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Jalinan Terlarang

Jalinan Terlarang is a 2025 Indonesian drama series produced as a Vidio Original, following Syafa, a wife who takes in her younger brother's pregnant girlfriend and watches the woman draw close to her husband. It stars Marshanda as Syafa, Dimas Anggara as her husband Rangga, and Maria Theodore as Gina, and it ran for 10 episodes on the streaming platform Vidio.¹

Key fact	Detail
Format	Vidio Original Series, 10 episodes, rated 18+, drama and romance²
Premiere	2 October 2025, exclusive to Vidio, with the first two episodes free¹^•³
Production	Screenplay Films; directors John De Rantau and Angling Sagaran¹
Writers	Sonakshi Khandelwal, Ario Sasongko, and Keke Mayang⁴
Lead cast	Marshanda (Syafa), Dimas Anggara (Rangga), Maria Theodore (Gina), Kiesha Alvaro (Fahri)⁵
Recognition	Most Watched Drama Series 2025 at Vidio Slate 2025⁶
IMDb rating	7.8/10 from 30 user votes⁷

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Premise

Syafa has been married to Rangga for 11 years and carries the family's finances, supporting her own household as well as her mother, her older brother Al and his family, and her younger brother Fahri.¹ The couple has no children; after a failed IVF attempt, Syafa decides to adopt the baby of Gina, her brother's girlfriend.²

The crisis begins when Fahri impregnates Gina. Gina's father Richard demands an abortion, and Syafa pleads with him to let the pregnancy continue, promising to raise the child and keep the matter secret. Gina then moves into Syafa's home until the birth.⁸

Rangga, initially cold toward Gina, softens as he is repeatedly asked to help care for her during the pregnancy. The growing closeness turns into a forbidden attraction, and without Syafa's knowledge her husband begins an affair with the woman living under her own roof.¹ As the story develops, Rangga tries to redeem himself while Gina refuses to end the relationship, and the situation exposes dark secrets from the past.⁴^•²

Cast

The main roles are played by Marshanda as Syafa, Dimas Anggara as Rangga, Maria Theodore as Gina, Kiesha Alvaro as Fahri, Rizky Alatas as Marwan, Ria Probo as Rani, and Adhitya Alkatiri as Al.⁵ Supporting players named in the press materials include Dini Hanipha as Merry, Dessyree as Dina, Okan Cornelius as Richard, Zalika Wungguli as Ara, and Amanda Gondowijoyo as Manda.⁹

The series marked Marshanda's first appearance in a Vidio Original Series, following her role in the infidelity-themed film Melawan Pelakor.¹⁰ Producer Andre Awe explained at a press conference at XXI Senayan City, Jakarta, on 25 September 2025 that the episode count was raised from 8 to 10 because the many characters, each with their own problems, needed more room.⁹

Production and release

The series was produced by Screenplay Films (also reported as Screenplay Pictures) and directed by John De Rantau and Angling Sagaran, with a screenplay by Sonakshi Khandelwal, Ario Sasongko, and Keke Mayang.¹^•⁴ Filming took about 40 days, beginning 17–18 May 2025, with locations spread across the Jabodetabek area around Jakarta.⁴

New episodes were released weekly, every Thursday at 07:00 WIB, exclusively on Vidio.¹¹ The first two episodes were free to watch, and the tenth and final episode was scheduled for 27 November 2025 for regular subscribers, while Vidio Express users could watch it a week earlier, on 20 November 2025.³ JustWatch lists the runtime of the season as 47 minutes per episode.¹²

Reception

At the Vidio Slate 2025 event, Jalinan Terlarang received the Most Watched Drama Series 2025 award; it was one of seven Vidio Original Series titles Screenplay produced in 2025, alongside Santri Pilihan Bunda, Theo & Ruza, Roman Dendam, Cinta Dalam Sujudku, Pertaruhan The Series 3, and Sugar Baby.⁶ On IMDb the series holds a 7.8/10 rating based on 30 votes.⁷

In November 2025 the production company PT Screenplay Production received a somasi, a formal legal demand, from the law office of Bambang Supriadi and Partner in Batam. The office's head, Bambang Supriadi S.H., M.H., said the firm's official letterhead appeared in episode 8 of the series, at the 47th minute 33 seconds and the 48th minute 19 seconds, without permission. As of the report on 27 November 2025, no official response from PT Screenplay Production had been issued.¹³

References

Topic: Encyclopedia › Arts and culture › Screen and stage › Film and television › Series and fictional screen worlds › Unscripted, reality, and web-native series › Web-native and streaming-original series › Comedy, drama, and general-genre web series › Premiered 2022 to 2026

Initially written Oct 3, 2026 · Reviewed: Oct 3, 2026; Oct 25, 2026 · Edited: Oct 3, 2026; Oct 25, 2026; Nov 1, 2026 · Last review: Oct 25, 2026

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