The Turkish series “Şahane Hayatım” premiered its first episode on November 1, 2023, on NOW TV. It features a cast of colorful Turkish actors in leading roles.
Starring Hilal Altınbilek, Onur Tuna, and Yiğit Özşener, the series is a thrilling and exciting story filled with intrigue, love, and suspense. It revolves around the shocking story of Şebnem, who has faced great injustices in life, worked hard to overcome them, and done what was necessary along the way, only to now try to escape her crime-filled past and live a splendid life.
Airing every Wednesday at 20:00 Turkey time, “Şahane Hayatım” has lower ratings compared to other series airing on the same day. Therefore, it may not be renewed for a second season.
Competing with “Şahane Hayatım” are series like “Kuruluş Osman,” “Sandık Kokusu,” and “Taş Kağıt Makas,” which are more popular and attract a larger audience.
Cast of “Şahane Hayatım”:
Şebnem Gümuşcü (HİLAL ALTINBİLEK)
In high society, Şebnem is a prominent figure; she has a dream-like house, a spouse beyond her ideals, and two wonderful children. Living life to the fullest, this young woman has managed to bend her unfortunate beginnings to her will, coming from the depths to the heights with the motto “if everyone calls you a bandit, maybe you should be one.” However, this glamorous life begins to leak under the shadow of Şebnem’s dark side. For the first time, she finds herself walking on an unforeseen path.
Mesut Öztürkmen (Onur Tuna)
Mesut is a charismatic police officer who is admired by women around him for his intelligence and charm. After studying psychology, he chose to become a policeman. He successfully carries out his profession with his sharp mind and stubbornness. His deep and meaningful gaze makes the person in front of him question themselves. Although he has never had a deep relationship before, his new duty opens the doors to another life for him. Mesut dedicates himself to deciphering the mystery of the person in front of him in the dilemmas he has never experienced before. However, things will not go as he expected.
Onur Gümuşcü (YİĞİT ÖZŞENER)
In his early forties, Onur Gümuşcü is the sole heir of the Gümuşcü Family, born into a privileged life, raised with love and affection, a lucky minority. Onur, who owns energy companies, is always in the spotlight with his style, smile, athletic build, and posture. Although he is satisfied with his life as a “family man” after marriage, a shadow from the past reminds Onur of the times when adrenaline filled him and all the spotlights were not on his children but on him.
Niyazi Adalı (SERKAN KESKİN)
Niyazi is one of the anti-heroes of Şebnem’s forgettable days in Izmir. He knows Şebnem from her childhood. Whenever he sees the girl in her childhood, he pushes and bullies her, robs her of her money. Years later, when Şebnem is now Şebnem Gümuşcü, he faces Şebnem. He threatens her with the past, tries to extort money. However, things do not go as Niyazi expected. From that day on, Niyazi will be someone Şebnem “talks to” in her garden.
Meli̇sa Özsoy (Nesrin Cavadzade)
Melisa is a charming woman who stands out immediately with her lively attitude, captivating looks, and fashion icon style. Like Onur, she has received a good education and comes from a wealthy family. She is a very suitable candidate for Aysel’s daughter-in-law criteria. Melisa had a crazy relationship with Onur in the past, but this story ended with an unhappy ending for Melisa when Onur fell in love with Şebnem. Like every toxic person, not accepting that the relationship is over, Melisa, with Aysel’s support, reappears in front of Onur. Things get complicated at this point.
Aysel Gümüşçü (Sumru Yavrucuk)
Aysel, the queen of society before Şebnem; in her early sixties, she is the charismatic mother of the Gümuşcü Family, dignified, cultured, knowledgeable. She takes care of Onur, but not with sticky love, but with a “cool” attitude that suits her. Since she comes from a wealthy family, she has never wanted Şebnem from the beginning. However, she does not want to create an image that blocks her only son’s desire, so she does not want to create an image that blocks her only son’s desire, so she recreates Şebnem as a “suitable bride” for herself. It always bothers her that Şebnem comes from the lower class, and she always tries to weaken her and work to remove her from their lives. At this very point, the shadow of the past knocks on the door. Aysel; to protect family names and to regain her own throne, she starts a struggle with Şebnem.