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I am an Anglo Canadian for context. This series is among the finest I have seen in a long time. This gem needs no polishing. Every aspect is absorbing without any pretentions. Despite the cultural setting of multiple slices of Turkish society enveloped in secular and traditional tensions; each of the characters was well developed and very real. The interactions between the characters are so brilliantly crafted they elevate the drama beyond national borders. The actors are completely new to me but have become instantly memorable. A follow-up series? Just do it!

I'm not turkish but I visited several times, the show explains a lot of the contrast in lifestyle and culture present in Turkey. I love that the writing is not biased against any of the social levels and the scenario is very natural and sincere The cinematography, music and acting is excellet. I think personally a lot of international audience can relate to the story as alot of communities have the same polarisation within that feels like the fabric of the society is no longer consistent. Its the same here in Egypt and Middle East in general. We are exposed to same socio-economic and political unbalance, so its no surprise we reach the same outcomes. I can't wait for more episodes to be released! Please keep up the good work.

Have not seen such tremendous work for ages and i see lot of international TV shows. Every scene is so beautifully portrayed. It's provoking.It gets you. It should win lot of awards.Some of the best #ÖykuKarayel performance here. What cast ensemble. Just WOW!!! 👌 🏆

I never expected to see a Turkish tv series like this in my life. As an Arab, I've seen nothing Turkish but soap operas, and that had a role in my perception of Turkish production.

First of all, I watched the trailer in the day it was released 12/11/20 and I thought it was a movie, nonetheless, its style grabbed me, so I decided to watch it. After I watched the first episode I was shocked because of it, all I can say about that episode is one word, perfect. The first episode sat the bar high for me, and after I finished the series I wanted to write few things about it. I loved its style, the direction was perfect, you can notice the influence of Wes Anderson in it, which is a good thing, and not only in the direction, but in all other aspects, including writing, cinematography, the wide scene which then turns into a closeup through quick zoom, and the style of comedy. Speaking of comedy, this series has a lot of it, and better than comedy, it has a smart comedy, the one that makes you laugh just by the settings of the scene or by the clumsy behaviour of the characters which always felt real, or even when some characters meet other characters you cant help but laugh. There are a lot of stories, and through these stories you get to know a lot about modern Turkey and the Turkish society, and each story had a reason to exist. The colours were so beautiful, it's probably the most beautiful series I've ever seen and one of the most beautiful works, this was because of the spectacular cinematography and production design, and because of the selection of the music. As for acting, every actor did his job in the best way possible, so, I wouldn't want to talk about a certain actor or actress and leave the rest; because they're all perfect, I who is an actor-wannabe will always look up to their work in this art of work and take them as role models. This is the thing about this series, there is a company that's willing to produce such art, and creative creators and actors who are all talented and hardworking in their job, and the result was a masterpiece. I hope I said everything that I have in my heart for this series. I wish to see more from the whole team. Thank you for this masterpiece.

I was pleasantly surprised watching this series. I am an American. Recently I noticed a lot of options on Netflix came from Turkey. I do not know much about Turkey. About two weeks ago, I decided to watch Resurrection - Etrugrul. I am still watching it. I wanted to watch it because I am of mixed race. I am part Native American and part Original Colonist. I was not raised on a Native (or Indian) Reservation. My father took us all over the world. I wanted to watch Tribal conflicts and the introduction of Christianity from another perspective. Anyway, I decided to watch. I loved it. I had no idea Turkey was so modern. I thought it might be a place like some reservations, where people are trying to combine their traditions and culture but the youth want a place in this modern world. The natives leave because they need jobs. They are of course exposed to a different world. I liked Ethos a lot. I liked seeing that the struggle with being human and especially with being a female is common with all of us. That is the best part about the whole series. It shows how we are connected. I also liked reading all the reviews. They opened my eyes to the thread that links us together. I loved the series and can't wait for the next season.

Turkish cinema has produced 2 phenomenal work of art in last decade. First one, Persona (2018), which was the rebirth, silver lining of the long dead performance arts, and Ethos showed us that Persona was just a beginning for a lot to come.

This is probably the best series shot in Turkey since Masum. Acting is just on point, Öykü Karayel particularly nailed the role and her accent. But what I appreciate the most is the director's artistic style and vision. It's a realistic, captivating story with amazing cinematography and solid soundtrack.

By the way, I can't believe there are actually people who criticize this show because "there's lack of diversity". Sorry for being realistic? At least do some research on the country's demographics before claiming such thing. This point of view is no different than casting a black actor for Zeus on Troy. You can't be seriously expecting all countries to make shows according to the diversity in America. The world is bigger than that, you know.

I don't remember ever watching a show from Turkey, so I didn't know what to expect. Not only is the story captivating, but the acting is top notch, world-class, and what's more, it's not "just a show", it actually has a high artistic value.

It's probably just me that I'm a little weird but the show also made me laugh to tears a couple of times. It's not intentionally funny, but there are dialogues that are so realistic and, even if delivered in an angry way, are painful and funny just like life is.

As a Greek I can relate to both modern and traditional aspects of contemporary Turkey. It was not much different here 60-70 years ago. But I couldn't expect to be confronted with such a magnetising masterpiece that I couldn't let off, watching all 8 episodes in one go. The actors are brilliant without exception, camera is partially silently shocking, images captured are impregnated in a spectator's head, the story will bring tears to your eyes but most important: not one character is good or bad. They are all both good and bad, making them exceptionally human.

So, who is this director? Who are these actors? Why can't we have more from them?

This is the first time for me to write a review for a turkish series as a turk. I didn't want it to end. So captivating, real and sincere. It's a perfect look to the country's current problems, perfect characters&acting. The cast is amazing but I have to say, Öykü Karayel is something else.. I hope this series can be a mirror to the ones who need it in my country..

The first frame of the show already grabbed me like a magnet. The cinematography, the music score, the acting, the screenplay, the interesting details of EVERYTHING. Easily a perfect combination. The show is an experience from the get go.

Berkun Oya has brushed his magic wand once again and transcends everyone into his world. We need more of these shows.

A must watch. The actings are tremendous. The stereotypes are so perfectly executed. Makes you laugh and cry. Just an incredible drama.

English Review

Let us remember that ethos is the common way of life or behavior adopted by a group of individuals who belong to the same socio-cultural group.

This is precisely the essence of this Turkish miniseries that, starting from the stories of Meryem (Öykü Karayel) -a Muslim girl devoted to her brother and his family-, her psychotherapist Peri (Defne Kayalar) and her supervisor, Gülbin ( Tülin Ózen), opens and enriches the panorama, linking them with other characters, configuring a choral drama that basically rests on the oppositions and contrasts between pairs of ethos: that of lower-middle-class religious people and that of upper-middle-class lay people and illustrated, to which is added a gender perspective about the relationship between men and women within each one.

Another constant among the characters is their difficulty in communicating (difficulty that transcends ethos) and the reasons for this difficulty. The tone of the dialogues at times produces a certain strangeness and is surreal.

In various ways, as many as its characters, the series travels serenely (although not without violence, in some cases) the attempt to overcome these difficulties, conditioning and traumas.

At times psi drama, at times family drama, Ethos... at times appeals to a strange poetry, a beautiful photograph and a soundtrack that uses themes from romantic movies.

Does daily life of ordinary people worth watching? This show is realistic, hands down. Any Turkish person can see that those characters are everywhere; those are the types of people we see, we love and even be. But being "overly" realistic is really a qualification for a show to be good? I mean tv shows and movies are kind of the things we watch in order to escape from boring reality for a moment; so if reality was worth of watching, we would watch people around oursevles, not fictional stories on tv. So this show clearly managed to portray realistic people so well, but it also managed to portray the boringness of our ordinary lives SOOO well.

Finally something so fresh so true so honest . It's what's happening in the world right now and I love the dialogue, Everything is top quality

Just wow. This show might be one of the best series Ive ever watched. It is realistic and captivating at the same time. The acting, production and the cinematography was above my expectation. And of course above the Netflix standards. So good!

.. with brilliance in acting and writing and engaging music. Very artful.. I liked how the series reflect the clash between the west and east culture..

This series is absolutely flawless. It is really rare to see a movie or a TV show which is excellent in every aspect of it. Well, this is the case of Ethos. Acting is superb. Characters are extremely well crafted, so as the screenplay. Scenes that seem irrelevant end up making sense few episodes later. Every character is contradictory and captivating in its own way. Cinematography is superb. And above all, the attempt to show the clash between relgion vs. secularism, tradition vs. modernity etc. is so well made that you don't really have an answer about what's the best path for a person or a country. Both ways are complicated (as we all are as human beings). And despite it deals with very heavy and deep issues, it wraps it all with a layer of humour in a way that makes you feel more simpathy for the humanity

Huge Gaps at the turkish society, and for sure at many other countries. Each time I watch an episode I feel I am there, I so understand each one of them!! Acting is fabulous, frames and shots so beautiful, every story puzzled so well. ART, ART,ART..... thank you

Do you want to be more knowledgable on Turkey? Watch this series. A deep humanitarian story, excellent acting, universal questions, beautifully told!

Started off well, good acting direction and original settings but proved to be predictable mostly and too stretched out, could have been done in 5 episodes not 8.

Also so relentlessly gloomy. Trust me Istanbul is not full of misery as this series suggests.

The direction is influenced by Nuri B Ceylan with the beautiful set up still scenes but like Ceylan it suffers from over long scenes.

Overall good show great acting but too many contrived scenes, too many coincidences to help move the plots rather than character driven.

Better than most netflix but a long way from being a masterpiece

I really liked this series, and in my opinion Öykü Karayel's acting was something else. she killed it... so proud of you! Öykü 👑

I am totally disappointed after great first 2 episode. There is too many coincidence which makes you expect too many surprises but serie go on with useless dialogues untill the end.

Painfully realistic, unexpectedly smart and beautifully captured. A Tv show that brilliantly portrays life. All of this done in an artful manner with which we are only once in a while honored by.