'Faraway': Who is Adnan Maral? Actor plays a cheating husband in Netflix original romcom
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Netflix's original content has served the platform well in recent years, with 'Dark', 'Money Heist', 'Stranger Things', and other shows raking in huge money. The streamer is gearing up for the release of a feel-good movie this month, fresh on the heels of the success of the popular romcom 'Your Place or Mine'. The upcoming original is titled 'Faraway' and directed by Vanessa Jopp, with a screenplay by Jane Ainscough.
The official synopsis of Netflix's 'Faraway' reads, "Zeynep Altin is at the end of her rope: she's overworked and underappreciated by her husband, daughter and aging father, and to top it all off, the funeral home has just put her beloved deceased mother in a man’s suit instead of her favorite dress. It’s the final straw for Zeynep, who escapes Munich for the Croatian island cottage her mother secretly bought years ago, hoping to get some peace and quiet and find herself again. If only the former owner of the cottage, a rugged islander called Josip, wasn’t still living on the very same plot of land..." 'Faraway' will be available in several languages including English, German, Turkish, and Croatian.
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Who is Adnan Maral?
Born on July 1, 1968 in Ardahan, Turkey, Adnan Maral is a well-known actor and producer. The popular Turkish thespian is known for his roles in 'Unknown' (2011), 'Türkisch für Anfänger' ('Turkish for Beginners', 2012), and 'Fay Grim' (2006). The talented actor has mostly worked in his native languages of Turkish and German.
Maral made his TV debut in a 1997 episode of the German TV show 'Hinter Gittern - Der Frauenknast'. He went on to appear in small roles and as a guest star in many shows including 'TV Kaiser' and 'Marienhof'. He also did several films and TV movies, including 'Selda' in 2001. He also tried a short in 2003 named 'Alemanya'. Maral continued playing small roles until a major break came in 2006.
How did Adnan Maral find success?
2006's German comedy-drama 'Turkish for Beginners' was Maral's ticket to fame. The show was about a German woman and her children who move with a Turkish man and his children. Maral played series regular Metin Öztürk, a Turkish detective. The comedy show went on for three seasons and has been shown in almost 70 countries, including Netherlands, Austria, Switzerland, Hungary, France, and Spain. The series opened a world of opportunities for him, besides winning him a German Television Award for Best Series/Acting in a Series (Beste Serie/Beste Schauspieler Serie) along with his castmates.
Adnan Maral has appeared in several multi-language movies, like 2006's 'Fay Grim' and 2009's 'Vasha'. He was also a part of the 2011 blockbuster movie 'Unknown'. In 2012, he reprised his role as Metin Öztürk in the movie 'Türkisch für Anfänger'. The movie, though original, featured the characters from the original series. Adnan Maral also won a Bambi Award along with his castmates in the category Film - National. He is now set to make his Netflix Original debut with 'Faraway', where he plays Ilyas Altin, an unfaithful husband.
Who is Adnan Maral's wife?
Adnan Maral met his wife Franziska in 2001 in Berlin, after she moved to the city. Franziska is a Swiss-German actress, producer, and screenwriter, known for her roles in TV movies like 'Servus, Schwiegermutter!' and 'Servus, Schwiegersohn!'. Franziska and Adnan have been together for 16 years and have 3 children. The family has lived in a simple farmhouse near Lake Ammersee for the past 11 years. The couple started a production company called Yalla Production in 2015.
Trailer
'Faraway' is set to release on March 8, 2023. You can watch the official trailer below.