S1·E1 Episode 1

Episode recap

The television series Obsess begins in the year 2026 with its first episode. Burdened by his responsibilities and the ghosts of his past, a character named Talal returns to Kuwait for the first time in years. Upon this return home, lingering feelings continue to haunt him. This marks the beginning of a dark psychological journey that pulls Talal in, where the lines between guilt, desire, and his own disturbing impulses begin to blur. As long-buried emotions rise to the surface and feelings connected to a past love resurface, the darkness inside him grows stronger. What awaits him in the shadows begins to blur the line between guilt, desire, and something far more sinister as the darkness tightens its grip. Talal is ultimately forced to confront a terrifying question regarding whether he can free himself. The cast of the series includes Haya Abdulsalam, Yaqoub Al-Farhan as Talal, Layla Abdullah, Hussain Al-Mansour, and Asmahan Tawfiq, with additional cast members including Haya Abdel Salam and Ghada Almulla.