapted from Azra Kohen's novel trilogy Fi, Çi and Pi. Produced by Ay Yapım, it started streaming on puhutv on March 31, 2017, and its first three episodes reached 3.5 million viewers within 50 hours. It also won the Golden Butterfly Award for best internet series. Mert Baykal directed; Nükhet Bıçakçı adapted the novels.

The first season centers on Can Manay, a psychiatrist who teaches psychology at a university and runs therapy sessions on his own television program, played by Ozan Güven. Can falls for Duru (Serenay Sarıkaya), whom he meets by chance, who already has a boyfriend, Deniz (Mehmet Günsür). He believes his student Bilge (Büşra Develi) will become a fine psychologist and pushes her limits. Meanwhile the reporter Özge Egeli (Berrak Tüzünataç) is determined to bring Can's dark past to light.

The first season ran 12 episodes and ended on June 16, 2017; the second began on November 9, 2017 and finished with its 22nd episode on March 9, 2018. After both seasons were done, the show also aired on Show TV from March to August 2018. The second season told a story different from the books, which displeased the novelist, who took legal action against the production company.

DirectorMert Baykal
Production companyAy Yapım
Networkpuhutv, Show TV

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AI-assisted editorial takes written from different viewer perspectives. They are not reader reviews; those are below.

Cinephile Looks at script, editing and directing choices; keeps a distance from formula films.

Regarded as Turkey's first internet series, Fi is an experiment that shows what breaking free of television's molds might mean. Mert Baykal's direction builds Can Manay's dark, magnetic world with a controlled atmosphere, and Ozan Güven makes the character unsettling without tipping into caricature. Serenay Sarıkaya and Büşra Develi play two very different women drawn into his orbit, keeping them clearly distinct. Yet the philosophical and psychological speechifying inherited from Azra Kohen's novels often weighs the dialogue down; the characters declare ideas more than they talk. The second season telling a different story from the books also weakens the narrative's coherence.

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

The first three episodes reaching 3.5 million viewers so quickly is no accident; with its short, intense first season, Fi is a true one-sitting binge. The pull between Ozan Güven's Can Manay and Serenay Sarıkaya's Duru jumps off the screen, and Berrak Tüzünataç's determined reporter Özge shifts the direction of the tension. The 12 episodes of season one are tight. In season two, though, the story departs from the books and a disconnect sets in; the pace drops in the middle episodes too. Across the 22 episodes, the first half is noticeably stronger than the second.

Family Viewer Asks whether the whole household can watch it; cares about humor and heart.

Psychological games, a dark past and tangled love affairs sit at the heart of the story. It's too heavy for children, and teens are better off watching with adults they can talk it over with rather than alone. For adult viewers, though, it's an intriguing thriller that gets you thinking.

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