Series synopsis
Gilded Lies, also known as Rüya Gibi is a Turkish drama comedy television series that premiered on Show TV on December 2, 2025. It ended on March 1, 2026. It was created by Emre Özdür, Hazar Kozice, Ezgi Esen. It stars Seda Bakan, Uğur Güneş, Ahsen Eroğlu and Emre Bey.
While working as a hairdresser in an Istanbul suburb, Aydan finds herself the owner of a luxury beauty salon. Her shadowy new boss is Emir, a mysterious businessman about whom no one knows anything. As Aydan struggles to adapt to Emir's world, she's also forced to contend with the troubles caused by her reluctant partner, Çiğdem, a vagrant who grew up in an orphanage. Efe, the reckless police officer who follows Emir, inevitably crosses paths with Çiğdem and the hairdresser. Amidst all this chao ...
Premise
While working as a hairdresser in an Istanbul suburb, Aydan finds herself the owner of a luxury beauty salon. Her shadowy new boss is Emir, a mysterious businessman about whom no one knows anything. As Aydan struggles to adapt to Emir's world, she's also forced to contend with the troubles caused by her reluctant partner, Çiğdem, a vagrant who grew up in an orphanage. Efe, the reckless police officer who follows Emir, inevitably crosses paths with Çiğdem and the hairdresser. Amidst all this chaos, Aydan seeks solace in her dear friend, manicurist Fiko, while her ex-husband, talented hairdresser Tarık, who can't stomach Aydan's new world of luxury, finds himself facing a new problem every day.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Seda Bakan as Aydan
- Uğur Güneş as Emir Baran
- Ahsen Eroğlu as Çiğdem
- Emre Bey as Efe
- Şebnem Bozoklu as Fikriye
- Yeliz Korkmaz as Sezen
- Menderes Samancılar as Muhittin
Guest cast
- Ferzan Hekimoğlu as Merve
- Gökberk Demirci as Bora
- Aslı Melisa Uzun as Zahide Melek
- Alya Şahinler as Alya
- Kerim İlhan as Berk
- Alper Kut as Boris
- Enes Bay as Yiğit
- Taylan Güldere as Okan
- Furkan Murat Uğur as Mete
- Büşra Ayata as Aylin
- Aslıhan Çelik as Ela
- Sercan Bayhan as Cemo
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 13 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 13 | December 2, 2025 | March 1, 2026 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Aydan is a talented but repressed hairdresser who has lived in the shadow of her husband, Tarık, for years. Her life is turned upside down when she learns that Tarık has an illegitimate daughter. Tormented by guilt, Aydan reaches out to Çido, Tarık's daughter who grew up in an orphanage, while simultaneously trying to build a new life for herself. At a yacht party where she's invited to work as a hairdresser, she meets the mysterious businessman Emir. Unbeknownst to her, Aydan, along with her best friend Çido and her manicurist friend Fiko, has stepped into a dangerous and irreversible world. |
December 2, 2025 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Aydan, who sets out to make up for Emir's missing money, receives another unexpected blow from Tarık. Now, Aydan has no choice but to run the luxury hair salon with Çido and pay off her debts. With the support of her old friend Fiko and Zeynep, the salon opens with great enthusiasm. On the surface, things are going well, but a dark secret lies beneath this glittering beginning. Aydan is eager to pay off her debts and leave, but Emir, impressed by her hard work and her protection of Çido from the police, has much bigger plans for Aydan. |
December 9, 2025 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Emir, impressed by Aydan's loyalty, offers her a dangerous partnership she can't refuse. As Aydan and Çido embark on a mysterious and perilous journey, the hair salon becomes the new headquarters of Emir's underground empire. Aydan tries to protect her friends and her daughter Sezen from this dark world, while also taking complete control by having the final say against Tarık. The "Hanımeli Hair Salon" era for Aydan and Çido is about to begin with a grand opening, but the news brought by Commissioner Efe casts a shadow over everything. |
December 16, 2025 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Show TV |
|---|---|
| First aired | December 2, 2025 |
| Last aired | March 1, 2026 |
| Runtime | 140 minutes |
| Status | ended |