The drama series Gülcemal meets the audience on Fox TV on Thursday evenings. The project, which is expected to be one of the different and effective productions of this season, unfortunately got stuck in the rating block. It is possible to understand from the ratings below the average that there is not enough interest in Turkey for the series starring Murat Ünalmış and Melis Sezen duo.
However, when we look at the social media environment, it is seen that the fans of Turkish TV series abroad are very interested in the Gülcemal project. The fans of the foreign series, who showed great interest in the Gülcemal series on social media with a large number of shares, ensured that the projects called Tuzak (Trap) and Gecenin Ucunda (At the end of the Night) this season could continue for 26 episodes thanks to this great interest. However, their efforts for the Gülcemal series were inconclusive.
The series “Gecenin Ucunda”, starring Neslihan Atagül and Kadir Doğulu, also made a very ambitious entry to this season, but when the ratings were bad, the morale was broken. However, with the good sales abroad and the intense interest of foreign TV series fans on social media, this project was able to complete 26 episodes.
The same thing happened in the tv8 series “Tuzak”. The fans of the series, in which Bensu Soral and Akın Akınözü took the leading roles, also showed intense support from social media. In addition, the Tuzak series was sold to many countries, and this process allowed the series to stay on the screen for 26 episodes, even though it received low ratings.
It was also very curious whether a similar situation would occur for the Gülcemal series. At the end of the season, fans of the series sent messages to Fox TV, as it was not clear whether the project would continue in the second season. Turkish series fans abroad also supported the effort to put the channel under pressure, but the result was negative.
Fox TV’s decision to end the Gülcemal series with its 10th episode on Thursday, June 15, will shock the audience. The final decision was a disappointment for the fans of the foreign series, who liked the story and questioned why the local TV series followers were less interested in this project.
There are also those who think that the Gülcemal series would get better results if it was broadcast on another channel.
Gülcemal, signed by MF Production and directed by Yusuf Pirhasan, will be remembered as one of the unfortunate productions of the TV series world.
Murat Ünalmış, who gave a very effective performance in the lead role for 3 seasons in Bir Zamanlar Çukurova (Once Upon a Time in Çukurova), has attracted a lot of attention recently, with the project attracting attention abroad.
Similarly, the international sales of the TV series Sadakatsiz (Unfaithful), which lasted for two seasons and was also very successful, were very good. With these two successful TV series, Murat Ünalmış and Melis Sezen entered the hearts of foreign TV series fans. However, even though the duo gave good performances in the Gülcemal series, it was recorded as a very sad development that they were defeated by the ratings.