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Family Secrets

2021–2024 · 3 seasons

A slow-burning legal drama that keeps you tense with moral clashes and emotional weight, rewarding close attention.

Overview
Ceylin is a fierce, rule-bending defence attorney whose father was wrongly imprisoned — for her, justice always comes before the law. Ilgaz is a by-the-book prosecutor who believes the two are the same thing. When his brother is accused of murder, he has no choice but to go to her for help. What follows is a gripping cat-and-mouse legal thriller built on brilliant opposing chemistry — winner of the International Emmy for Best Telenovela in 2023.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • justice
  • family
  • betrayal
  • corruption
  • grief
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour2
Realism7
Romance4
Tension8
Darkness7
Complexity7
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
family, drama, crime
Created by
Sema Ergenekon
Written by
Sema Ergenekon
Starring
Kaan Urgancıoğlu, Pınar Deniz, Hüseyin Avni Danyal, Uğur Polat, Zeyno Eracar, Mehmet Yılmaz Ak, Uğur Aslan, Arda Anarat
Length
3 seasons, 95 episodes, 139 min each
Network
Kanal D
Country
Turkey
Languages
Spanish, Turkish

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