Director: Atilla Cengiz, Irmak Çengel
Cast: Aybüke Yılmaz, Emre Özmen, Hilal Tüfek, Ufuk Kaplan
Kuma – The Other Wife is a 2025 Turkish drama series directed by Atilla Cengiz and Irmak Çengel, following a young woman who finds herself ensnared in a web of accusation and forced into an arranged marriage at the heart of a grieving, suspicious family.
What is Kuma The Other Wife about?
When a woman is wrongly accused of killing a man, the consequences spiral far beyond any courtroom verdict. Desperate and with few options, she agrees to become the second wife of the dead man's brother — entering a household already fractured by loss, rivalry, and unspoken secrets. The arrangement forces both parties into an uneasy proximity, where trust is impossible but survival demands it. As the household's tensions surface — between wives, between siblings, between loyalty and truth — the heroine must decide how long she can keep her own story buried. The series builds its tension slowly, letting domestic drama and moral ambiguity carry the weight rather than plot twists.
Cast & crew
Aybüke Yılmaz leads the cast as the embattled young woman at the centre of every conflict, bringing emotional restraint to a role that could easily tip into melodrama. Emre Özmen plays the brother-husband whose suspicion and grief keep him volatile. Hilal Tüfek and Ufuk Kaplan round out the family circle, each character carrying history that complicates every scene.
Context & significance
Turkish drama has become appointment viewing for Persian-speaking audiences around the world, and Kuma taps directly into themes that resonate across cultures: family honour, a woman cornered by circumstance, and the quiet power struggles inside a household. For diaspora viewers, the story of a woman rebuilding her life inside an institution she did not choose carries weight that transcends its Turkish setting. The series is available on K-Time with full Persian dubbing, which means viewers who prefer to watch in their native language can follow every emotional beat without compromise. Its soap-drama pacing suits both weekly viewing sessions and binge watching.
Where & how to watch
Kuma – The Other Wife is available on K-Time with Persian dubbing and Persian subtitles. Watch on the web browser, your television, or your phone — no VPN needed, no geo-blocking, and no extra download required. Subscribe and cancel anytime.