Series synopsis
Ezel is a Turkish crime drama action & adventure television series that premiered on Show TV on September 28, 2009. It ended on June 20, 2011. It was created by Pınar Bulut, Kerem Deren. It stars Kenan İmirzalıoğlu, Cansu Dere, Yiğit Özşener and Barış Falay.
Ömer, a young man returning from military service, is set up by his friends and fiancé and ends up in prison for ten years. He fakes his own death and manages to escape. He re-creates himself as ‘Ezel’, a high-end gambler who is outwardly a successful man, but inwardly driven by one thing - his determination to understand why the people he loved betrayed him, and take his revenge.
Premise
Ömer, a young man returning from military service, is set up by his friends and fiancé and ends up in prison for ten years. He fakes his own death and manages to escape. He re-creates himself as ‘Ezel’, a high-end gambler who is outwardly a successful man, but inwardly driven by one thing - his determination to understand why the people he loved betrayed him, and take his revenge.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Kenan İmirzalıoğlu as Ezel Bayraktar
- Cansu Dere as Eyşan Tezcan Atay
- Yiğit Özşener as Cengiz Atay
- Barış Falay as Ali Kırgız
- Kemal Uçar as Mert Uçar
- Sarp Akkaya as Tevfik Zaim
- Tuncel Kurtiz as Ramiz Karaeski
- Güray Kip as Kamil Çalıca
Supporting cast
- Bade Işcil as Şebnem Sertuna
- Burçin Terzioğlu as Azad Karaeski
- Sedef Avci as Bahar Tezcan
- Haluk Bilginer as Kenan Birkan
- Nurhan Özenen as Selma Hüner
- Salih Kalyon as Serdar Tezcan
- Bayazıt Gülercan as Mümtaz Uçar
- Berrak Tüzünataç as Bade
- İpek Bilgin as Meliha Uçar
- Kıvanç Tatlıtuğ as Sekiz / Ramiz
- Hakan Kurtaş as Can Uçar
- Cahit Gök as Kenan Birkan (Young)
Guest cast
- Burak Alkaş as Taksici
- Güliz Gençoğlu
- Mesut Akusta as Komiser Serkan
- Hikmet Körmükçü
- Demir Parscan
- Damla Ersan
- Hüseyin Soysalan as Hayratlı Sait
- Ferhat Domurcuk as Av. Kerem
- Araz Alemfamian
- Hülya Duyar
- Cansu Fırıncı
- Cenan Çamyurdu as Prison Guard
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 71 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 33 | September 28, 2009 | June 21, 2010 |
| Season 2 | 38 | September 13, 2010 | June 20, 2011 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | September 28, 2009 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | October 5, 2009 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | October 12, 2009 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | September 13, 2010 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | September 20, 2010 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | September 27, 2010 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Show TV |
|---|---|
| First aired | September 28, 2009 |
| Last aired | June 20, 2011 |
| Runtime | 120 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Monday at 22:15:00 |