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Meryem

Meryem

TV Series · 2017–2018 · 16 people

Erol Avcı produced the Turkish romance and drama series Meryem for TMC Film. Its first episode aired on Kanal D on August 2, 2017, and after 30 episodes it ended on February 28, 2018. It is the Turkish adaptation of the 2013 South Korean series Secret Love.

The story begins in the aftermath of an accident. Meryem, a naive young woman, finds herself caught between two opposing forces: an unscrupulous prosecutor on one side and a vengeful plaintiff on the other. Ayça Ayşin Turan plays Meryem, while Furkan Andıç and Cemal Toktaş (as Oktay) share the lead roles. The cast also includes Açelya Topaloğlu (Derin), Bestemsu Özdemir (Beliz), Kenan Acar (Güçlü), Sema Öztürk (Tülin) and Serenay Aktaş (Burcu Aktar). The directors named are Mustafa Şevki Doğan and Feride Kaytan; scripts are credited to Meryem Gültabak, İlke Gürsoy, Başar Başaran and Emre Özdur.

The series traveled widely abroad.

DirectorFeride Kaytan
Production companyTMC Film
NetworkKanal D

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

As an adaptation of the South Korean series Secret Love, Meryem has a strong hook: an accident, and a naive young woman who finds herself caught between an unscrupulous prosecutor and a vengeful plaintiff. Ayça Ayşin Turan makes Meryem's innocence believable, and the dynamic with her co-leads Furkan Andıç and Cemal Toktaş sparks curiosity from the first episodes. To be honest, though, the overlong episodes stretch the story a lot. The fact that France re-edited it into much shorter episodes says something about how padded they are. Those curious about the ending will find 30 episodes a reasonable investment.

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

Meryem is a romance and drama series; it starts with an accident and is built around conscience and revenge. Expect tense and sad scenes, so it is not really for young children. Teens and adults can enjoy it as an evening series. Just note that the episodes are very long, which is hard to fit into a school night with the kids. It speaks mostly to adults who love romantic dramas.

Yeşilçam Nostalgic A viewer raised on the classics, looking for warm storytelling and strong acting.

A pure-hearted young girl thrown by fate between two powerful people is a story we know well from the Yeşilçam melodramas. Meryem rebuilds that old mold from a South Korean original, and the kinship between the two cultures is interesting in itself. Ayça Ayşin Turan's innocent bearing recalls the kind-hearted heroines of the old films. Yet the old masters never told a story at such length; a Yeşilçam picture said what it had to say in far less time, while here a single episode runs longer than a film. The feeling is there, but the sense of measure has slipped.

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