Underground

What it’s about

Haydar Ali Aslan avenges the killing of his family and receives a prison sentence. Behind bars, he crosses paths with the leaders of Turkey's most powerful criminal organisation. The intelligence services enlist him to bring the cartel down from within, which means gaining the confidence of its merciless chief. After three years, he is released, but the cruelest complication is waiting: the woman he has never stopped loving has become that same chief's wife.

What hooks you

Deniz Can Aktaş plays Haydar Ali Aslan, with Uraz Kaygılaroğlu as Bozkurt Hanoglu and Devrim Özkan as Halide Ceylan. Murat Öztürk directs from a screenplay by Berna Aruz, and Çağlar Haznedaroğlu provides the music. The 2026 Turkish production spans 16 episodes.

Who it’s for

It suits viewers who enjoy crime dramas where loyalty and betrayal are tightly wound together, and those drawn to stories of love lost to circumstance.