Not a Stranger
Not a Stranger
TV ShowReturning Series

Not a Stranger

8.0 / 10 · 63 votes
TV-MA
2026
1 season
8 episodes
Drama

After giving birth, painter Funda put her career on hold to focus on her child. Ready to return to painting, she finally finds the nanny she has been searching for: Nazlı. But the mysterious and increasingly unsettling woman soon begins to disrupt the seemingly peaceful lives of Funda and her husband İlker. What begins as a simple employment arrangement develops into a dangerous psychological game in which desire, secrets and loyalty are put to the test.

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Seasons

  • Episode 1

    1.Episode 1

    6.8
    17-09-202648 min

    Struggling to keep her marriage alive, Funda is overcome with the stresses of first-time motherhood, until the perfect caretaker walks into her life.

  • Episode 2

    2.Episode 2

    7.0
    17-09-202646 min

    Funda's hunger to get back in her art studio is enough to overlook the details of İlker's confession… But is there more to his story?

  • Episode 3

    3.Episode 3

    7.0
    17-09-202649 min

    While Funda makes an effort to get to know Nazlı a bit better, İlker tries to keep his distance but can't help keeping a watchful eye on her.

  • Episode 4

    4.Episode 4

    7.0
    17-09-202654 min

    Funda can't wait to leave town for work when her in-laws drop in for a visit, but İlker escapes the crossfire by getting lost in old memories.

  • Episode 5

    5.Episode 5

    8.2
    17-09-202658 min

    Returning to her studio, Funda gets the sense that something is off. Ridden with guilt and fear, Nazlı attempts to sidestep her suspicions.

  • Episode 6

    6.Episode 6

    7.0
    17-09-202651 min

    With Emre's life on the line, Nazlı is consumed by memories of her own accident. İlker worries that Emre will wake up and divulge his secret.

  • Episode 7

    7.Episode 7

    7.0
    17-09-202654 min

    As her exhibition prepares to launch, Funda is unable to shake the events leading up to Emre's fate and all she has come to know about her husband.

  • Episode 8

    8.Episode 8

    7.0
    17-09-202642 min

    As everything she's built goes up in flames, Funda seeks help, realizing that her mental state has become a danger to her life and her family.

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