SHAHMARAN is a new Netflix series in the fantasy, adventure, thriller, mystery, and drama genres. A true genre mix that suits the story very well. Each episode is around an hour long and there are eight episodes to the series, but there is a lot of story to cover. And a lot of history and mystery to reveal.This genre series is from Turkey (org. title: Şahmaran) and just last month we got another Turkish Netflix genre series with Hot Skull which I really enjoyed, This new series is a completely different creature but manages to be extremely intriguing in its own right.Shahmaran Season 1 Download.
While Shahmaran is very mysterious at first, there are also quite a few familiar symbols used. Snakes (so many snakes) and fire are part of the symbolism. So are water and wind, so it’s all the classic references to nature. Danger and rebirth, if you will. For many of us, it will also feel quite biblical perhaps, but if you just think religion on a broader spectrum, it’s better.After all, this is a Turkish production, so the bible isn’t the main source of reference.
What really works for Shahmaran from the very beginning, is its female protagonist; Sahsu. She’s feisty and strong in all the right ways. Sure, she can also be quick to judge and has an idea of who people are before they’ve had a chance to show her. Often, she’s already read them correctly, but sometimes she finds that she was wrong.Arriving from the big city to a much smaller town, she needs time to settle in. She’s a bold woman, but so are quite a few of the other young women in town, so she doesn’t stick out that much. For me, the mix of having cell phones and a beat-down hotel room is a much greater contrast. Still, she just deals with it and moves on.