Scripted series · Netflix
The Protector
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Çağatay Ulusoy
Hakan Demir
32 eps
Ayça Ayşin Turan
Leyla Sancak
18 eps
Hazar Ergüçlü
Zeynep Erman
32 eps
Okan Yalabık
Faysal Erdem
32 eps
Funda Eryiğit
Nisan
14 eps
Mehmet Kurtuluş
Mazhar Dragusha
10 eps
Engin Öztürk
Levent Demir
15 eps
Yurdaer Okur
Kemal Erman
10 eps
Søren Vejby
Rasmus Poulsen
8 eps
Boran Kuzum
Okhan / Hekim Efendi
7 eps
Ayşe Melike Çerçi
Piraye
8 eps
Kubilay Karslıoğlu
Serdar
8 eps
Cansu Kurgun
Öykü
2 eps
Efe Can Erdal
metin
1 eps
Cem Bender
Timur
2 eps
Cihat Süvarioğlu
Yasin
4 eps
Mehmet Yılmaz Ak
Tekin
5 eps
Celal Öztürk
Can
1 eps
Ali Oğuz Şenol
Man at the bar
1 eps
Hülya Duyar
Kamuran
2 eps
Kubilay Ören
Police
1 eps
Batuhan Gelener
Mete
2 eps
Ecem Erkek
Sıla
2 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How The Protector actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
The Protector reads strongest on Spectacle, World Building and Bingeability.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
The epic adventure of Hakan, a young shopkeeper whose modern world gets turned upside down when he learns he’s connected to a secret, ancient order, tasked with protecting Istanbul.
The run
Seasons
4 seasons · 32 episodes.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S02E01
Episode 1
Faysal publicly implicates Hakan in the Hagia Sophia incident. A grief-stricken Zeynep confronts Derya and learns about an imminent attack in the city.
S01E01
Episode 1
While desperately seeking opportunities to fund his next business venture, Hakan comes across a talismanic shirt potentially worth a lot of money.
- Directed by Can Evrenol
- Written by N. İpek Gökdel
S01E08
Episode 8
Zeynep seeks Timur's help for her dad. Faysal Erdem disapproves of Mazhar's recent actions. Leyla feels conflicted about her relationship with Hakan
S01E04
Episode 4
Hakan's new job begins at a party celebrating Faysal Erdem's big win with the Hagia Sophia project. Meanwhile, Zeynep follows clues to find the stone.
S01E07
Episode 7
With no time to devise a better way to circumvent the museum's security system, Zeynep defers to Hakan's plan, which comes with risks.
S01E03
Episode 3
When Hakan and Zeynep arrive at the address to meet with the Loyal One protecting the ring, they find a decrepit house in the middle of nowhere.
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Binnur KaraevliExecutive Producer
- Jason GeorgeExecutive Producer
Writing
- N. İpek GökdelWriter
- Binnur KaraevliWriter
Direction
- Can EvrenolDirector
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
- NetflixStreaming
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