A sad decision was taken last week for those who watched the Kanunsuz Topraklar series broadcast on Fox TV. The decision was made after the 15th episode ratings of the series, which was broadcast on Wednesday evenings, and it was learned that the final will be held in the 16th episode. The trend was pointing to a difficult process for the series, but the audience was somehow hopeful with the producer’s announcement that changes would be made.
The series, starring Uğur Güneş and Esra Bilgiç, came to the screen as a result of the preparation process and meticulous work. It was an ambitious production and the leading actors were preparing for the series by taking horse riding lessons for a long time. In addition, a special preparation was made for the story set in Zonguldak in the late 1930s.
On the plateau established in Istanbul, venues suitable for the period were prepared, and special costumes were sewn for all actors. Zülküf Yücel wrote the script of the series, whose cast was carefully selected. It was a series that started under the direction of another master name Faruk Teber, and after the 6th episode, Cevdet Mercan sat in the director’s chair.
But despite all efforts, the series could not get the desired ratings! After the new year, there was a break for 3 weeks. During this long holiday due to coronavirus cases, Faruk Turgut, the boss of Gold Production, the producer of the series, gave the audience the good news that innovations will be made, some names will leave and some new names will come. It was also discussed that the love of Gülfem and Davut would be brought to the fore.
For those who have been following the series since the beginning, the introduction of new formulas that will at least be a cure for low ratings has relieved everyone. However, the ratings of the series, which aired a few episodes after the holiday, did not give the desired result!
In addition to the names that add quality to every project with their acting such as Necip Memili, Beyti Engin, Murat Daltaban and Kaan Taşaner, there were also talented names of the young generation Hazar Motan, Eylül Su Sapan, Serdem Paçal and Doğaç Yıldız.
While Başak Parlak and Murat Daltaban were leaving, Emel Çölgeçen had just arrived. However, the fact that the 15th episode’s ratings dropped and it couldn’t even enter the top 10 programs brought the final decision right after!
With its 15th episode, Kanunsuz Topraklar ranked 12th in the all-person category and 11th in EU and ABC1. The channel did not take any more chances and made the final decision in the 16th episode!
After this decision, the followers of the series, of course, did not delay in directing their criticism. Saying goodbye to such a successful production on the screen in such a short time is not acceptable, but the decision was in the direction of the finale!
Some quality productions of the screen sometimes experience such road accidents! Actors, screenplay, story etc. Although some of the productions with higher ratings are successful in many subjects, unfortunately they cannot draw attention to themselves! Unfortunately, Kanunsuz Topraklar was among those TV series that were unfortunately terminated on the screen!
The finals of the TV series, such as Son Yaz, Ramo, and Maraşlı, which were found to be high quality and successful by the people who watched them in the past, are still talked about and criticized. The final decisions of the channels of these series are considered as ‘unfair’! Kanunsuz Topraklar was also a production that was the product of painstaking work and deserved to stay on the screen longer, but the costs did not allow the continuation of the series! When the number of viewers did not increase, the rating was defeated!
Here are the views of some of the viewers who were sad about the ending of the series and criticizing the final decision.
