Gecenin Ucunda is a Turkish television series that premiered on October 5, 2022. In English, the series is also known as Poison Ivy. It is a romantic drama centered on a character named Macide. Season One of the show consists of 26 episodes. Each episode is nearly 150 minutes long. TMC Film is in charge of producing the show. Baris Ercetin, the show’s director, shot the series in Istanbul, Turkey.
The story is about a young girl known as Macide. She is a psychology student and works for a private company after completing her education. She is an ordinary human who has issues with her mother. Her mother is addicted to gambling, and Macide hates that. She tries to change her mother and get along with her but fails to do so.
Macide realizes that she is not happy in her life and finds out that healing others is her way to be happy. Her father practices the healing process, and Macide is amazed by the process of healing. She eventually quits her job and leaves for Istanbul to learn healing, just like her father.
Macide joins a course there and wants to find out what destiny has in store for her. On her way to Istanbul, she meets a man called Ahmet, who comes from a wealthy family but has psychological issues. He falls in love with Macide, but she does not love him back. She tries to avoid him but ends up visiting his house for work.
Macide meets another man called Kazim, who is the brother of Ahmet, at his house. Kazim is married but has many psychological issues despite being successful. He likes Macide but cannot move further because of his family. He tries to keep Macide away from his family. So the series is about Macide’s journey of becoming a healer and how her love life turns out.
The show has several stars, like Neslihan Atagul, who plays the role of Macide. Kadir Dogulu acts as Kazim, and Sarp Levendoglu plays the role of Ahmet.
Here are some interesting facts that are worth knowing about the series:
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1. The series was adapted from a famous novel.
Gecenin Ucunda, also known as Poison Ivy, is an adaptation of Peride Celal’s novel. He is a well-known Turkish author who is most known for writing Yildiz Tepe, Ada, and Kizil Vazo. Another book that Peride wrote is known as Gecenin Ucunda, and the series was adapted from the book.
The book is about a woman who is not happy with her job and decides to heal others. The story slowly turns into a love story that has many complexities. The series showcases the major elements of the book. Several themes, such as injustice and oppression, are highlighted in the series.
2. The TV show was filmed in Istanbul.
The series was produced by TMC Film along with Alim Yapim. The makers of the show decided to shoot the series in Istanbul. The work scenes of Macide before the healing journey were shot in Ankara. She later moves to Istanbul to explore healing, and all the scenes from this part were filmed in Istanbul.
3. The series is not based on a true story.
As we already know, the series was based on Peride Celal’s Gecenin Ucunda book. However, the story written by Peride Celal is purely fictional. The novel was released in 1963. So the story adapted from the book is also fictional. Hence, the series is not based on a true story.
4. The lead actors are a real-life couple.
The actors, Neslihan and Kadir, played the roles of Macide and Kazim. Both characters fall in love with each other. They also fell in love in real life and are married. They have a huge fan base. They also worked on another Turkish series called Fatih Harbiye. It was released in 2013. They came back after nine years to work together on the Gecenin Ucunda series. They share the lead roles in this series.
5. Episode 1 of the series has around 6.5 million views on YouTube.
The series became very popular when it premiered because of its stellar cast and interesting story. The series was also released on its official YouTube channel, Gecenin Ucunda. Episode 1 of the series became an instant sensation and had over 6.5 million views on YouTube. The channel has around 300,000 followers and has crossed the 100 million mark for its episodes.
6. The show’s performance fell short of expectations.
The star-studded cast of the series made the audience eagerly wait for the show to premiere. Everyone had high expectations regarding the series. The initial episodes had good ratings, but the audience was disappointed when the story developed into the next episodes.
The disappointment led to low ratings as viewers did not like the story. There was a rumor that the show might not continue until the final episode. But Season One of the series was completed.
7. The show has been officially canceled.
The show wrapped up its first season with 26 episodes. The show did not get the expected results and received very low ratings. Due to the poor ratings, the makers even considered ending the show in the middle of Season One. But the show was filmed until the end successfully. However, the show got canceled, and the makers officially stated that the show would not return for the next season.
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