Series synopsis
Persona, also known as Şahsiyet is a Turkish animation action & adventure sci-fi & fantasy mystery drama television series that premiered on puhutv on March 17, 2018. It was created by Hakan Günday. It stars Haluk Bilginer, Erdal Özyağcılar, Şebnem Bozoklu and İlker Aksum.
Brothers Shin & Jun Kanzato return to their hometown of Ayanagi City to reunite with their older sibling & police chief Ryo. Shin grows suspicious when Ryo, knee-deep in a grisly murder case with impossible victims, tells the two to turn back. This suspicion deepens when Shin develops a mysterious ability called "Persona", and finds himself under assault by those with the same power.
Now Shin must uncover what exactly his brother is trying to protect him from. Who is the cause of the murders? A ...
Premise
Brothers Shin & Jun Kanzato return to their hometown of Ayanagi City to reunite with their older sibling & police chief Ryo. Shin grows suspicious when Ryo, knee-deep in a grisly murder case with impossible victims, tells the two to turn back. This suspicion deepens when Shin develops a mysterious ability called "Persona", and finds himself under assault by those with the same power.
Now Shin must uncover what exactly his brother is trying to protect him from. Who is the cause of the murders? And how does it relate to the incident 10 years ago that separated the brothers to begin with? Something sinister is afoot in Ayanagi City, and Shin is going to find out what... before it finds him first.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Haluk Bilginer as Agâh Beyoğlu
- Erdal Özyağcılar as Kader Kaytan
- Şebnem Bozoklu as Zuhal Çelik
- İlker Aksum as Ertan Çelik
- Recep Usta as Deva Çelik
- Doğu Aytun as Savcı Melih
- Cansu Dere as Nevra Elmas
- Müjde Ar as Nesrin
Supporting cast
- Metin Akdülger as Ateş Arbay
- Necip Memili as Tolga Yazgan
- İbrahim Selim as Sefa
- Fırat Topkorur as Firuz
- Ayşen İnci as Mebrure Beyoğlu
- Ceren Benderlioğlu
- İlkay Akdağlı
- Yılmaz Gruda
- Deniz Gökçer as Adile
- Ali Seçkiner Alıcı as Naim Türedi
- Avni Yalçın as Mehmet Yurtgil
- Okan Avcı as Tufan
Guest cast
- Ceren Benderlioğlu
- İlkay Akdağlı
- Yılmaz Gruda
- Deniz Gökçer as Adile
- Ali Seçkiner Alıcı as Naim Türedi
- Avni Yalçın as Mehmet Yurtgil
- Okan Avcı as Tufan
- Cem Baza as Salih Güden
- Recep Sarı as Nazif/Naz Çörtük
- Büşra Çam as Gonca
- Hüseyin Taş as Baba
- Murat Ergür as Doktor Nedim
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 22 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 12 | March 17, 2018 | June 8, 2018 |
| Season 2 | 10 | November 13, 2023 | January 7, 2024 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Agâh Beyoglu is upset by his initial diagnosis of Alzheimer. Agâh recognizes that forgotten is an opportunity to commit a murder that he has planned for years but is constantly delaying. |
March 17, 2018 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 The murder that Agâh had committed is the first ring of a chain of murders. Nevra finds a message on victim that her name is written. She quits resigning from her job. |
March 17, 2018 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 An important common point between Nevra's with Agâh, who has been lost in an inquiry filled with dead ends, will emerge. |
March 17, 2018 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | November 13, 2023 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | November 13, 2023 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | November 20, 2023 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | puhutv |
|---|---|
| First aired | March 17, 2018 |
| Last aired | January 7, 2024 |
| Runtime | 67 minutes |
| Status | continue |
| Schedule | Sunday at 21:00:00 |