Letters from the Past: Release date news, cast details, streaming details, and more about the upcoming Netflix series

Netflix’s upcoming series Letters from the Past seems to be the perfect blend of teen drama, mystery, love, and familial values, all entangled in the web of the past and the future.

The Turkish series tells the story of a bunch of high schoolers in 2003, who are tasked with writing letters to their future selves in 2023. What starts as a simple literature exercise turns into a moment that changes their lives forever as some hidden truths are revealed in these letters.

The tale is told through the perspective of Elif, the daughter of the literature teacher who started the exercise. Elif has a connection with the group that even she is not aware of. If the premise sounds exciting, here are all the details you need about the show.

The release date of Letters from the Past

Letters from the Past will premiere on Netflix on Wednesday, July 23, 2025. All episodes are expected to be released on the same day, so audiences can binge the series.

You will need an active subscription to Netflix to watch the show. The streaming platform offers a Standard with ads plan at $7.99 per month, a Standard plan at $17.99 per month, and a Premium plan at $24.99 per month.

The plot of Letters from the Past

Letters from the Past revolves around Elif, who finds a letter at her home and realizes that her mother, Fatma Ayar, had actually adopted her. Her real mother was a literature student of Fatma, who, along with her high school friends, was once given the assignment of writing a letter to her future self.

As Elif discovers the letters, she starts delivering them to the group, whose lives drastically change as their past comes back to haunt them. The official synopsis of the show reads:

“In 2003, Fatma Ayar, a teacher at a private high school, assigned her Literature Club students to write letters to themselves as part of PTT's "Letters from the Past" campaign.”

“These letters, intended to be delivered in 2023, were accidentally discovered by Fatma Ayar's daughter, Elif. As these forgotten letters resurface and impact the lives of their original recipients, Elif also faces a truth that will drastically change her own life.”

The star cast of Letters from the Past

The show stars a talented ensemble, with the present and the past versions of the group being played by some veteran and some new actors. Ipek Türktan plays the role of Fatma Ayar, and Günes Sensoy stars as Elif Ayar.

The rest of the cast members are Onur Tuna, Selin Yeninci, Gökçe Bahadır, Erdem Şenocak, Banu Fotocan, Pelin Karahan, Saygın Soysal, and Yusuf Akgün. The young actors in the cast include Kerem Alp Kabul, Deniz Bakacak, Can Bartu Aslan, Çağıl Aydıner, Berk Özgür, and Nilüfer Bayraktutan. The complete cast list is as below:

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• Ipek Türktan as Fatma Ayar
• Günes Sensoy as Elif Ayar
• Onur Tuna
• Selin Yeninci
• Gökçe Bahadır
• Erdem Şenocak
• Banu Fotocan
• Pelin Karahan
• Saygın Soysal
• Yusuf Akgün
• Kerem Alp Kabul
• Deniz Bakacak
• Can Bartu Aslan
• Çağıl Aydıner
• Berk Özgür
• Nilüfer Bayraktutan

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