The Genius (2024)
Devran, a mathematical prodigy, has made a groundbreaking discovery in his doctoral thesis. He plans to go to U.S with his childhood love, Esme, after getting a university scholarship. However, the only person Devran wants to impress with this success is his father Iskender, who abandoned his family years ago. While protecting his family from Iskender, Devran struggles to stop his younger brother, Boran, from getting involved with their father, who already has plans for Boran. Devran’s plans have to change after Boran enters Iskender’s world.
The Genius: Season 1 - 12 Episode s
1x1 - Episode 1
September 22, 2024
Devran, a math genius, is planning to go to America with his childhood love, Esme, after receiving a university scholarship for his groundbreaking doctoral thesis. However, he wishes that only one person hears about his widely talked-about success: his father, İskender, who abandoned him and his family years ago. Despite his efforts to keep his family away from İskender, Devran cannot prevent his youngest brother, Boran, from being drawn to him. İskender, on the other hand, has a different purpose for his son Boran, who has reappeared in his life after many years. As Boran enters İskender’s world, Devran’s plans are forced to change.
1x2 - Episode 2
September 29, 2024
When Devran confronts his father for Boran's revenge, he has already set up his plan. İskender gets involved in these plans without knowing that it is Devran. Cesur learns a surprising piece of information about Hakim, who is under close surveillance. This information strengthens his hand against Hakim. Esme worries that Devran's plans will lure her into İskender's world, and Sofi's advice is not enough to stop Devran. İskender has a surprise encounter as a result of trusting Devran, whom he does not know who he is.
1x3 - Episode 3
October 6, 2024
Devran's plans to bring justice for his family do not go as hoped. Bringing İskender home disrupts everyone. Moreover, when faced with the ruthlessness of the consequences of the game he played with İskender, he is forced to collaborate with him this time. Gülce confronts Aysel to ensure that Devran does not waste İskender once again, facing her old traumas in the process. While Esme tries to help her recover, she warns Devran more harshly this time. Devran must trust İskender to finish what he started. But İskender uses this trust to take brutal revenge on Devran. This time, the one trying to stop İskender is someone no one would expect.
1x4 - Episode 4
October 13, 2024
Devran, who is trying to take precautions for the leverage he gained after Iskender was shot, attempts to launder the money piled up in front of his house, with the uneasiness of knowing his father so well. On the one hand, he takes action to prove Iskender's connection with Boran's death and asks Esme for help with the evidence he obtained. After his forced partnership with Iskender, Devran is forced to involve the locals in the money laundering business. Iskender makes a new move to secure himself, but this time Devran takes his steps much more firmly. When the money was transferred to Karga's account, Devran not only avenged his mother's past revenge but also managed to introduce evidence that would disturb first Cesur and then Iskender.
1x5 - Episode 5
October 20, 2024
Devran's victory creates such a rout in Iskender that this time he decides to give his son some harsh fatherly advice. When Devran thinks he is the closest to Boran's murderer, he is shocked by Cesur's move without anyone noticing. When Devran, in the enthusiasm of victory, is forced to invest his last chance in an option that he sees at the end of the rope, it is Iskender's turn to give a lesson. This time, Sofi is the one who passes the paternity test and rushes to Devran's aid, but Iskender is not finished with Devran yet.
1x6 - Episode 6
October 27, 2024
The family is horrified when they see the new owners of the house, but the Karga threat to Devran forces Gülce to turn a blind eye to this situation. Devran decides to act in a more planned manner after Iskender's betrayal and starts working with Karga again. Devran manages to track down Boran's murderer and remind Iskender of himself at the same time. In response, Imre also enters the game and takes action to hit Devran from the point where he says he is strongest. Thereupon, while Devran is in the middle of a great chaos, he receives the news from Tim and the evidence that Cesur hid from him.
1x7 - Episode 7
November 3, 2024
Having come face-to-face with his brother's killer, Devran realizes that Cesur is far more entangled in the situation than he initially thought and confronts him, though he's still distant from the killer himself. When Iskender learns that Karga has invested in Hakim's failed company, he worries that Karga will no longer work with him and blames Devran for this setback. Deciding it's time to find a new partner, Iskender plans to exploit the vulnerabilities within Devran's family. As Devran tries to close in on his target by pursuing Cesur, he also attempts to rescue Ceylan from her dilemma, but Iskender is already fueling these conflicts. Seizing a brief moment of weakness from Cesur, Devran embarks on a path from which there is no return.
1x8 - Episode 8
November 10, 2024
When Devran loses Çaglar, he finds himself in the unknown again on the road to Boran's murder, but now he is sure of Cesur's connection with this murder. Realizing that he should no longer act alone, he decides to change his method and asks for Sofi's support. While Iskender is about to tell Karga that he will not work with Devran anymore, Devran's unexpected move prevents Karga from giving up on him. Yaman, Ferman and Ceylan begin to be tested with money, Esme is aware of this and warns Devran about this. Devran, who is trying to get everywhere, makes an unexpected request from Karga with his plan.
1x9 - Episode 9
November 17, 2024
İskender starts working with Ferman for a grand opening. Meanwhile, Imre has already begun to confuse Ceylan by showing her his own world. Devran notices this and, after speaking with Imre, realizes that it will no longer be easy to stop İskender from infiltrating his family. He devises a new plan and sets out to sabotage the opening he learned about from Tim. When the judge learns that Karga has decided to look more closely into the Boran murder, he pressures Cesur. At İskender's request, Cesur clears the path that Devran obstructed, but this is not enough to stop Devran. On the day of the opening, a big surprise awaits Devran and his family, who gather to confront İskender.
1x10 - Episode 10
November 24, 2024
İskender cornered Devran by taking Ferman with him. Devran, planning to defeat İskender without harming Ferman, uncovers his latest scam with his intelligence. However, instead of confronting İskender directly this time, he takes a very different path. While asking Karga for help in finding Boran's killer, he also discovers a way to corner him, thanks to Imre. This, however, leads to a confrontation with Imre. Cornered, Karga comes face to face with İskender due to Devran's move. Although both Cesur and Hakim try to neutralize Karga as he gets closer to Boran's killer, they realize they underestimated his power. Thanks to Karga, Devran not only puts İskender in a difficult position but also remains one step away from Boran's killer.
1x11 - Episode 11
December 1, 2024
Devran arrives at the house where Boran was killed and encounters someone waiting for him there, falling victim to a setup and getting arrested. However, he turns this situation to his advantage in a way that allows him to find the real killer. With the bait he sets for İskender, Devran starts to piece everything together. Once everything is complete, he is no longer the old Devran. But with Sofi's support, he acts strategically without succumbing to his emotions and ensures a major confrontation with İskender and Hakim at Karga's house. However, he is not satisfied. He will make sure everyone responsible for Boran's death pays a price. He starts with İskender.
1x12 - Episode 12
December 8, 2024
When Devran leaves İskender surrounded by flames, he is already putting into motion a plan he had set up in advance. Although İskender manages to escape the fire, now he must find a way to free himself from Karga. Just as he starts to make an escape plan with a solution expected of him, unexpected doors slam shut in his face. Cesur reaches a point where he can no longer escape the truths about his family. This forces Devran to indirectly teach İskender a lesson, and this time, İskender is tested by Cesur.
The Genius: 1 Season
Actors in The Genius
Aras Bulut İynemli
Devran, Devran Karan
Uğur Polat
İskender Karan
Taner Ölmez
Cesur Karan
Onur Saylak
Ali Haydar
Melis Sezen
İmre
Ahsen Eroğlu
Esme
Seda Akman
Aysel Karan
Zuhal Gencer
Gülce Karan
Taner Rumeli
Karga
Emel Göksu
Cavidan Karan
Cenk Kangöz
Hakim
Oğulcan Arman Uslu
Ferman Karan
Umutcan Ütebay
Yaman Karan
Eylül Ersöz
Ceylan Karan
Çağrı Atakan
Kadir
Çağan Efe Ak
Boran Karan
Abdurrahman Yunusoğlu
Cengiz
Ömer Çavmak
Fatih Karan