| Ethos | |
|---|---|
| Turkish | Bir Başkadır |
| Genre |
|
| Written by | Berkun Oya |
| Directed by | Berkun Oya |
| Starring |
|
| Country of origin | Turkey |
| Original languages | Turkish, Kurdish |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
| Production | |
| Producers |
|
| Running time | 40–58 minutes |
| Production company | Krek Film |
| Original release | |
| Network | Netflix |
| Release | 12 November 2020 (2020-11-12) |
Ethos (Turkish: Bir Başkadır) is a 2020 Turkish drama television series directed by Berkun Oya and starring Öykü Karayel, Fatih Artman, Funda Eryiğit, Defne Kayalar, and Tülin Özen.[1][2] The show was released on Netflix on 12 November 2020, consisting of one season for a total of 8 episodes. It was set and filmed in Istanbul, Turkey, and tells the story of a group of unique characters from dramatically different socio-cultural backgrounds meeting in startling circumstances.
Ethos tells the story of Meryem, a part-time cleaner from a conservative family who lives on the outskirts of Istanbul.[1] 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.[2] 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 hodja and his closeted gay daughter, all of whom are somehow connected through Meryem, and together showcase the diversity of Turkish society.[2]
| No. | Title | Original release date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Episode 1" | 12 November 2020 (2020-11-12) |
| 2 | "Episode 2" | 12 November 2020 (2020-11-12) |
| 3 | "Episode 3" | 12 November 2020 (2020-11-12) |
| 4 | "Episode 4" | 12 November 2020 (2020-11-12) |
| 5 | "Episode 5" | 12 November 2020 (2020-11-12) |
| 6 | "Episode 6" | 12 November 2020 (2020-11-12) |
| 7 | "Episode 7" | 12 November 2020 (2020-11-12) |
| 8 | "Episode 8" | 12 November 2020 (2020-11-12) |
Ethos was released on 12 November 2020 on Netflix.[3]
The series has received mostly positive reviews from critics and audiences. TRT World praised it for bringing many characters and perspectives together; however, it also noted that the series "falls short sometimes".[4] Gazete Duvar also lauded the series concept and stated, "Ethos has put us all in the therapist's office and asked us to speak".[5]
