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Not a Stranger (2026)

  • Drama
  • 1 seasons
  • TV-MA age guide

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.

Created byTuğba Doğan

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