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Personality (Şahsiyet)

Personality (Şahsiyet)

TV Series · 2018–2024 · 24 people

Crime and drama meet in the Turkish web series Şahsiyet ("Persona"). Its first season, made by Ay Yapım, premiered on puhutv on March 17, 2018, and ran twelve episodes, each about an hour long; a second season followed years later on GAİN, starting on November 13, 2023. The series entered the top 25 of IMDb's user-rated series and won the Golden Butterfly for Best Internet Series.

The story follows Agâh Beyoğlu, a 65-year-old retired court clerk. Diagnosed with early-stage Alzheimer's, he decides to eliminate, one by one, several people who escaped punishment for their past deeds. Nevra Elmas, an idealistic officer shunned by colleagues as the only woman on the homicide squad, investigates the mysterious deaths, and her path gradually crosses Agâh's. Haluk Bilginer plays Agâh and Cansu Dere plays Nevra, with Rabia Soytürk, Nihal Koldaş, Şenay Gürler (Nükhet), Hüseyin Avni Danyal (Cemil), Metin Akdülger and Şebnem Bozoklu also in the cast.

Onur Saylak directed and Hakan Günday wrote the script. For the role of Agâh, Bilginer won Best Actor at the International Emmy Awards in 2019.

DirectorOnur Saylak
Production companyAy Yapım

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Series Binger A series devotee tracking character arcs, cast chemistry and season pacing.

Şahsiyet is one of the rare Turkish series that keeps all twelve episodes of its first season tight. Watching the paths of Haluk Bilginer's Agâh and Cansu Dere's Nevra slowly converge gives every episode its own pull. Keeping episodes compact also stops it from sagging. A man diagnosed with early-stage Alzheimer's settling scores with the past makes the character both chilling and pitiable. My one reservation is that the second season arrived years later on GAİN; with a gap that long, picking up the first season's momentum is not easy.

Cinephile Looks at script, editing and directing choices; keeps a distance from formula films.

Onur Saylak's direction and Hakan Günday's script make it clear from the start that character is what lifts Şahsiyet above a routine crime show. Viewers learn early on what Agâh has decided to do; the tension comes not from 'who' but from 'why' and 'how'. Combined with Agâh's failing memory, this structure creates a morally unsettling closeness to him. Haluk Bilginer's performance, which won him Best Actor at the International Emmy Awards, is what carries that ambiguity. Nevra being shunned as the only woman on the squad is at times spelled out too plainly, and this thread never quite matches the subtlety of Agâh's side.

Family Viewer Asks whether the whole household can watch it; cares about humor and heart.

Şahsiyet is about an elderly man who decides to eliminate, one by one, people who escaped punishment in the past. A murder investigation and a dark past are at the heart of the story, so it is not a series for children. The Alzheimer's theme may also hit older family members hard. It is a strong series for adults and older teens, but not one for the whole family in the living room.

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