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'Love 101': Netflix's new Turkish teen drama sees fans love the unique coming-of-age story

Set primarily in 1998, 'Love 101' tells the story of five teenagers — four misfits and one model student who scheme to make their favorite teacher stay in their school by making her fall in love

'Love 101', also known as 'Aşk 101' is Netflix's third Turkish original series after 'The Protector' and 'The Gift', both of which were instant hits with audiences worldwide and now, it looks like 'Love 101', a teen drama is also raking up positive reviews.

Set primarily in 1998, 'Love 101' tells the story of five teenagers — four misfits and one model student. The four misfits are Kerem (Kubilay Aka), Eda (Alina Boz), Osman (Selahattin Paşalı), and Sinan (Mert Yazıcıoğlu). All come from different circles and none of them are friends, but they all get into trouble repeatedly. 

All four have gone to the school board multiple times and face the threat of expulsion. In the first episode of 'Love 101', these students are asked to behave but in one way or another, they do things separately that end up nearly burning down the school. The head of the school and most teachers have had enough and they are ready to expel them. The only person who saves them is Miss Burcu, who is the Vice-Principal. She is the only one who stands between them and expulsion yet again.

And so, when they get the news that Burcu is set to be transferred at the end of the school year, the four misfits decide to work together to make her stay in school and they plan to do so by getting her to fall in love. However, they realize neither of them knows anything about love, so they rope in Isik (İpek Filiz Yazıcı) who loves romantic movies and love in general. 

Viewers have taken to social media to rave about the show. Many shared their personal preferences for characters but loved the cast as a whole. One viewer tweeted, "And it ended.. Gosh, I love them all so much... I really enjoyed the show and the music was perfecttt.. they all did a great job #love101 #ask101." Another wrote, "Did I just fall in love with another Netflix cast? Yep yep #love101."

A fan tweeted, "I love foreign Netflix shows. #Love101 is such a breath of fresh air. the cast has such amazing chemistry! this show has interesting characters, lots of drama and actors that are easy on the eyes & know how to act. I was hooked from the start & binge-watched the whole thing."

A viewer shared, "Guys meet the Netflix series "Love101" aired today. my favorite characters are absolutely Sinan and Osman." Another opined, "The show I was waiting for for months turned out to be a work of art, the little details throughout and how the whole story came together overall. this was truly a unique coming of age story. #Love101 #Aşk101."

After a scene featured adult Isik crying when shown a painting that used to be in Sinan's house, fans are worried about Sinan's future and hope that he's still alive. One fan tweeted, "I know, maybe my brain doesn't accept that something bad could happen with Sinan but it's a possibility. There were five cups, though. #Love101 #Ask101."

Another wrote, "This scene was beautiful and powerful but from this moment I've had bad vibes for Sinan. Then I listened to Burcu's words about suicide and the fact that Işık sent only three letters instead of four. I'm very scared for Sinan."

All episodes of Season 1 of 'Love 101' are now streaming on Netflix.