53 minSeason 2 • Episode 8
LatestWhen close-to-retirement homicide detective Settar Öztürk is assigned a final case with his case partner Kemal McAllister, they discover a series of ruthless and operose murders. They soon discover they are dealing with a serial killer whose motives are connected with Islamic heresy and sufism. As the case disentangles, the detectives find out solving the case is not their only role in this picture.
Acting
Kenan İmirzalıoğlu's haunted stillness carries every frame.
Direction
Kayiş frames Istanbul as a character drowning in secrets.
Writing
Dense theological mystery that trusts viewers to keep up.
Creator
Emre Kayiş
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The series draws heavily from Ibn Arabi's concept of the Aleph — the point containing all other points — making the title itself a spoiler for the killer's worldview.
Creator Emre Kayiş spent years researching Turkish Sufi orders and consulted theologians to ensure the heresy elements were historically grounded, not sensationalized.
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