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The Bad Penny

2021–2022 · 1 season

A gritty, slow-burning crime drama that immerses you in a tight-knit community's struggle with fear and mistrust, blending tense procedural work with raw emotional stakes.

Created by
Barbaros Bilgin
Genres
Action & adventure, Drama, Crime
Overview
When a serial killer stalks a Romani neighborhood, a hardboiled police captain teams up with a Gypsy crime boss to bring the killer to justice.
How it feels
Dark, tense, melancholic and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.
About
Crime, justice, identity, betrayal
Content
Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
Note
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Created by
Barbaros Bilgin
Genres
Action & adventure, Drama, Crime
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror4
Humour3
Realism7
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

Cast

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Details

Genres
action & adventure, drama, crime
Created by
Barbaros Bilgin
Written by
Damla Serim, Eset Akçilad, Murat Uyurkulak
Starring
Uraz Kaygılaroğlu, Ekin Koç, Aslıhan Malbora, Nesrin Cavadzade, Mustafa Kirantepe, Uğur Yıldıran, Damla Makar, Civan Canova
Length
1 seasons, 28 episodes, 120 min each
Network
Show TV
Country
Turkey
Languages
Turkish

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