tv8 has been making a lot of effort to attract the viewers of the series by broadcasting series one after another lately. Producing drama projects consecutively in 2022 with daily serials such as Canım Annem, Yazgı, and Kadere Karşı, tv8 was also on the agenda with Tuzak (Trap) and Sıfırıncı Gün (Day Zero), where it expected great success.
The release of Tuzak and Sıfırıncı Gün, which is expected to have 3 different daily dramas and 2 with strong ratings in prime-time, was remarkable. However, we can say that tv8 does not fully understand what it wants from any of these series.
Canım Annem, Yazgı and Kadere Karşı series served as daily drama series that can attract attention abroad, in a sense, served tv8’s goal of growing abroad.
Reaching a large audience abroad with the series “Tuzak”, tv8 took into account that although the partnership of Akın Akınözü and Bensu Soral did not bring good ratings in Turkey, it was very popular abroad.
Acun Ilıcalı, the owner of tv8, also announced that the Tuzak series will continue at the most critical time, allowing the final claims to end and the series to continue on its way. In fact, it was the great support of Akın Akınözü fans on social media and the good prospects for the series’ overseas sales, which saved the TV series The Tuzak.
The Sıfırıncı Gün series also came to the fore as a detective crime series. The meeting of Engin Öztürk and Aybüke Pusat duo in the lead role made those who watched the 50 m2 series on Netflix before and wanted to see this duo again.
Yiğit Özşener, Sarp Akkaya, Berk Cankat, Damla Colbay, Uğur Uzunel, Turgay Tanülkü, Savaş Özdemir, Adnan Biricik were selected very well in the staff.
However, the social media support of the Sıfırıncı Gün series, which caused great excitement at first, then faded. Particularly, the audience, who admired the Turkish TV series abroad, did not show as much interest to Sıfırıncı Gün as they did to the Tuzak TV series.
Considering both the lack of support from the audience in Turkey and the fact that its overseas sales will not be very bright, it is understood that tv8 does not want to make a loss for the series Sıfırıncı Gün.
Of course, at this point, the viewers who love the series will have a heartbreak. That’s why there are reproachful criticisms of Acun Ilıcalı on social media.
But you also have to be realistic. The strong perception of the Tuzak series on social media and abroad could not be created in the series Sıfırıncı Gün.
It is expected to make the final with the sixth episode of the Sıfırıncı Gün series, the first 5 episodes of which were broadcast. However, some claims that the fact that there was not even a final episode for the series disturbed the actors, has been reflected on social media.