Runaway (Kaçış)

Made for Disney+, the Turkish action-adventure drama series Kaçış goes by Runaway internationally. Its first episode aired on 14 June 2022 and the single eight-episode season ended on 3 August. It is described as the first Turkish series released on the platform. German-speaking countries got it as Runaway on Disney+ on 4 January 2023.

The story begins when war photographer Mehmet joins a group of journalists from different countries on a research trip to a Yazidi village. The team slips across the border and, during a raid, falls into the hands of a radical armed organization. What follows is about the captives' struggle to survive, the strains between them and their attempts to escape, told in a tense, urgent style that also touches on the dangers faced by reporters in conflict zones. Engin Akyürek and İrem Helvacıoğlu lead the cast, with Levent Ülgen, Fikret Kuşkan, Aras Aydın and Leyla Tanlar also starring; Onur Bay plays İlker and Aras Aydın plays Fadıl.

The story is credited to Engin Akyürek. Yağız Alp Akaydın directed and Ali Doğançay wrote the scripts. O3 Medya and Same Film produced it, with Saner Ayar and Ömer Durak among the producers.