An atypical superhero story featuring an ordinary boy who must fulfill his destiny, Hakan’s journey ended perfectly with the completion of Season 4 of The Protector. In a groundbreaking cinematic journey, where the producers worked hard to maintain the foundations of Turkish storytelling, The Protector follows an internally consistent script that captures a young man’s discovery of how the past affects the future, the truths …
Throughout the three seasons of the first Turkish original from Netflix, the audience has been witness to the adventures of Hakan Demir, who goes from being an ambitious but luckless young man to an unlikely hero who suddenly discovers his lineage linked to an ancient order tasked with being the Muhafiz (“The Protector“) of Istanbul. With a ring, a dagger …
The Protector, starring Cagatay Ulusoy, has been a phenomenal success story for Netflix, registering more than 20 million views for its 25 episodes across the past three seasons. As Netflix prepares to drop the fourth and final season of The Protector on July 9, North America TEN, the umbrella organization for Cagatay Ulusoy North America, is delighted to have the opportunity to …
N. Ipek Gokdel is a Turkish storyteller. When Netflix picked up her story about an average young man turned superhero, the Netflix Original series The Protector, starring Cagatay Ulusoy, was born. Based on her book Karakalem, The Protector has been a major success for Netflix. North America TEN recently interviewed Ms. Gokdel about her book and life. Go here for the full interview. Article copyright (c) belongs to …
In an unexpected announcement, Netflix released the trailer for Season 4 of The Protector, that shares July 9th as the drop date for the fourth and final season of the series. To our knowledge, Cagatay and team completed filming for Seasons 3 and 4 in September of 2019, which established the expectation that, much like Seasons 1 and 2, these …
In 2016, Netflix forayed into the Turkish dizi world by buying a big bundle of streaming rights through Ecchorights, one of Turkey’s largest content distributors. They started streaming popular titles such as Kurt Seyt ve Sura, Winter Sun, Magnificent Century and more. Even though popularity of Turkish drama had been growing exponentially in the Middle East, Latin America, South Asia …
As a first for Turkish entertainment, Cagatay Ulusoy starrer Netflix original The Protector dropped its first season on the platform, available in all territories at the same time. With 10 episodes ranging from ~30 – 45 minutes, the series successfully breaks away from the typical genre we expect from Turkish diziland. A superhero series that is better aligned with a hero’s journey …
On December 5, The Protector and Netflix PR team hosted a premiere gala for the first season of The Protector, coming to the platform on December 14, 2018. The fashionable event was held at the Istanbul Sakip Sabanci Museum, where the guests were treated to the screening of the first episode of the series. The well-attended event boasts many industry insiders, …
