Graveyard Season 3 Review
Director: Abdullah Oğuz and Ömer Baykul
Date Created: 2026-08-29 20:31
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Graveyard Season 3 Review: Directed by Abdullah Oğuz and Ömer Baykul, Netflix Turkish series Mezarlik 3 stars Birce Akalay as Önem Özülkü, Olgun Toker as Serdar Ata, Şehsuvar Aktaş as Hasan Duru, Hakan Meriçliler as Haluk Ata, Sezgin Uzunbekiroğlu as Feriha Mahmudzade and Cem Sürgit as Gökhan Demirdelen, alongside Baran Güler, Arbil Tabur, Yeşim Çelebi, Elif Sevinç and Berke Gündem. This season consists of eight episodes, each with a runtime of 45-50 minutes.
Graveyard Season 3 Review
Netflix’s Graveyard Season 3 opens in a very uncomfortable period for the Graveyard unit. As a result of the events concerning Seher’s murder, Hasan has gone off due to his guilt, whereas Önem took some time off to get together with her daughter Sude. However, their temporary parting cannot last long, as a terrible case with boxes delivered to women causes Önem to return to work on the investigation. In addition, the murder of Melike Erensoy shows the brutal side of life, as it turns out that women can be judged very cruelly in the online world.
It seems that an individual murder is only the beginning of something bigger, and this something turns out to be misogyny, harassment, and violence on a large scale. The reason that I find the Netflix series Graveyard Season 3 most fascinating is that its cases are never presented as straightforward murder mysteries. There is always an underlying unpleasantness to it, and the process of investigation turns out to be the way of uncovering the reasons why such things could happen to these women. Perhaps the case of Melike is the best example of that.
She has developed a whole online persona based on her slenderness, beauty and success, while at the same time keeping the truth about herself hidden from everybody else just because she knows how mean her audience can be. I also enjoyed the fact that there isn’t such an obvious villain in Melike’s case. There are several individuals around Melike who have helped cause her pain, whether it be the influencers threatening her or those who are using her for profit, as well as those who think that in some way, shape, or form, they are entitled to having control over her.
In Oktay’s case, the most alarming part is that he manages to convince himself that his actions on behalf of Melike mean that he can make the decisions for her. The fact that Oktay has ties to the incel forums makes this season delve into a different topic entirely. Onem continues to be the emotional heart of the season for me. Onem is not only the investigator who deals with other people’s troubles but also a mother who has to deal with the fact that all the dangers which she is investigating in the workplace could come knocking on her own door.
The way she responds to the bullying her daughter goes through and then finding out that Sude was one of the recipients of the mysterious boxes adds a very personal element to the storyline. On the other hand, I feel the season also tries to pack too many concepts within itself at some points. The whole concept of the mysterious box is intriguing enough for the season to revolve around alone, yet the Netflix Turkish series Graveyard season 3 always comes up with cases that require just as much importance.
In the case of the Arzu and Tulin saga, it has everything – stalking, identity, trauma, obsession, and then there is the case of Ceyda, which finally leads to the human trafficking racket and a surrogacy scam. Nonetheless, the individual character development plays its part in tying everything up. The character of Serdar seems vital since he realises that Önem needs the team just as much as the team needs her. Hasan’s return appears significant since his departure was driven by feelings of guilt rather than merely serving as a plot tool.
It was interesting to see how the team slowly started functioning as the investigation grew increasingly dangerous. There was also an opportunity for Selin, Berk, and Gökçe to do their parts in the team. Another element that makes the season successful is the performances. Akalay delivers a very controlled performance, which makes her quieter scenes also work effectively. Her frustration about how women are perceived does not seem completely disconnected from her own experience after the story of the box begins to impact her family. The rest of the cast is equally capable in dealing with the more dramatic elements of the plot.
The one big problem I have with the Turkish series Graveyard season 3 is that it tends to be too blunt about its message. There are times when the dialogue will explain something that is already well-exemplified by the plot. Subtlety could have helped in some of these cases, but then again, the topic is quite relevant, and the show excels in those times when the investigation uncovers the truth.
The storyline involving the mysterious box is now much scarier, especially when it is found out just how many women would be affected by this scheme and what the meaning behind the various colored bows was. This season has a real sense of urgency because of the large scale at which this crime takes place, but also because of the threatening calls that Onem has been getting.
Netflix Graveyard Season 3 Review: Summing Up
Overall, Season 3 of Graveyard seems to be an interesting but slightly overburdened series. The best aspect of the show is probably the way in which the criminal investigations relate to the forms of misogyny, harassment, obsession and exploitation that women experience on a daily basis. Not all storylines work well together in this season, but the main plot, Onem’s interest and acting keep it going.
