Michael Ahr Dave Vitagliano Feb 2, 2020
Our genre television podcast hosts review The Gift (a.k.a. Atiye), the mind-bending supernatural Netflix offering from Turkey.
We've enjoyed plenty of Netflix's international fare on the Sci Fi Fidelity podcast, but nothing quite like The Gift, a supernatural series known as Atiye in its native Turkey. With the same family history dynamic as Dark and with similar crazy visions to Siempre Bruja, this series delves even deeper into the nature of life and death while maintaining its archaeological mystery, fantasy adventure feel. It's a truly unique show that we couldn't wait to review!
The Gift tells the story of Atiye, a successful artist whose works center around a mysterious symbol she's been painting since she was a small child. When the same symbol shows up in a thousand-year-old archaeological dig site, she is compelled to investigate what it means, even when it causes...
Our genre television podcast hosts review The Gift (a.k.a. Atiye), the mind-bending supernatural Netflix offering from Turkey.
We've enjoyed plenty of Netflix's international fare on the Sci Fi Fidelity podcast, but nothing quite like The Gift, a supernatural series known as Atiye in its native Turkey. With the same family history dynamic as Dark and with similar crazy visions to Siempre Bruja, this series delves even deeper into the nature of life and death while maintaining its archaeological mystery, fantasy adventure feel. It's a truly unique show that we couldn't wait to review!
The Gift tells the story of Atiye, a successful artist whose works center around a mysterious symbol she's been painting since she was a small child. When the same symbol shows up in a thousand-year-old archaeological dig site, she is compelled to investigate what it means, even when it causes...
- 1/31/2020
- Den of Geek
As Turkey’s TV industry reels from the shock of the country’s sharp currency devaluation, Netflix is starting to establish its footprint and get traction in a market that remains among the world’s top five exporters of serial dramas.
“The roughly 40% tumble of the Turkish lira amid tensions between populist presidents Donald Trump and Recep Tayyip Erdogan has caused interest rates to skyrocket and linear broadcasters’ advertising revenues to shrink,” says Ahmet Ziyalar, COO of prominent sales company Inter Medya. “As a result, due to budgeting problems, the number of successful dramas [on linear TV] decreased dramatically this season.”
Ziyalar calls 2019 an experimental year for the Turkish industry. “Digital platforms have been trying things that were long in-the-waiting,” both thematically and in terms of shorter episode lengths, since Turkish dramas on linear TV run between 120 and 150 minutes, excluding ads, he notes. That’s an “old-fashioned” format that could be on its way out,...
“The roughly 40% tumble of the Turkish lira amid tensions between populist presidents Donald Trump and Recep Tayyip Erdogan has caused interest rates to skyrocket and linear broadcasters’ advertising revenues to shrink,” says Ahmet Ziyalar, COO of prominent sales company Inter Medya. “As a result, due to budgeting problems, the number of successful dramas [on linear TV] decreased dramatically this season.”
Ziyalar calls 2019 an experimental year for the Turkish industry. “Digital platforms have been trying things that were long in-the-waiting,” both thematically and in terms of shorter episode lengths, since Turkish dramas on linear TV run between 120 and 150 minutes, excluding ads, he notes. That’s an “old-fashioned” format that could be on its way out,...
- 4/8/2019
- by Nick Vivarelli
- Variety Film + TV
Netflix is doubling down on Turkish drama with an archaeology mystery thriller fronted by Beren Saat, star of the Turkish adaptation of Revenge.
The Svod service has ordered The Gift, an eight-part mystery drama that has begun principal photography in Istanbul and will continue in various cities of Southeastern Anatolia, primarily in Gobeklitepe.
It is the company’s second Turkish original following The Protector, a drama fantasy series that launched at the end of last year.
Saat previously starred in hit Turkish drama Fatmagul as well as Intikam, which was a remake of the ABC drama. Mehmet Gunsur, Metin Akdulger, Melisa Senolsun, Basak Koklukaya, Civan Canova and Tim Seyfi also star.
The series follows Atiye, a young and beautiful painter who leads the perfect life in Istanbul; she has a loving family, a wealthy and lovable boyfriend, and to top it all off, she is about to open her first solo exhibition.
The Svod service has ordered The Gift, an eight-part mystery drama that has begun principal photography in Istanbul and will continue in various cities of Southeastern Anatolia, primarily in Gobeklitepe.
It is the company’s second Turkish original following The Protector, a drama fantasy series that launched at the end of last year.
Saat previously starred in hit Turkish drama Fatmagul as well as Intikam, which was a remake of the ABC drama. Mehmet Gunsur, Metin Akdulger, Melisa Senolsun, Basak Koklukaya, Civan Canova and Tim Seyfi also star.
The series follows Atiye, a young and beautiful painter who leads the perfect life in Istanbul; she has a loving family, a wealthy and lovable boyfriend, and to top it all off, she is about to open her first solo exhibition.
- 3/25/2019
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Netflix has announced its second Turkish original, supernatural drama “The Gift,” toplining local star Beren Saat, who is best-known for playing the lead in female empowerment drama “Fatmagul,” which was a global hit.
Shooting has started in Istanbul, with British producer Alex Sutherland (“Argo”) shepherding the eight-episode show, which is produced by Turkey’s Og Medya for Netflix. Netflix has already commissioned two seasons of “The Gift.”
Saat (second from left), who is among the country’s highest-paid talents, will play a young Istanbul artist named Atiye, whose life changes when she encounters an archaeologist. A discovery is made at the site of an ancient temple, called Gobeklitepe, where secrets of her past are hidden, according to promotional materials.
“We are thrilled to be working with Beren in her return to series as she brings a dynamic female character like Atiye to life,” said Kelly Luegenbiehl, Netflix Vice President of International Originals,...
Shooting has started in Istanbul, with British producer Alex Sutherland (“Argo”) shepherding the eight-episode show, which is produced by Turkey’s Og Medya for Netflix. Netflix has already commissioned two seasons of “The Gift.”
Saat (second from left), who is among the country’s highest-paid talents, will play a young Istanbul artist named Atiye, whose life changes when she encounters an archaeologist. A discovery is made at the site of an ancient temple, called Gobeklitepe, where secrets of her past are hidden, according to promotional materials.
“We are thrilled to be working with Beren in her return to series as she brings a dynamic female character like Atiye to life,” said Kelly Luegenbiehl, Netflix Vice President of International Originals,...
- 3/25/2019
- by Nick Vivarelli
- Variety Film + TV
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