Why did the series “Love and Tears” fail…despite the stardom of Hande Erçel and Barış Ardüç?

The massive media promotion, the perfect start, and the great stardom of the international Handa Erçel and her Turkish citizen Barış Arduç did not help in bringing the expected success of their new series “Love and Tears,” which faces an unknown fate in light of the decline in its viewership rates, in a completely unexpected manner.
The anticipated work disappointed all the hopes that were placed on it, especially since its fifth episode had very low viewership rates. Indeed, after the end of its five episodes, it was unable to enter the list of the ten most watched Turkish series, and the series could not compete with other Turkish works, especially the series: “The Distant City,” the second season of which achieves unprecedented successes, and “Ashraf’s Dream,” which ranks second in the most watched series.
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Why did the series “Love and Tears” fail…despite the stardom of Hande Erçel and Barış Ardüç?
In a simple comparison, the viewing rate for the series “Love and Tears” last week was 1.87, which is a very low number, compared to other works. “The Far City” series received a rating of 14.98, and “Dream Ashraf” received a rating of 9.21.
Amid the confusion and frustration that followed the makers and heroes of the series, multiple Turkish websites published news stating that the producing company decided to stop the show, which is a well-known policy in Turkish series. A series that fails to impress viewers is stopped and its episodes are not completed.
However, the reliable Turkish journalist in art and star news, Bersin Altuntaş, denied this news, and explained, through her Instagram account, that the truth is that the showing of the sixth episode of “Love and Tears” was postponed, justifying the matter by saying that the series is suffering from a script crisis, and that the producing company believes that the weakness of the script is the reason for the fans’ avoidance of watching it, and has decided to remove the screenwriter Dilara Pamuk, and assigned The matter goes to a book in the “company”; To write the next two episodes. Bersin indicated that the date of the sixth episode will remain pending, depending on developments in the writing of the upcoming episodes.
According to what was reported in the Turkish press, the work will witness the entry of new characters, and the construction of stories around them, to comply with the new scenario that is relied upon to save the series from failure and suspension. The Turkish channel, on which the work was being shown, had shown the first episode three times in a row, after expectations of unprecedented success, but the reality was completely different from those hopes.
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The two stars shine… away from the series:
Despite the failure of the two stars: Handa and Barish, to carry the series “Love and Tears” on their hands, and to ensure its success and perfect marketing, each of them is waiting for other successes away from it, as Handa is preparing to show her new film “Two Worlds and One Wish”, which also represents her writing experience, and the date of its first showing on the “Amazon Prime Video” platform has been set on November 25, 2025.
The film tells the story of an archaeologist and a successful lawyer, who meet in a strange way after they met in their childhood, and strange concerns were born between them, and a complex story in its details.
As for Barış, the big star Tuba Buyukustun will be co-starring in the awaited movie “The Horrifying Master,” which opened yesterday, Tuesday, with its first special showing, and will be shown exclusively on the “Amazon Prime” platform. The film’s story revolves around a romantic, sensitive, yet stubborn, and loyal Albanian chef named Sharaf Bey, who moves to Türkiye to start a new life. There are unexpected surprises waiting for him, and perhaps a new love.
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