Envy (2025)
Envy is a Turkish drama series broadcast on FOX, first aired in 2025. Excluded by her family and raised with a deep sense of worthlessness, Seniha tries to reshape her relationship with her mother Mediha and her favored brother Halit while rebuilding her own life. Halit’s love for Mükerrem and the arrival of the young musician Nüzhet bring the family’s jealousy and unresolved conflicts to the surface.
Envy cast: Özgü Namal (Seniha Paşazade), Selahattin Paşalı (Nüzhet Erden), Mehmet Günsür (Halit Paşazade), Hafsanur Sancaktutan (Mükerrem Şen), Beril Pozam (Nalan Şevket), Ayda Aksel (Mediha Paşazade).
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Plot
Seniha Paşazade grows up under the shadow of neglect and exclusion within her family. Determined to complete her education and build a new life with the help of her inheritance, she makes a deal with her mother Mediha while also trying to influence the future of her favored brother Halit. Halit’s love for Mükerrem disrupts Seniha’s plans. When the young musician Nüzhet takes refuge in Seniha’s home, jealousy, revenge and hidden desires draw the family into an increasingly complex reckoning.
Origins of the story
Adaptation status
The series is an official television adaptation of Nahid Sırrı Örik’s novel Kıskanmak. The story is modernized from the novel’s 1930s Zonguldak setting to 2025 Istanbul.
Trailer
Details
- Year
- 2025–2026
- Channel
- FOX
- Genre
- drama
- Seasons
- 1
- Episodes
- 33
- Rating
- —
Cast
Character Map
Anti-hero
- ↳ Halit Paşazade — sibling
- ↳ Mükerrem Şen — rival
- ↳ Nüzhet Erden — ally
Antagonist
- ↳ Nüzhet Erden — partner
- ↳ Seniha Paşazade — parent
- ↳ Halit Paşazade — parent
Character
- ↳ Mükerrem Şen — partner
What's in this series?
From 1930s Zonguldak to 2025 Istanbul
The adaptation’s clearest change is its modernization of the novel’s period and setting. Sources state that the novel takes place in 1930s Zonguldak, while the television series relocates the story to Istanbul in 2025. An official NOW interview also describes the series as a contemporary adaptation of the novel.
Jealousy within the family
The series presents jealousy not only as romantic rivalry but also as a feeling connected to unequal access to affection, status and visibility within a family. Seniha’s exclusion, Halit’s favored position and Mediha’s differing treatment of her children form the basis of this conflict.
A woman’s attempt to reclaim her life
Official promotional material presents Seniha as a woman who grows up unloved and burdened by a sense of worthlessness. The story follows her attempt to complete her education and build a new life through her inheritance while confronting her family. This describes the series’ verified fictional themes and does not imply that it is based on a real person’s life.
Ay Yapım, Nadim Güç and Yılmaz Şahin
The series is produced by Ay Yapım, with Kerem Çatay as producer, Nadim Güç as director and Yılmaz Şahin as screenwriter. ONK Ajans announced that the rights to Örik’s work had been secured for a television adaptation by Ay Yapım.
Frequently asked questions
How many episodes is Envy?
Envy has 33 episodes across 1 seasons.
When did Envy air?
Envy first aired in 2025 on FOX.
Who is in the cast of Envy?
The main cast includes Özgü Namal (Seniha Paşazade), Selahattin Paşalı (Nüzhet Erden), Mehmet Günsür (Halit Paşazade), Hafsanur Sancaktutan (Mükerrem Şen), Beril Pozam (Nalan Şevket), Ayda Aksel (Mediha Paşazade).
Sources
- Kıskanmak Dizisi - Hakkında — NOW
- Kıskanmak İzleyin — Disney+
- Nahid Sırrı Örik’in romanından uyarlanan Kıskanmak dizisinden ilk tanıtım yayınlandı — Box Office Türkiye
- Kıskanmak: Roman. İlk tabı — Google Books / Hilmi Kitabevi
- Kıskanmak | Ay Yapım — ONK Ajans
- Kıskanmak - İpek Tuzcuoğlu sorularımızı yanıtladı! — NOW
- Özgü Namal ve Mehmet Günsür’ü buluşturan Kıskanmak dizisi sete çıktı — Birsen Altuntaş
- Kıskanmak - İpek Tuzcuoğlu sorularımızı yanıtladı! — NOW
- Kıskanmak İzleyin - Bölüm özetleri — Disney+
- نيران الحسد — MBC Shahid — MBC Shahid
