# Wolf (2018)

> A special-operations police unit takes on risky missions across Turkey while its members struggle with danger and loss at home.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/65382

## Facts

- Seasons: 1
- Episodes: 6
- Episode runtime: 80 min
- Status: Ended
- Genres: action, drama
- Created by: Alper Çağlar
- Network: Star TV
- Cast: Ahu Türkpençe, Serkan Çayoğlu, Emir Benderlioğlu, Murat Arkın, Fırat Doğruloğlu, Mesut Akusta, Ahmet Pınar, Can Nergis
- TMDB rating: 8.1/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7146600/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: brutal
- Tone: intense, gritty, sober, tense

## What critics say

Audiences rate the miniseries positively, praising its tense action and emotional stakes within a single six-episode run.

## Synopsis

Wolf (2018) is a Turkish national-television action drama miniseries broadcast on Star TV. Created by Alper Çağlar, it runs six episodes of roughly 80 minutes each and follows a special-operations police unit sent on risky missions across Turkey. Ahu Türkpençe plays Asena Tümer, one of the unit's principal officers, alongside Serkan Çayoğlu as Kaya Ülgen, Emir Benderlioğlu as Turan Kara, and Murat Arkın as Kemal Boratav. Each mission pushes the team into armed confrontation and forces them to weigh their loyalty to the job against the emotional toll on their private lives. The show is built around tense field operations, close-quarters danger, and the grief that follows when a mission goes wrong, with home-front strains running alongside the action. Its tone is intense, gritty, and sober, with a serious view of duty and sacrifice. Fans of Strike Back and The Night Manager will find resonance in its polished action staging and its focus on people who carry danger home with them. Its single season gives it a self-contained, tightly paced arc that suits a focused weekend watch.

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