I'll Tell You a Secret (Sana Bir Sır Vereceğim)

I'll Tell You a Secret (Sana Bir Sır Vereceğim) (translated)

TV Series · 2013–2014 · 16 people

Fantasy, drama, family and youth themes meet in Sana Bir Sır Vereceğim ("I Will Tell You a Secret"), a Turkish series from 2013. Adapted from the Spanish series Los Protegidos, which ran from 2010 to 2012. Produced by Scor Films, it began on FOX on July 5, 2013, and ended with its 29th episode on February 2, 2014. Its single season ran about 60 minutes per episode; episodes 16 to 29 were later merged in pairs and released online as 22 in total.

The story starts on a stormy night: Sevgi (Esra Ronabar) watches her daughter being kidnapped, and the police she turns to leave her despairing. Mehmet (Murat Han), who has lost his wife, notices an odd difference between his son Gürcan and his friends, and events turn. Their paths cross with five children who have extraordinary powers. To survive and keep their secrets, this mixed group has to pose as a family under one roof, while dealing with the villains after them and with nosy neighbors. The cast also includes Ekin Koç (Tilki), Demet Özdemir (Aylin), Burak Can, Dila Danışman, Berk Cankat and Mert Asker.

Cevriye Demir and Filiz Gülmez Pakman directed, and Ethem Özışık wrote the screenplay. Producers were Selim Erkul and Cemal Ozan Çam, with music by İnanç Şanver and Volkan Akmehmet.

DirectorFiliz Gülmez Pakman
Production companyScor Films
NetworkFOX

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Family Viewer Asks whether the whole household can watch it; cares about humor and heart.

Five children with extraordinary powers and a group forced to live like a family: a premise sure to catch the interest of kids and teens. The message about family bonds and standing by each other is lovely. But the show opens with a child's kidnapping, and the villains on their trail create tense moments here and there. Young children may get scared; it's better for ages ten and up, watched together as a family.

Action & Thriller Fan Puts pace, tension and set pieces first; little patience for slow drama.

Kids with superpowers, villains on their trail, a fight to survive and keep the secret: on paper it's prime thriller material. The kidnapping on a stormy night makes a strong opening. But the show often spends its energy on nosy neighbors and family drama, and the action scenes stay limited. Episodes run around 60 minutes, but the dose of tension doesn't always fill that time.

Series Binger A series devotee tracking character arcs, cast chemistry and season pacing.

Adapted from the Spanish series Los Protegidos, Sana Bir Sır Vereceğim builds a very likeable base on the idea of strangers forced to pass as a family under one roof. The adult chemistry between Esra Ronabar and Murat Han inspires confidence, while Ekin Koç's Tilki and Demet Özdemir's Aylin stand out among the younger cast. Mixing fantasy elements with family drama is a hard balance, and around the middle the show sometimes loses it. Stopping at a single season of 29 episodes feels like a story whose characters could have grown further being closed too early.

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