The series, now in its second season, is a scripted show that is shot over the general scenery of Ankara, Turkey's capital. It employs local people, amateur actors, students, local celebrities and man off the street for walk-on roles. Shooting the episodes mostly in popular local venues and people's homes, the series has a rather short list of permanent shooting sets: only the the homes of the main characters and the offices for the Homicide Squad is kept as a shooting set. The scores generally belong to local bands or artists, Pilli Bebek being the most frequently featured.
The characters support local teams, share Bohemian flats, get drunk, enjoy paid female company in shady night clubs and swear consistent with authentic local slang and swear words instead of sanitized versions usually preferred on Turkish TV. Supplemented with excellent, authentic dialog, these provide an authentic realism to the stories and allows the series to delve deep into the personal demons of the characters. The top brass detective in the Homicide Squad, Behzat C., (the series' namesake), is an anti-hero with the worst (and most) personal demons.
The series has a definitive "left" stance and frequently delves into the superstructure of crime, crime organizations and the state-within-a-state.
Each episode (usually 9o minutes long) starts with a homicide and the case is normally resolved by the end. Each season also has a background story of a long running case.
It's an exhilarating production, aired late night on Sunday.
The characters support local teams, share Bohemian flats, get drunk, enjoy paid female company in shady night clubs and swear consistent with authentic local slang and swear words instead of sanitized versions usually preferred on Turkish TV. Supplemented with excellent, authentic dialog, these provide an authentic realism to the stories and allows the series to delve deep into the personal demons of the characters. The top brass detective in the Homicide Squad, Behzat C., (the series' namesake), is an anti-hero with the worst (and most) personal demons.
The series has a definitive "left" stance and frequently delves into the superstructure of crime, crime organizations and the state-within-a-state.
Each episode (usually 9o minutes long) starts with a homicide and the case is normally resolved by the end. Each season also has a background story of a long running case.
It's an exhilarating production, aired late night on Sunday.