Crash

After losing his wife and daughter in a terrorist act, Kadir Adalı decides to attempt suicide via car accident, unwittingly changing the course of his life and the three others involved in the accident.

Crash (2018-2019) is a Turkish television drama series created by Ali Aydın and broadcast on Show TV, a single-season run of 24 episodes. Kıvanç Tatlıtuğ plays Kadir Adalı, a man who loses his wife and daughter in a terrorist attack and decides to end his life by staging a car accident, only to find that the collision changes his course and those of three others caught up in it. Elçin Sangu plays Zeynep Tunç, one of the people whose lives become entangled with his after the crash, and Melisa Aslı Pamuk plays Cemre Gür, with Alperen Duymaz, Onur Saylak and Mustafa Uğurlu filling out the principal cast. The engine of the show is the slow unraveling of guilt, secrecy and the question of whether a stranger's accidental impact can become a route back to living. Each episode moves between the characters' separate worlds and their shared, lingering consequences, building a single continuing story across its season. Set in contemporary Turkey, the series is a Turkish drama with a melancholic, emotional register, mixing grief with tender moments of human connection. Fans of Big Little Lies and the interlocking melodrama of Kara Sevda will find resonance in its emotional intensity and its interlocking lives.

• Big Little Liesslow burn interpersonal drama, grief driven protagonist, intertwined lives after a single event
• Kara Sevdaserialized emotional melodrama, romance woven with tragedy and family loss

Created by

Ali Aydın

Release Date

2018-11-22

Episode runtime

120 min

Rating

7.4 / 10 (23)

What is Crash about?

A grieving man's suicide attempt via car crash sets off intertwined lives for four strangers.

What is Crash like to watch?

Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Crash as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.

Is Crash violent?

Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Crash as moderate.

Which shows are like Crash?

Shows with a similar feel include Big Little Lies and Kara Sevda.

How long is Crash?

Crash: 1 season, 24 episodes.

Is Crash still running?

No, Crash has ended.