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Actress 2023

Nonchalant vigilance is threatened by a unknown, omniscient antagonist

Our Take (by Kerine Wint)

Yasemin Derin is one of Turkey’s most famous actresses. But when she’s not onscreen or walking the red carpet, she’s murdering evil influential people, which garners her the nickname “Hunter.” Her double life is put in jeopardy, however, when a stalker sends her a series of cryptic texts.

Actress plays into the “unlikeable main character”; a sarcastic anti-hero on the verge of having more weaknesses as she takes in a young actress and falls in love with a mysterious man. The series has a nice cinematic finish, and Pinar Deniz as Yasemin delivers a nonchalant charisma that’s easy to follow.

Synopsis

Yasemin Derin, a famous actress in Turkey, has been living a double life for many years. Hiding behind her fame, this unexpected second life of Yasemin drags her into the middle of an adventure full of secrets.

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What happens

By day, Yasemin is a famous actress. At night, she leads a dangerous life on the hunt.

What sets it apart

Actress uses unexpected asides to the audience, allowing Yasemin to explain the things she's afraid to share. Sometimes, it's a fully animated flashback sandwiched between benign questions on a late-night show. Other times, it's to avoid telling her mentor and oldest friend that the mysterious text messages are getting to her. Never frequent and casual enough to not distract, these asides feel like her desperate attempt to find connection and be vulnerable. Overall, they're a smooth and effective addition to the show.

TL;DR

We can all agree that working as an actress and vigilante is a super girlboss move, right?

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About the author

Kerine Wint

Kerine Wint

Kerine Wint is a curator at A Good Movie to Watch. When she’s not absorbed in anime and weird docu-series, she reviews speculative fiction for Fiyah Lit Magazine or designs album covers and magazines. As for her film taste, One Cut of the Dead (2017), The Lure (2015), Inu-Oh (2021), and Dear Ex (2018) sum it up pretty well.