Another Chance (2022)
Another Chance is a Turkish drama series broadcast on Show TV, first aired in 2022. Former criminal Sadi Payaslı becomes a geography teacher at Karabayır High School as part of an undercover operation against a mafia organization. When he meets five young people released from a reformatory, he begins searching for a new life and a second chance.
Another Chance cast: Ertan Saban (Sadi Payaslı), Özge Özberk (Derya Yılmaz), Devrim Özkan (Songül Acarerk), Nilsu Berfin Aktaş (Gizem Demirci), Mustafa Açılan (Araz Çağıran), Özgü Delikanlı (Mert Payaslı).
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Plot
Known as Yedi Emin in the underworld, Sadi Payaslı decides to surrender to the police and help bring down a mafia organization after a child dies in an attack by his enemies. He fakes his death and begins living under the identity of Sadi Payaslı. As part of the undercover operation, he becomes a geography teacher at Karabayır High School, where he meets Can, Melek, Zülfikar, Mert and Aylin, five young people released from a reformatory through a pilot school program. Once their pasts become known, the students face exclusion and bullying while trying to build new lives. Sadi also works with police inspector Songül, whose professional disagreements with him gradually become personal. His life becomes more complicated when Derya, the former lover he left behind 17 years earlier, reappears. While Sadi’s enemies try to find him, Songül investigates the deaths of her parents. The series follows Sadi’s attempt to escape his criminal past and the young people’s struggle for a second chance through school, family, love and solidarity.
Origins of the story
Adaptation status
The producer and distributor present the series as an original project by Gani Müjde. Müjde said that two separate projects were combined to create the series; no official adaptation from a literary, cinematic, television or historical work was found.
Connection to reality
No reliable source was found showing that the series is based on specific real events or real people. Screenwriter Gani Müjde described it as a fictional story set in Turkey and concerned with Turkish society and social issues.
Trailer
Details
- Year
- 2022–2023
- Channel
- Show TV
- Genre
- drama
- Seasons
- 1
- Episodes
- 41
- Rating
- 8.0
Cast
Character Map
Hero
- ↳ Araz — partner
Anti-hero
- ↳ Derya — partner
- ↳ Mert — parent
- ↳ Songül — ally
- ↳ Melek — ally
- ↳ Can — ally
- ↳ Zülfikar — ally
- ↳ Mert — ally
- ↳ Aylin — ally
Antagonist
Supporting
- ↳ Mert — parent
What's in this series?
Original project and production context
The series was produced by BKM, with project design and screenplay by Gani Müjde and direction by Altan Dönmez. Müjde explained that the initial story focused on a teacher and that the young characters were added when two separate projects were combined.
The second-chance theme
A central theme is the attempt of both Sadi, who has a criminal past, and the young people released from the reformatory to build new lives. Müjde described the series as a second-chance story for the students, the teachers and Sadi.
Turkey and the youth context
Gani Müjde described the series as a story set in Turkey that engages with Turkish sociology and social problems. This supports the series’ social context but does not show that it is based on specific real events.
International distribution framework
Inter Medya’s international catalogue presents the series under the title “Another Chance” and highlights hope, life struggles, companionship, solidarity and love. The catalogue also states that the production received the 2022 MGD Golden Objective Award for Series of the Year in the action-romance category.
Frequently asked questions
How many episodes is Another Chance?
Another Chance has 41 episodes across 1 seasons.
When did Another Chance air?
Another Chance first aired in 2022 on Show TV.
Who is in the cast of Another Chance?
The main cast includes Ertan Saban (Sadi Payaslı), Özge Özberk (Derya Yılmaz), Devrim Özkan (Songül Acarerk), Nilsu Berfin Aktaş (Gizem Demirci), Mustafa Açılan (Araz Çağıran), Özgü Delikanlı (Mert Payaslı).
Sources
- Gelsin Hayat Bildiği Gibi Dizisi Oyuncuları ve Karakterleri — Show TV
- Another Chance / Gelsin Hayat Bildiği Gibi International Catalogue — Inter Medya
- Gani Müjde: 'Siz ne biçim kuşaksınız?' deme hakkım yok — Habertürk
- Gelsin Hayat Bildiği Gibi zirvenin tek sahibi! — Show TV
- Gelsin Hayat Bildiği Gibi — BKM Online
