# Tutunamayanlar (2020)

> A jobless Istanbul man falls for a woman he meets at a job interview, and she moves into his quirky neighborhood to work at the local book café.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/82156

## Facts

- Seasons: 1
- Episodes: 19
- Episode runtime: 80 min
- Status: Ended
- Genres: comedy
- Created by: Osman Nail Doğan
- Network: TRT 1
- Cast: Doğu Demirkol, Ece Çeşmioğlu, Zafer Algöz, Barış Yıldız, Asuman Dabak, Yeliz Kuvancı, Hande Katipoğlu, Bora Akkaş
- TMDB rating: 7.3/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11519740/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: mild
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: none
- Tone: absurdist, wry, deadpan, affectionate, melancholic

## Synopsis

The Misfits (Tutunamayanlar, 2020) is a Turkish absurdist dark comedy series created by Osman Nail Doğan for TRT 1. Doğu Demirkol plays Tarık Şakrak, a man who has never held a job and who falls head over heels for İrem, played by Ece Çeşmioğlu, during a job interview. With nowhere else to go, İrem moves into his quirky Istanbul neighborhood and takes work at the local book café, drawing Tarık into a circle of eccentric neighbors. Zafer Algöz, Barış Yıldız and Asuman Dabak round out a cast of family members and local characters whose schemes and dead-end ambitions push the story forward episode by episode. Rather than a plot-heavy engine, the show runs on everyday mishaps, awkward romance and small neighborhood rivalries, unfolding as a loose slice-of-life sequence across a single nineteen-episode season. The mood is wry and warm, with a sharp streak of deadpan humor that finds beauty in characters going nowhere fast. Set in present-day Istanbul, it is a compact, offbeat comedy for viewers who enjoy the affectionate absurdity of Atlanta and Louie, or the scruffy romantic drift of Girls. It suits fans of quirky ensemble comedy looking for a single-season Turkish series that is funny, melancholic and unhurried.

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