The Turkish Detective | |
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Genre | Crime drama |
Based on | The Turkish Detective by Barbara Nadel |
Written by | Ben Schiffer Neil Biswas Caroline Henry |
Directed by | Niels Arden Oplev Lynsey Miller Nisan Dag |
Starring | |
Country of origin | United States Turkey |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 1 |
No. of episodes | 8 |
Production | |
Executive producers | Kerem Çatay Claire Sowerby-A Sheppard Marc Helwig Ben Schiffer |
Producers | Charles Croft Emrah Gamsizoglu Marina Niel |
Production companies |
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Original release | |
Network | Paramount+ |
Release | September 15, 2023[1] – present |
The Turkish Detective is an American-British-Turkish crime drama television series, adapted from the novel series of the same name by Barbara Nadel.
Turkish-born, British-raised police officer Mehmet Süleyman transfers from London to Istanbul. [2]
In June 2020, it was announced that Miramax TV and ViacomCBS International Studios would produce a television adaptation of the 21 Çetin İkmen novels entitled The Turkish Detective by Barbara Nadel. [3] By April 2022, Turkish company Ay Yapin were co-producers and the eight part series had Niels Arden Oplev as director. [4] The series is adapted by Ben Schiffer. Filming took place in Istanbul. [5]
The cast is led by Haluk Bilginer as Inspector Çetin İkmen and also includes Yasemin Kay Allen, Ethan Kai, Dilan Gwyn and Selma Ergec . [6]
The series was broadcast in Greece on Cosmote TV Series from 15 September 2023.
The series was broadcast in the UK on BBC Two from 7 July 2024. [7]
No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
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1 | "Episode 1" | Niels Arden Oplev | Ben Schiffer | 15 September 2023 |
2 | "Episode 2" | Niels Arden Oplev | Ben Schiffer | 22 September 2023 |
3 | "Episode 3" | Lynsey Miller | Ben Schiffer | 29 September 2023 |
4 | "Episode 4" | Lynsey Miller | Ben Schiffer | 6 October 2023 |
5 | "Episode 5" | Nisan Dag | Ben Schiffer | 13 October 2023 |
6 | "Episode 6" | Nisan Dag | Ben Schiffer | 20 October 2023 |
7 | "Episode 7" | Lynsey Miller | Ben Schiffer | 27 October 2023 |
8 | "Episode 8" | Lynsey Miller | Ben Schiffer | 3 November 2023 |
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