Surveillance, Interrogation and Verdict in Single Place: Netflix Series Criminal (2019-)

Öz

This study analyzes the Netflix original police procedural series Criminal (2019). Research is going to focus on distinctive features in terms of procedural sub-genre characteristics and narrative. The starting point of this work is the idea that Criminal is worth discussed in the academic milieu. Criminal, a police procedural TV series taking place in the same location, tells four different countries’ police interrogations. Historical development and theoretical background of procedurals are going to be covered. The case study of this article discusses Criminal through three themes: Digital surveillance, single space setting, and narrative formula. According to the findings obtained at the end of the study, it is seen that the Criminal series brought a difference to the previous examples of the police procedural genre. Although it takes place in four different countries, it was shot in a single location with only interrogation scenes and changed the multi-place tradition and perception of the police procedural genre.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Police Procedural
• Netflix
• Surveillance
• Single Place
• Crime.

Tek Mekanda Gözetim, Sorgulama ve Hüküm: Netflix Dizisi Criminal (2019-)

Öz

Bu çalışma, Netflix'in orijinal polis prosedüre dizisi Criminal’i (2019) analiz etmektedir. Araştırma, dizinin alt tür ve anlatı açısından ayırt edici özelliklerine odaklanacaktır. Bu çalışmanın çıkış noktası, Criminal’in akademik ortamda tartışılmaya değer olduğu fikridir. Aynı mekanda geçen bir prosedürel dizisi olan Criminal, dört farklı ülkenin polis sorgulamalarını anlatıyor. Prosedürellerin tarihsel gelişimine ve teorik, edebi arka planlarına bu araştırmada değinilecektir. Bu makalenin vaka çalışması, Criminal dizisini üç tema üzerinden tartışmıştır: Dijital gözetim, tek mekanlı ortam ve anlatı formülü. Çalışma sonunda elde edilen bulgulara göre, Criminal dizisinin polis prosedürel türünün önceki örneklerine farklılık getirdiği görülmektedir. Dört farklı ülkede geçse de sadece sorgulama sahneleri ile tek bir mekanda çekilmiş ve prosedürelin çok mekanlılık geleneği ve algısını değiştirmiştir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Polis Prosedürel
• Netflix
• Gözetim
• Tek Mekan
• Suç

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