Series synopsis
Lovers & Liars, also known as Sahtekarlar is a Turkish drama crime television series that premiered on FOX on October 12, 2025. It ended on March 14, 2026. It was created by Sema Ergenekon. It stars Burak Deniz, Hilal Altınbilek, Tamer Levent and Perihan Savaş.
Ertan Aydin is one of Istanbul’s top lawyers, confident, calculating, and trained by his father to win at any cost. When his father dies suddenly, Ertan learns he was hiding a secret that could upend everything he thought he knew about himself. To protect that secret, Ertan enlists Asya, a street-smart con artist struggling to keep her family afloat. Together, they stage a dangerous deception inside one of the country’s most powerful families. Asya thinks she’s using Ertan to escape her debts. E ...
Premise
Ertan Aydin is one of Istanbul’s top lawyers, confident, calculating, and trained by his father to win at any cost. When his father dies suddenly, Ertan learns he was hiding a secret that could upend everything he thought he knew about himself. To protect that secret, Ertan enlists Asya, a street-smart con artist struggling to keep her family afloat. Together, they stage a dangerous deception inside one of the country’s most powerful families. Asya thinks she’s using Ertan to escape her debts. Ertan thinks he’s using her to protect his name. But the game quickly turns personal, as lies become leverage, alliances shift, and emotions cloud the plan. In a world where truth is just another trick, Ertan and Asya will learn that the biggest con may be the one they’re playing on themselves.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Burak Deniz as Ertan
- Hilal Altınbilek as Asya
- Tamer Levent as Hidayet
- Perihan Savaş as Hüma
- Uğur Aslan as Önder
- Can Bartu Arslan as Taha
- Mustafa Avkıran as Eyüp
- Ersin Arıcı as Eymir
Supporting cast
- Elçin Afacan as Feray
- Berk Hakman as Koray
- Yüsra Geyik as Kıvılcım
- Naz Göktan as Neslihan
- Neşe Baykent as Fidan
- Nur Yazar as Gülten
- İpek Özağan as Simla
- Ebru Şam as Yıldız
- Alican Altun as Yasin
- Haluk Bilginer as Kadir
- Zeynep Utku as Dilek
- Ezgi Kaya as İrem
Guest cast
- Ayda Aksel as Mediha Paşazade
- Yiğit Kirazcı
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 22 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 22 | October 12, 2025 | March 14, 2026 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Trap Asya and Ertan, who have long lost their trust in life and people, will unknowingly create their own dilemmas while struggling to stay on their feet in the game they have built. Will Asya and Ertan who are so ambitious that they won’t hesitate to betray others for their own interests be able to emerge victorious from this game they’ve entered, or will the game consume them? |
October 12, 2025 |
| 2 |
Trust Game Hidayet is determined to introduce Asya to his children. This meeting ceremony is laden with new secrets and major events. The Bakizade siblings, who have understood their father’s game, have no intention of losing. Will Koray’s move bring an end to Ertan and Asya and to the game they have built? |
October 19, 2025 |
| 3 |
The Key Asya, who doesn't trust Ertan at all, decides to fend for herself. She needs to find the money quickly to pay off her debt to the loan shark Eyüp. To do this, she secretly begins searching for alternative ways to get the money. Ertan, in his quest to find his mother and recognize the father who abandoned him, has managed to become the Bakizade family's lawyer. However, Kadir, whom he believes to be his father, is not only the family's lawyer but also their accomplice. Ertan is devastated when he learns this. Furthermore, he is pressured by Hidayet to finish the job Kadir started. Enraged by Hidayet's behavior, Ertan decides to exit the game. He will also pay Asya her money. He begins taking all the necessary steps to do so, because remaining in the game has become increasingly dangerous for both of them. But the pit they've fallen into has already turned into a swamp that drags them both deeper and deeper. |
October 26, 2025 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | FOX |
|---|---|
| First aired | October 12, 2025 |
| Last aired | March 14, 2026 |
| Status | ended |