Anyone take a dive into Black Money Love from Turkey on Netflix?

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1. it's a very interesting show

I beg to differ with Wiki, however: it has been a major export from Turkey to most of South America, Europe, and the rest of the world. Its lead actor also won an international best actor award in Seoul against Terrance Howard (Empire) and Adrian Brody (Houdini) for his role in the show.

Both seasons are included in the Netflix offering. It was originally shown in weekly 1.5 hour episodes. Netflix broke them down into 45 min segments.

The characters are great and well played. It is much more than a simple crime show. I guess you can tell that I really liked it. The only thing for most Americans might be the obvious male patriarchy and chauvinism displayed by some of the characters which is more prevalent in Turkish culture. This series, however, is based in Istanbul which exhibits a much wider variation of that tendency.

It provides a wonderful intro into Turkish culture, life, customs, and class divisions. It's plot is fast paced and intricate. The lead actors are international stars.

Actually, the Turkish "soap opera" or tv series is a big industry and you will find several very good ones on Netflix.......The industry has been credited with giving the tourism a sector in Turkey with a real boost. In fact, I have tried to learn some Turkish, but my brain isn't very plastic any more. It's a lot harder than learning Spanish in my 20's!

Anyway, I'm glad to hear someone else is enjoying it! It is definitely a great escape from the election stuff and the crassness of much of Hollywood's offerings.