I fell in love with Sükrü Özyildiz watching him in Nefes Nefese (which is a short but great series you should watch), then started seeking out other shows...like Kiz Günesi, and I haven't been sorry. I think he is a fantastic actor and have enjoyed him in every performance I have seen. (I am looking forward to the upcoming series Karadut.)
Now back to this short 2023 series that gave summer vibes in a fun forced proximity story that brings together a thief and an undercover intelligence agent for the Turkish police. They meet trying to break into the same household safe and team up for mutual benefit...Ece, to stay out of jail and to find her missing sister who was adopted when they were orphaned and Onur to finally arrest Civan Koral, the owner of Turkey's largest jewelry company with proof that he is secretly smuggling guns and drugs for an even larger international crime organization. Onur is the team leader of a secret five person team which has a wide variety of amazing skills and collectively are on a mission to catch Civan (and if possible get an in to take down the international crime organization). Their cover is a small jewelry store of their own with a massive secret war room buried in its interior. Onur's team and his boss are against reading Ece in and using her skills (especially as she has already got an in with the Koral family). Onur takes personal responsibility for Ece and her skills as a pick pocket and thief almost immediately come into play. She is imbedded in the family as a friend of Civan's sister Hilal with whom she is going to open a restaurant with...and Ece can really cook!
Ece and Onur have amazing chemistry. He is detailed and focused while she is fast talking and a fly by the seat of her pants. These two shouldn't get along, but somehow they just work. It doesn't help matters when they are each paired romantically in their undercover roles with the two siblings Civan and Hilal. Jealousy abounds in this series as does a really sweet rekindled love story between two older characters as instigated by Onur's aunt and colleague Ayla.
This is a sweet but short 9 episode season one and I am hoping that it might come back for a season two as we are left with a bit of a cliffhanger. The actress who plays Ece, Burcu Ozberk, is not only lovely but really seems to have fun playing this kwerky thief. I liked her amazing ability to improvise and I really thought she had great chemistry with Sükrü Özyildiz. I would like to see them paired together again.
This wasn't war and peace, but it was fun light weight diversion wrapped in a romantic comedy.
My review is based on watching the series in its original Turkish language with English subtitles.
