The Deep (2018)
The Deep is a Turkish crime, drama, mystery series broadcast on puhutv, first aired in 2018. Sahir works to prevent suicide attempts for the Istanbul Police Department. His life changes when he encounters Bilge, a mysterious scientist, and the two are drawn into a dangerous web of secrets connected to their pasts and a series of suicides among young engineers.
The Deep cast: Neslihan Atagül (Bilge), İlker Kaleli (Sahir), Feridun Düzağaç (Orhan), Lale Mansur (Günay), Berrak Tüzünataç (Ekin), Bülent Emin Yarar (Ali Kemal).
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Plot
Sahir works for a unit affiliated with the Istanbul Police Department, trying to dissuade people from taking their own lives. Still grieving after the suicide of his wife Ekin, he finds physics teacher Bilge on a bridge after receiving a report about a suicide attempt. Their encounter becomes the beginning of a larger plan. Secrets concerning Bilge’s past, her physicist father Orhan and defense technologies lead Sahir and Bilge to investigate why young engineers are dying by suicide one after another. As the investigation progresses, they must rely on each other while confronting losses from their own pasts.
Origins of the story
Adaptation status
No source found confirming that the series is adapted from a novel, short story, book, film, series, play, memoir or historical work.
Connection to reality
The series uses real-world subjects such as suicide prevention, the Istanbul Police Department, scientific research and defense technologies within a fictional crime-mystery story. No reliable source found for the plot being based on real events or real people.
Trailer
Details
- Year
- 2018–2018
- Channel
- puhutv
- Genre
- crime, drama, mystery
- Seasons
- 1
- Episodes
- 8
- Rating
- 6.6
Cast
Character Map
Hero
- ↳ Ekin — spouse
- ↳ Bilge — ally
- ↳ İsmail — friend
- ↳ Ali Kemal — friend
- ↳ Sengül — ally
- ↳ Can — friend
- ↳ Uygar — friend
- ↳ Orhan — parent
- ↳ Günay — parent
Supporting
- ↳ Eda — partner
Character
- ↳ Uygar — sibling
- ↳ Ali Kemal — parent
What's in this series?
Suicide Prevention and Holding on to Life
Through Sahir’s work preventing suicide attempts, the series places crisis communication and the possibility of reconnecting with life at the center of its story. Sahir’s effort to keep others alive while coping with his wife’s death brings professional responsibility and personal trauma together.
A Short-Season Structure for a Digital Platform
Dip was presented as an eight-episode internet series produced by TMC and released on PuhuTV in 2018. The distributor’s catalogue lists the format as 8 x 60 minutes. Erol Avcı is credited as producer, Başar Başaran and Emre Özdür as writers, and Uygar Kutlu and M. Çağatay Tosun as directors.
Science, Defense Technologies and Institutional Secrecy
The story uses real-world fields such as physics, computing, young engineers and defense technologies. The available sources present these elements as the setting of a fictional mystery investigated by Sahir and Bilge, not as the retelling of a documented real case.
Promotional and Critical Framing
Promotional descriptions emphasize the series’ dark atmosphere, crime-mystery structure and focus on suicide prevention. The sources found do not provide comprehensive verifiable data about its wider critical reception or viewing performance.
Frequently asked questions
How many episodes is The Deep?
The Deep has 8 episodes across 1 seasons.
When did The Deep air?
The Deep first aired in 2018 on puhutv.
Who is in the cast of The Deep?
The main cast includes Neslihan Atagül (Bilge), İlker Kaleli (Sahir), Feridun Düzağaç (Orhan), Lale Mansur (Günay), Berrak Tüzünataç (Ekin), Bülent Emin Yarar (Ali Kemal).
Sources
- Dip — Inter Medya
- Dip || Tanıtım — 22dakika
- The Deep (Dip) TV Series: Neslihan Atagül, İlker Kaleli — Turkish Drama
