Sahmaran, Netflix’s first domestic series in 2023, started broadcasting on January 20 with all 8 episodes. Combining romance, drama and mystery elements with fantastic elements, the series centers on perhaps one of the most popular stories of mythology, and the events are handled in a modern way on the axis of this story.
Burak Deniz (Maran) and Mer Ramazan Demir also play roles in the series in which Serenay Sarıkaya plays the character of Şahsu. In addition, Şahmaran’s director is Umut Turagay, who made a name for himself with the TV series Suskunlar and digitally Unfinished Love, and Pınar Bulut, who is also known for his projects Suskunlar, Ezel and Miracle Doktor, is the screenwriter.
Şahmaran got a score of 5.4 out of 10 on its first day according to the audience evaluations on IMDb:
Here are some of the views shared on Twitter about the series:
Of course, there were those who did not like it and those who criticized both the series and Netflix:
It is also said that the poster of the series is not handled as delicately as the work it inspired:
Shahmaran trailer:
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