Who Were We Running From?

Who Were We Running From? (Turkish: Biz Kimden Kaçiyorduk Anne?) is a 2023 Turkish crime thriller television series starring Melisa Sözen, Eylül Tumbar and Musa Uzunlar, broadcast on Netflix.

Who Were We Running From?
Poster featuring the unnamed Mother character
Genre	Crime drama
Country of origin	Turkey
Original language	Turkish
No. of episodes	7
Original release
Network	Netflix
Release	24 March 2023 (2023-03-24)

The series is based on a novel with the same name by author Perihan Mağden.^[1]

Plot

The story is about a mother (unnamed, played by Sözen) and daughter (named "Bambi" like the Disney character, Tumbar) running from a mysterious past.^[2][3]

Reception

After its debut, in the 7-day period that ended on April 2, 2023, the show was viewed 35.8 million hours, making it the number 1 non-English language show on Netflix.^[4]

The Daily Free Press's review of the series was titled "Too many questions, not enough answers".^[5] Polly Conwat of Common Sense Media wrote that it "stretches out the mystery to a near-frustrating point," but was "compelling" and "cinematically shot".^[6]