ATV’s new historical series, Destan, entered the ratings world like a bombshell with its first episode. Destan, who played a historical female protagonist for the first time in Turkish TV series, even surpassed her historical series rivals with male leading roles.
Destan, which tells about the period before the Turks’ conversion to Islam, took a very important step in the world of TV series by playing a historical female character for the first time. Many historical TV series have been shot so far, but the heroes have always been men.
Destan, on the other hand, featured a historical female character for the first time and made her the warrior hero of the series. Destan came to the screen with its first episode last night, and with the ratings it achieved, even surpassed the series Alparslan, whose main protagonist is a male. TRT 1 series Alparslan Büyük Selçuklu, played by the main male character Barış Arduç, has been the first in the ratings since the first day it was broadcast.
Ebru Şahin, the lead actress of Destan, was also a very suitable choice for Akkız, the warrior heroine who is the main character of the series. Şahin opened another big door in her career with her performance in the first episode.
Ebru Şahin, who is actually a sports academy graduate and therefore a very successful actress in action scenes, prepared a lot for the role of Akkız. The actress, who was already riding a horse in the Hercai series, has also received training on shooting arrows, fighting and using swords while improving this ability. Ebru Şahin also drew attention with her statement stating that she saw the benefits of these trainings when she was on the set.
Being an extremely strong and warlike character, Akkız has opened an important door for female roles in Turkish TV series. Destan, shot by Bozdağ Film, made its mark on the world of Turkish TV series with this character and series that shows women strong and achieved great success with its first episode.