Season 1

Bitter Lands (Bir Zamanlar Çukurova, 2018), Season 1 — a Turkish family drama in 35 episodes you can watch online on iFILM. This opening season starts the long saga of Zuleyha and Yilmaz, whose love forces them to flee Istanbul for the country's south.

A train carries the couple away from a nightmare and toward Adana, into the orbit of the powerful Yaman family. To dodge the gossip, Zuleyha passes herself off as Yilmaz's sister — and that single lie sets everything else in motion. Waiting at the ranch are Gaffur, an old army friend of Yilmaz, the iron-willed matriarch Hünkar, and her son Demir, who already has plans of his own for the newcomers. Secrets, jealousy and cold calculation knot together, and every character has something to lose.

This ATV melodrama lives on its strong women and the sun-scorched look of the Çukurova plains. Season 1 plants every conflict that will smolder for years to come. Stream Bitter Lands Season 1 online on iFILM.