Series synopsis
Phi is a Turkish animation comedy television series that premiered on puhutv on March 31, 2017. It ended on March 9, 2018. It was created by Akilah Azra Kohen. It stars Ozan Güven, Serenay Sarıkaya, Mehmet Günsür and Berrak Tüzünataç.
Can Manay is a celebrated psychologist, famed for his expertise in his field. A consummate bachelor he beds women but rarely falls in love. And yet, following his first encounter with Duru, he is immediately besotted, to the extent that he buys the house next door to her’s, determined to get closer to her. Until her new neighbour moves in, Duru has lived happily with her musician boyfriend, Deniz. Can’s mind-games ensure that she starts to question their relationship however, though she is not a ...
Premise
Can Manay is a celebrated psychologist, famed for his expertise in his field. A consummate bachelor he beds women but rarely falls in love. And yet, following his first encounter with Duru, he is immediately besotted, to the extent that he buys the house next door to her’s, determined to get closer to her. Until her new neighbour moves in, Duru has lived happily with her musician boyfriend, Deniz. Can’s mind-games ensure that she starts to question their relationship however, though she is not aware of the full extent of Can’s scheming. Meanwhile a cast of characters - Bilge, a student of Can’s; Özge, a journalist working on an exposé of the celebrity psychologist; and of course Deniz - will find their lives changed forever, by Manay’s crazed pursuit of love.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Ozan Güven as Can Manay
- Serenay Sarıkaya as Duru
- Mehmet Günsür as Deniz
- Berrak Tüzünataç as Özge
- Büşra Develi as Bilge
- Osman Sonant as Sadık Murat Kolhan
- Müjgân Ferhan Şensoy as Zeynep
- Hakan Atalay as Kaya
Supporting cast
- Armağan Oğuz as Göksel
- Tülay Günal as Eti
- Doga Yaltirik as Ulas
- Başak Köklükaya as Hazal
- Şahin Ergüney as Numan
- Jale Arıkan as Ceyhan Hoca
- Nehir Erdoğan as Nilay
- Teoman Kumbaracıbaşı as Tayfun
- Merve Çağıran as Ceren
- Yasemin Kay Allen as Ece
- Hivda Zizan Alp as Ada
- Nur Fettahoğlu as Billur
Guest cast
- Başak Köklükaya as Hazal
- Şahin Ergüney as Numan
- Jale Arıkan as Ceyhan Hoca
- Nehir Erdoğan as Nilay
- Teoman Kumbaracıbaşı as Tayfun
- Merve Çağıran as Ceren
- Yasemin Kay Allen as Ece
- Hivda Zizan Alp as Ada
- Nur Fettahoğlu as Billur
- Özge Özpirinçci as Sıla
- Emir Benderlioğlu as Ali
- Sezin Akbaşoğulları as Işıl
Episodes
This series spans 4 seasons with 52 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 5 | February 13, 2018 | March 8, 2018 |
| Season 1 | 12 | March 31, 2017 | June 16, 2017 |
| Season 2 | 10 | November 9, 2017 | March 9, 2018 |
| Season 3 | 25 | October 6, 2013 | March 23, 2014 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Duru | February 13, 2018 |
| 2 | Deniz | February 23, 2018 |
| 3 | Sadık Murat Kolhan | March 6, 2018 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Phi - Episode 1 Can Manay, one of the country's most well-known psychiatrists, crosses the path with the young ballerina Duru. Can is almost fascinated by the magnificent beauty of Duru, who lives with the musician's lover Deniz. |
March 31, 2017 |
| 2 |
Phi - Episode 2 Deciding to win Duru's heart, Can takes the time to reach his goal. With a game he plays, Can succeeds in infiltrating Duru and Deniz's lives as a reliable friend. |
March 31, 2017 |
| 3 |
Phi - Episode 3 Having won the friendship of Deniz by finding the sponsor for the end-of-year show, Can finds out that Duru has to attend elections to become the head dancer in his visit to the conservatory. |
March 31, 2017 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Chi - Episode 1 The real test is now starting for Can Manay, who has achieved the desire to obtain Duru. It continues from the place where the legend has adventure in his new season. |
November 9, 2017 |
| 2 |
Chi - Episode 2 The return of Deniz to Istanbul is a shock to Duru and Can. While Duru's reaction pushes Can into an unexpected move, Ozge's determination to build a new life will be tested with surprise. |
November 17, 2017 |
| 3 |
Chi - Episode 3 Duru's response to Can's play has consequences that he can not compute. Sadik also has to pay the price of the game he played to Özge. Nothing will be like the old one anymore. |
November 24, 2017 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Rätsel... Whilst exploring a Sage's Puzzle in England with Jin in the hopes of recovering his memory, Kaito stumbles upon an unsolved puzzle, having assumed Jin had already solved all of them. Solving the puzzle with ease, Kaito discovers a brooch with a cat engraved on it, which Jin takes an interest in. Later, they, along with Nonoha and Rook, go to the Fool's Puzzle where Kaito and Rook previously faced off against each other, where they encounter a strange girl named Raetsel, who takes the brooch and runs off with Jin inside the puzzle, activating its traps. Back in Japan, a man named Johan Seigmund Enigma appears before the other Phi Brain children, attaching an explosive puzzle on Cubic's back, stating his intent to annihilate all puzzlers, claiming it to be Jin's desire. After the bomb is disarmed, Enigma leaves whilst his accomplace, Whodunnit, challenges the others to a puzzle. Meanwhile, Kaito's group arrive at a room with many doors, with Raetsel tasking them with finding the correct door before the ceiling collapses, claiming that Jin hated puzzles. |
October 6, 2013 |
| 2 |
You Know Nothing Thanks to Kaito's deductions and Nonoha's memory, their group manages to find the correct exit and escape. Afterwards, Raetsel takes everyone to her personal boat, where she shows them a feed of Gammon's group as they face Whodunnit's puzzle, where they must arrange cubes successfully or else be electrocuted. Working together, they deduce the colors of the cube are a clue to numbers in a magic square puzzle, managing to solve it with a second to spare. Although Raetsel leaves Jin with Kaito and the others, they are left uncertain by how the Master Brains, who target puzzlers for bounty rewards, claim to be contracted by Jin. |
October 13, 2013 |
| 3 |
Even So, I'll Believe As Raetsel transfers into Root Academy, Gammon spots Jin behaving rather oddly, uncertain whether or not to believe either Kaito or Ratesel. Later, a Master Brain posing as Jin appears before Kaito, challenging him to a Fool's Puzzle in which he much navigate a sliding puzzle maze within a time limit or else fall to his death. As Kaito comes close to solving it, the fake Jin blows out one of the rooms, preventing him from reaching the exit, as well as tilting the maze. However, Kaito manages to take advantage of risky nature and reach the maze's goal in time. |
October 20, 2013 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | puhutv |
|---|---|
| First aired | March 31, 2017 |
| Last aired | March 9, 2018 |
| Runtime | 75 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Friday at 21:00:00 |