''Ethos'' ( tr, Bir Başkadır, link=no) is a 2020 Turkish

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series directed by Berkun Oya and starring Öykü Karayel, Fatih Artman,

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, and

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. The show was released on

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on 12 November 2020, consisting of one season for a total of 8 episodes. It was set and filmed in

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, Turkey, and tells the story of a group of unique characters from dramatically different socio-cultural backgrounds meeting in startling circumstances.

Synopsis

''Ethos'' tells the story of Meryem, a part-time cleaner from a conservative family who lives on the outskirts of Istanbul. 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. 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

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and his closeted gay daughter, all of whom are somehow connected through Meryem, and together showcase the diversity of Turkish society.

Cast and characters

* Öykü Karayel as Meryem * Fatih Artman as Yasin, Meryem's domineering brother *

as Ruhiye, Yasin's disturbed wife *

as Peri, a psychiatrist * Settar Tanrıöğen as Ali Sadi (

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) *

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as Gülbin, a therapist counselling Peri * Gökhan Yıkılkan as Hilmi *

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as Sinan, Meryem's wealthy employer * Bige Önal as Hayrünnisa, the hodja's daughter *

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as Gülan *

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as Rezan *

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as Melisa, a well-known soap opera actress * Nazmi Kırık as Civan * Gülçin Kültür Şahin as Mesude, the hodja's wife * Özge Özel as Canan * Esme Madra as Burcu, Hayrünnisa's girlfriend * Aziz Çapkurt as Ramazan * Cemre Zişan Sağbır as Esma, Ruhiye's daughter * Göktuğ Yıldırım as İsmail, Ruhiye's son * Nur Sürer as Feray, Peri's mother *

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as Orhan, Peri's father *

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as Sinan's mother *

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as soap opera actor

Episodes

Release

''Ethos'' was released on 12 November 2020 on Netflix.

Reception

The series has received mostly positive reviews from critics and audiences. ''

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'' praised it for bringing many characters and perspectives together; however, it also noted that the series "falls short sometimes". '' Gazete Duvar'' also lauded the series concept and stated, "Ethos has put us all in the therapist's office and asked us to speak".Ethos has put us all in the therapist’s office and asked us to speak-Gazete Duvar
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References

External links

* * {{Netflix original ended series (2019–present), state=collapsed 2020 Turkish television series debuts 2020 Turkish television series endings Turkish drama television series Turkish-language Netflix original programming Television shows set in Istanbul Television series produced in Istanbul