Deputy Chief of Police Önem Özülkü is back for another season, solving crimes and getting rid of gender discrimination in Turkey, one case at a time. This time, we get two episodes per story and every story showcases the distressing injustices that women face in the country.
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Graveyard Season 2 Series Cast
Birce Akalay, Olgun Toker, Sehsuvar Aktas, Berna Öztürk, Hakan Meriçliler, Sezgin Uzunbekiroglu, Baran Güler, Cem Sürgit, Elif Sevinç, Dilek Kaya
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Graveyard Season 2 Netfix Director
Abdullah Oguz
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AKA
Mezarlık
The second season has 8 episodes, each with a runtime of around 60 minutes.
Graveyard Season 2 Review
There’s something absolutely chilling about watching a bunch of detectives trying to solve some heinous crimes against women while grappling with the issues from their personal lives. It’s an interesting watch, one that will boil your blood and give you some respite afterwards. This time around, Netflix provides us with more stories spanning longer episodes so that we can get down to the nitty-gritty of it without things feeling rushed.
Every episode has its ups and downs and surprisingly gets emotional at times. The series balances mostly on Birce Akalay’s shoulders, who never disappoints. She’s fantastic as a detective fighting for women as she is as a journalist. The storyline weaves in and out of different twists and turns and highlights the unfair practices still prevalent in Turkey.
The first story follows a young girl’s mysterious suicide that takes the Special Unit team down a shocking path to the highest echelons of society. In episodes 3 and 4, a doctor is stabbed in a brawl by a chronically ill girl’s family but there seems to be a connection with a fraud holistic health clinic. In episodes 5 and 6, the severed leg of a woman turning up at Graveyard results in a feverous chase to find the killer and the rest of the body but with the list of suspects growing, who might be this poor woman’s murderer? The last story features some new and old tales of crimes… will things come to a close this time around?
Graveyard is done very well. From the fantastic production quality to the characters and their depths, it’s really a great watch. However, it’s not very twisted or disturbing, resulting in a slightly complicated yet entertaining and emotional watch. The series is a fun and moving time, with the personal and professional lives of the detectives oftentimes merging together. I think the series does an excellent job of stringing the different stories together, somehow connecting the professional tales in personal ways.
The best part about this series is how it fights against corruption and the injustices doled by those close to the investigators. Önem was brought in to shake up the status quo that was plagued the justice system in Turkey for years and she and her team continue to fight against these people. It’s actually very inspiring in a way as well and I liked the fact that this isn’t a perfect bunch but their differences are their main point of strength. The fantastic performances across the help just makes things better.
Final Thoughts
Graveyard Season 2 is very watchable and thoroughly enjoyable. While the stories will touch your heart, the path the detectives take will make your heart swell with satisfaction. With fantastic performances throughout, this Turkish crime series is a bingeable affair.
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