Gilded Lies (2025)
Gilded Lies is a Turkish drama, comedy series broadcast on Show TV, first aired in 2025. After learning that her twenty-year marriage was marked by infidelity, Aydan leaves her home and returns to hairdressing. Meeting Emir on the first day of her new life draws her into the criminal underworld and an unexpected personal transformation.
Gilded Lies cast: Seda Bakan (Aydan), Uğur Güneş (Emir Baran), Ahsen Eroğlu (Çiğdem), Emre Bey (Efe), Şebnem Bozoklu (Fikriye), Yeliz Korkmaz (Sezen).
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Plot
Aydan marries young and devotes her life to her husband and daughter, putting her successful hairdressing career aside. When she discovers that her marriage has been marked by infidelity, she leaves home and begins working as a hairdresser to support herself. While working on a yacht, she meets Emir, a reserved and charismatic fixer connected to a dark business world. Their encounter changes Aydan’s life and draws her into unexpected events. The arrival of Çiğdem, Tarık’s illegitimate daughter, opens a new conflict shaped by family secrets, the past and unresolved grievances. As Aydan becomes involved in this world, she gradually changes into a stronger and very different person.
Origins of the story
Adaptation status
No verified adaptation from a novel, short story, book, film, series, play, memoir or historical work was found in the examined official sources.
Trailer
Details
- Year
- 2025–2026
- Channel
- Show TV
- Genre
- drama, comedy
- Seasons
- 1
- Episodes
- 13
- Rating
- 9.3
Cast
Character Map
Hero
- ↳ Tarık — spouse
- ↳ Eralp — sibling
Anti-hero
Antagonist
- ↳ Çiğdem — parent
Supporting
What's in this series?
Production context
Rüya Gibi was produced for Show TV by TMC Film, with Erol Avcı as producer. The screenplay was written by Emre Özdür, Hazar Kozice and İdil Ezgi Esen, and the series was directed by Selim Demirdelen. It premiered on Show TV on December 2, 2025.
Themes of transformation and control
The official character descriptions emphasize Aydan’s return to her profession and independence, Emir’s loss of control over the order he has built, and Çiğdem’s use of intelligence to survive. Together, these character arcs place personal transformation, trust and shifting power balances at the center of the series.
Frequently asked questions
How many episodes is Gilded Lies?
Gilded Lies has 13 episodes across 1 seasons.
When did Gilded Lies air?
Gilded Lies first aired in 2025 on Show TV.
Who is in the cast of Gilded Lies?
The main cast includes Seda Bakan (Aydan), Uğur Güneş (Emir Baran), Ahsen Eroğlu (Çiğdem), Emre Bey (Efe), Şebnem Bozoklu (Fikriye), Yeliz Korkmaz (Sezen).
