TV series

Aleph

2020–2022 · 2 seasons

A brooding, cerebral plunge into ritualistic murder and buried belief, where every clue tightens the air and patience is rewarded.

Tagline: Some stones are better left unturned.
Overview: 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.
How it feels: Dark, tense, eerie and melancholic. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Mystery, obsession, faith, death
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: mystery
obsession
faith
death
morality
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild