- Afşin Kum’s novel of the same name has been adapted into a television series.
- In the series, a select group of people survive a plague of lunacy that has swept Istanbul.
- The eight-part series will premiere on Netflix on December 2.
Do you like stories about terrible global diseases and dystopian worlds? Next, you can start anticipating one of Netflix’s upcoming series. Afşin Kum’s novel of the same name, which has been converted into a sci-fi television series by the streamer, has a teaser available. In the series, a world that has been decimated by a new disease with a novel method of transmission is explored.
Beginning with the reclusive former linguist Murat Siyavus (Osman Sonant) remembering his first encounter with a woman in a setting he can hardly recognise, the roughly two-minute teaser introduces the character. Murat is one of a select group of people who have survived a plague of lunacy that has swept across the populace and is propagated only through verbal and written contact. Murat has stayed with his mother to weather the storm, but he is the only person who is immune to the raging illness. Because she begs him to “live a little,” his visit to his mother is not altogether trouble-free.
With the use of headphones that shield them from the “jabberers,” or those infected by the sickness, Murat and those who have not yet been affected by the epidemic, navigate the world and the metropolis of Istanbul. Soon enough, he exposes himself to protect a young boy from one of these jabberers’ attacks due to his apparent goodness. Murat, encouraged by his mother, is sucked into a brand-new high-stakes game that pits the linguist against the brutal Anti-Epidemic Institution, the organisation in charge of this dystopian society.
Nothing is the same now, even if the seas are still salty and birds are still able to soar through the air. For this reason, Murat must leave the safe haven. Murat sets out on a trek in the outdoors with Sule (Hazal Subas) and others who share his beliefs in an effort to learn the mysteries of his immunity, his “hot skull.”
The 2016 novel by Kum that served as the basis for the Hot Skull television series was written by Mert Baykal. Sonant and Subaş are joined by evket oruh, Tilbe Saran, Kubilay Tunçer, zgür Emre Yldrm, Gonca Vuslateri, Zerrin Sümer, Yetkin Dikinciler, and Hakan Gerçek in the eight-part series’ cast. Among others are Erdem Akakçe, Barş Yldz, Arda Anarat, and Furkan Kalabalk.
Hot Skull premieres on Netflix on December 2. Check out the streamer’s official description and watch the teaser below:
In a dystopian world, as an epidemic spreads through verbal communication, a tyrannical institution pursues a linguist immune to the disease.
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