The Dizi Breakdown
Just two American friends with a podcast, breaking down (over) Turkish TV shows.
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Maya and Caro revisit the crime drama, Adım Farah, focusing on its second season and series finale.
Other dizis mentioned: Kuzgun, Kiralık Aşk, Kara Para Aşk, Kara Sevda, Erkenci Kuş, Sen Çal Kapımı, Alev Alev, Bambaşka Biri, Aşk Laftan Anlamaz, Ya Çok Seversen, Baht Oyunu, Ada Masalı, Aile, Aniden, Bir Başkadır / Ethos, Yargı, Karanlık Gece, Kuru Otlar Üstüne / About Dry Grasses, Siyah Beyaz Aşk, Üç Kuruş, Last Call For Ist...
Switching things up, Caro and Maya take a quick look at Aktris, Disney+ Türkiye's dark and thrilling original series starring Pınar Deniz.
For viewers in the USA, Aktris (listed as "The Actress") is available on Hulu to stream with English subtitles.
We talk about Pinar's past work in our Yargı episode (around 15:46).
Other dizis mentioned: Adım Farah, Gülcemal, Gelsin Hayat Bildiğı Gibi, Kara Para Aşk, ...
As the drama season hiatus continues, Maya and Caro break down (over) Season 1 of Adım Farah, the Turkish remake that captured their attention through the spring.
Other dizis mentioned: Yargı, Aktris, Gelsin Hayat Bildiğı Gibi, Gülcemal, Yalı Çapkını, Kara Para Aşk, Kiralık Aşk, Erkenci Kuş, Doğduğun Ev Kaderindir, Fatmagül'ün Suçu Ne?, Sefirin Kızı, Istanbullu Gelin, Sen Yaşamaya Bak (Kaan’s movie), Aşk Taktikleri (Deme...
As drama season wraps up, Caro and Maya break down (over) Season 2 of Yargı, the epic legal drama that is still Maya's favorite dizi.
Other dizis mentioned: Aşk Mantık İntikam, Kiralık Aşk, Gelsin Hayat Bildiğı Gelsin, Zeytin Ağaç/Another Self, Kar ve Ayı, Yalı Çapkını, Gülcemal, Siyah Beyaz Aşk, Adım Farah, Kara Para Aşk/Black Money Love, Aşk 101, Sen Çal Kapımı, and Erkenci Kuş.
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For their final episode of 2022, Maya and Caro break down (over) the 2015-2017 romcom—and Caro’s favorite dizi—Kiralık Aşk.
Other dizis mentioned: Yargı, Ada Masalı, Yalı Çapkını, Çarpışma, Siyah Beyaz Ask, Senden Daha Güzel, Kuş Uçuşu / As The Crow Flies, Mezarlık, Gelsin Hayat Bildiği Gelsin, Öyle Bir Geçer Zaman Ki, Kurt Seyit ve Şura, Sevdam Alabora, Küçük Hanımefendi, Sadece Sen, Kuzgun, Külüp / The Club, Alparslan: ...
Just in time to get excited for the second season, Caro and Maya break down (over) season 1 of Sema Ergenekon's triumph of a legal drama, Yargı.
Other dizis mentioned: Üç Kuruş, Erkek Severse, Sen Yaşamaya Bak / In Good Hands, Kara Sevda, Aşk Mantık İntikam, Son Yaz, Çarpışma, Kiralık Aşk, Ramo, Karaoğlan, Aşk 101, Sil Baştan, İnsanlar İkiye Ayrılır / Two Types of People, Zemheri, Dolunay, Kara Para Aşk, Siyah ...
Tackling their first Netflix original, Maya and Caro break down (over) the Aşk 101/Love 101's complex character dynamics and at-times-questionable writing choices, as well as how it compares to traditional Turkish dizis.
Other dizis mentioned: Aşk Mantık İntikam, Sen Çal Kapımı, Kuzgun, Kiralık Aşk, Kara Sevda, Yargı, Babil, Alev Alev, Üç Kuruş, Kara Para Aşk, and Yeni Hayat.
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In this episode, Caro and Maya break down (over) Ada Masalı, the sweeping summer romantic drama that allowed them to escape the real world for a while in 2021.
Other dizis mentioned: Yargı, Üç Kuruş, Kara Sevda, Afili Aşk, Kara Para Aşk, Evlilik Hakkında Her Şey, Kiralık Aşk, Bay Yanlış, Kuzgun, Baht Oyunu, Meryem, Hakan: Muhafız (The Protector), Zemheri, Arıza, Aşk Laftan Anlamaz, Fazilet Hanım ve Kızları, Elimi Bırakma...
This week, Maya and Caro discuss what they've been watching lately and then move on to break down (over) the first 24 episodes of Aşk Mantık İntikam, a 2021 romcom based on the Korean drama Cunning Single Lady.
Other dizis mentioned: Yargı, Üç Kuruş,
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In this first episode, Caro and Maya introduce themselves and the podcast, talk about how they discovered diziland, and ramble on about what excites them about breaking down (and breaking down over) Turkish dizis.
Dizis mentioned: Bay Yanlış, Kuzgun, Aşk 101/Love 101, Erkenci Kuş, Alev Alev, Sen Çal Kapımı, Kiralık Aşk, Sen Anlat Karadeniz, Çarpışma, Aşk Mantık İntikam, Aynen Aynen, Yargı, Ada Masalı, Çukur, Üç Kuruş, Kalp Yar...
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