Legacy

The story of Yaman, a successful businessman who is incapable of love because of his traumatic childhood. There is only one person that he feels something for, his young nephew Yusuf. When Yusuf's mother dies unexpectedly, his aunt Seher, a beautiful, courageous young woman, moves into the family mansion to take care of him.

Legacy (Emanet) (2020-2024) is a Turkish melodrama serial created for Kanal 7 and produced by Karamel Production. Businessman Yaman (Halil İbrahim Ceyhan) is emotionally shut off because of a traumatic childhood, and his only real attachment is his young nephew Yusuf (Berat Rüzgar Özkan). When Yusuf's mother dies suddenly, the beautiful and courageous Seher (Sıla Türkoğlu) moves into the family mansion to care for the boy, and her presence unsettles the household's balance of power. The engine of the show is the slow erosion of Yaman's defenses, carried by daily family confrontations, rival relatives, loyalty tests and romantic tension that builds over hundreds of episodes. Binnaz Ekren as Adalet and Ömer Gecü as Cenger anchor the wider household's alliances and grudges. The series spans four seasons and roughly 738 episodes in a serialized, continuing story where each stretch of the plot raises the emotional stakes. Its tone is melodramatic and sentimental, with wistful longing, domestic tension and moments of cathartic release. Its setting is a contemporary Turkish milieu centered on a single wealthy household. Fans of Dynasty, Kara Sevda and Pandora's Box will find resonance in its blend of family rivalry, class tension and sweeping romance.

Audience reception of this long-running Turkish melodrama is negative, with viewers faulting its stretched storyline and repetitive emotional conflicts.

• Kara Sevdaturkish melodrama, family secrets, romance and class tension in a wealthy household
• Dynastylong-running serialized soap with family rivalry and romance under a single household roof
• Pandora's Boxtangled family dynasty drama with power struggles and star-crossed romance

Release Date

2020-09-07

Episode runtime

60 min

Rating

6.1 / 10 (84)

What is Legacy about?

A wealthy businessman who cannot love is drawn back toward feeling by his nephew and the courageous young aunt who moves into the family mansion to raise him.

What is Legacy like to watch?

Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Legacy as slow, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.

Is Legacy violent?

Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Legacy as mild.

What did critics think of Legacy?

Audience reception of this long-running Turkish melodrama is negative, with viewers faulting its stretched storyline and repetitive emotional conflicts.

Which shows are like Legacy?

Shows with a similar feel include Kara Sevda, Dynasty, and Pandora's Box.

How long is Legacy?

Legacy: 4 seasons, 738 episodes.

Is Legacy still running?

No, Legacy has ended.