Alef — 2020-2022 · 2 seasons · 16 eps

★ 7.8

Alef

Name: Alef
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Released: 2020
Rating: 7.8

2020-2022 2 seasons 16 episodes

★ 7.8 (9,234 votes) Top 36%

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When close-to-retirement homicide detective Settar Öztürk is assigned a final case with his case partner Kemal McAllister, they discover a series of ruthless and operose murders. They soon discover they are dealing with a serial killer whose motives are connected with Islamic heresy and sufism. As the case disentangles, the detectives find out solving the case is not their only role in this picture.

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🏆 Top Episodes

#1 8.2

S1E8 Episode #1.8

Kemal discovers that Settar hides something from him and goes over this. Then Kemal realizes Settar isn't only one that hides something from him.

S1E1 8.1

Episode #1.1

After a corpse is found in the Bosphorus, two detectives Kemal and Settar, who have completely opposite characters, begin to investigate the mystery behind the incident.

S1E2 8.1

Episode #1.2

Detectives, who encounter the symbol of "Alef" in the house where the murder is committed, begin to investigate the symbol. The voice recording left by the killer directs them to an Islamic History expert named Yasar.

4. S1E4 "Episode #1.4" 7.9
5. S1E6 "Episode #1.6" 7.6
6. S1E5 "Episode #1.5" 7.5
7. S1E3 "Episode #1.3" 7.4
8. S1E7 "Episode #1.7" 7.4
9. S2E6 "Episode #2.6" 6.6
10. S2E5 "Episode #2.5" 6.5

📉 Bottom Episodes

#16

S2E1 6.0

Episode #2.1

15. S2E8 "Episode #2.8" 6.2
14. S2E7 "Episode #2.7" 6.2
13. S2E2 "Episode #2.2" 6.2
12. S2E3 "Episode #2.3" 6.3

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2 Infamous

0 Hidden Gems

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Top Standout: S1E1 Episode #1.1

Most Infamous: S1E3 Episode #1.3

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