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Part-Time Wife

Part-Time Wife (Istri Paruh Waktu) is a 2026 Indonesian drama series created by Manoj Punjabi and directed by Sanjeev Ram Kishan, released on Netflix. Its 60 episodes follow Riska, a chief executive whose marriage to Adimas collapses as she investigates his affair with Andini.¹^•² The same title also belongs to a 1961 British comedy film and a 1925 American silent film, which are covered at the end of this article.

Key fact	Detail
Original title	Istri Paruh Waktu (Indonesian)³
Format	60 episodes of roughly 45 to 55 minutes each¹^•⁴
Release	April 26, 2026 on Netflix (some listings give April 27); April 28 on the Indonesian channel MDTV²^•³
Lead cast	Arifin Putra (Adimas), Audi Marissa (Riska), Kiara McKenna (Adelina), La Rheina Isabelle Bishop (Andini)⁵
Production	MD Entertainment; creator Manoj Punjabi, executive producer Shania Punjabi, writer Tisa TS²^•⁵
Ratings	TV-PG (United States); PG with mild themes (Australia); "upsetting scenes" advice (United Kingdom)²^•⁶^•⁴
Country and language	Indonesia; Indonesian audio with English and Indonesian subtitles⁶^•⁷

Spoilers

Premise

The series centers on Riska, a successful chief executive played by Audi Marissa, whose marriage to Adimas, played by Arifin Putra, begins to fall apart after seven years when she starts to suspect him of having an affair during his business trips.³ Netflix's summary describes the premise identically: having been married for years, Riska begins to notice flaws in the ideal existence she leads, while her spouse, worn down by her achievements and by disrespect from her parents, allows his affections to wander.¹

After Riska's suspicions prove correct, she seizes command of events, laying snares that will reveal what has really been going on, as Adimas and Andini, the woman he is having an affair with, work to keep their affair hidden.³ The early episodes build the investigation step by step: Riska sets traps and finds proof in episode 5, tracks Adimas to a hotel in episode 6, duplicates a mysterious key from his bag in episode 8, hires a private detective and plants a wiretapping device in his office in episode 10, and finally sets an elaborate hotel trap with proof in hand in episode 20.⁸

Story development

The middle of the season widens the conflict beyond the affair. Adimas's business debts bring debt collectors and a harsh ultimatum from Riska's father Hartawan, and Riska's confidant Wahyu collects photographic evidence for a divorce petition.⁸ Episode 46 states the underlying grievance directly: Riska and Adimas' conflict escalates as Adimas resents his wife's success and her family's pressure.⁸

The amnesia arc. In the final stretch the story turns on Adimas losing his memory. A rain-soaked drive ends in disaster in episode 42, and by episode 44 Riska searches for her missing husband, unaware he is nearby in the same crowd with no memory of who she is.⁸ Andini exploits the situation: she manipulates Adimas toward an official marriage in episode 51, pays Nathan to forge a video that rewrites Adimas' memories in episode 54, and in episode 59 arrives at the hospital with a marriage officiant as his memories blur.⁸

Production and release

The series was produced by MD Entertainment, whose chief executive and founder Manoj Punjabi is credited as creator and producer; Shania Punjabi served as executive producer and Tisa TS as writer.²^•⁵^•³ Punjabi described the series as built around character rather than plot, saying the character drives the story, and said the show explores hidden sides of marriage that are usually not discussed openly.⁹ Audi Marissa, who has played betrayed wives before, said her Riska was written as strong and smart rather than weak and helpless.⁹

Release dates. Rotten Tomatoes and Netflix list the release date as April 26, 2026.² Indonesian and Indian coverage states the series reached Netflix on April 27, 2026, followed by the Indonesian channel MDTV on April 28; the MDTV and Netflix collaboration was described as the fifth project between the two.³^•¹⁰ Netflix lists the show under the tags Scandalous, Romantic, Soap Opera, Keeping Secrets, Indonesian, Marriage, and Drama.⁷

Classification and reception

The British Board of Film Classification classified the season's episodes on April 25, 2026 for VOD/streaming distribution by Netflix, Inc., with the consumer advice "upsetting scenes"; individual episodes run from about 45 to 55 minutes, with episode 1 at 55 minutes 3 seconds and episode 60 at 47 minutes 14 seconds.⁴ In Australia, Season 1 Episodes 1-55 received a PG rating with the consumer advice "mild themes", a total listed duration of 2,682 minutes, and industry details recording Indonesia as the country of origin and Indonesian as the language.⁶ Age ratings elsewhere include TV-PG in the United States, U/A 13+ in India, and 10-12PG in South Africa.¹¹

Audience response was divided. Rotten Tomatoes recorded no critic reviews and fewer than 50 audience ratings for the season.⁸ Viewer reviews on the platform described the show as gripping despite not being in English, with one viewer reporting daily viewing through episode 60 and expecting more episodes because of how the season ended.⁸ Flixboss records an IMDb score of 5.4 for the series.¹¹

Other works titled Part-Time Wife

Part-Time Wife (1961). A British black-and-white comedy, 70 minutes long, produced by Danziger Productions Ltd. and British Lion Films. An insurance salesman, Tom, and his wife Jenny struggle through their first years of marriage; Tom's old army friend Drew, a bachelor who will inherit his uncle's car-hire firm only when he is respectably married, persuades Jenny to masquerade as his wife. It was released in Great Britain on December 1, 1961, and rated PG in Britain.¹² The film has been repeated on the British channel Talking Pictures TV.¹³

The Part Time Wife (1925). An American silent film from Lumas Film Corp., directed by Henry McCarty from a story by Peggy Gaddis, starring Alice Calhoun as screen star Doris Fuller and Robert Ellis as her newspaper-man husband Kenneth Scott. The plot deals with the marital troubles of a couple whose income gap runs against convention; the catch line in the trade press asked what happens when a wife's income is larger than her husband's.¹⁴

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 25, 2026 · Edited: Oct 15, 2026; Oct 25, 2026; Nov 1, 2026 · Last review: Oct 25, 2026

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