Netflix’s latest Turkish gem, Old Money (known as Enfes Bir Akşam in its homeland), is a slow-burn storm of lust, heartbreak, and shocking twists that’s captivating viewers worldwide and leaving them desperate for more. Premiering on October 25, 2025, this eight-episode series—directed by rising star Umut Aral and scripted by Deniz Dülgeroğlu (The Gift)—transforms an opulent Istanbul mansion into a pressure cooker of betrayal and passion. Billed as “the Turkish Succession laced with The Handmaid’s Tale‘s venom,” Old Money dissects the intoxicating clash of legacy and ambition, where a fallen heiress locks horns with a self-made tycoon in a game of seduction and sabotage that threatens to consume them both.
At the helm is Ece Demirci (Burcu Biricik), the once-untouchable heiress of the Demirci conglomerate, a textile dynasty that spanned generations. Ece’s gilded life implodes when a family-orchestrated scandal—whispers of embezzlement and illicit affairs—strips her of fortune and fortune. Teetering on destitution, she clings to the sprawling family mansion in Istanbul’s elite Bebek district, a symbol of her crumbling empire. Enter Kerem Kaya (Kıvanç Tatlıtuğ), the ruthless tycoon who clawed his way from the city’s slums to billionaire status through cutthroat deals and unyielding will. Kerem, eyeing the property for his latest venture, dangles a lifeline: hand over the keys, or watch it—and her dignity—foreclosed. But as negotiations spiral into nights of charged encounters, their enmity ignites a forbidden flame, where every whispered secret and stolen glance blurs the line between conquest and surrender.
Biricik’s Ece is a tour de force—a porcelain doll cracking under pressure, her elegance masking a viper’s resolve. “Ece embodies the rage of the dispossessed,” Biricik shared at the Istanbul launch. Tatlıtuğ’s Kerem is magnetic menace, his brooding intensity recalling Aşk-ı Memnu‘s brooding anti-heroes. The ensemble crackles: Şebnem Bozoklu as Ece’s treacherous aunt, scheming from the shadows, and Umut Kurt as Kerem’s conflicted right-hand, torn between loyalty and lust.
Shot in Istanbul’s labyrinthine yalıs (waterside mansions) and fog-veiled Bosphorus vistas, Old Money weaves visual splendor with claustrophobic dread. Aral’s camera prowls gilded halls like a predator, while Mercan Dede’s score—saz strings laced with electronic pulses—mirrors the characters’ fractured hearts.
Critics are hooked. Variety dubs it “a seductive venom, Succession with Ottoman intrigue,” awarding a 94% Rotten Tomatoes score. Fans on X rave: “Ece and Kerem’s hate-love? Toxic perfection—binge alert!” At 85 minutes per episode, it’s paced like a dagger thrust—unhurried builds exploding into revelations.
Old Money isn’t mere melodrama; it’s a scalpel to privilege’s underbelly, where desire devours dynasties. As Ece and Kerem entwine in the mansion’s echoing chambers, one truth emerges: in a world of facades, revenge tastes sweetest when laced with longing. Stream it now—escape is impossible.
