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Yeşilçam
Also known asYeşilçam bir sinema Hayvanı
Genre
Created byBluTV
Starring
Country of originTurkey
Original languageTurkish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes10
Production
Running time45 minutes
Production companySunset film
Original release
ReleaseApril 22, 2021 (2021-04-22)

Yeşilçam is a period drama directed by Çağan Irmak and written by Volkan Sümbül and Levent Cantek. The series broadcast on Turkish digital platform Blutv is about Turkish cinema in 1960s. The series stars Çağatay Ulusoy , Afra Saracoğlu and Selin Şekerci in the leading roles.[1]

Cast

Production

Script

Yeşilçam is the third collaboration between the scriptwriters Levent Cantek and Volkan Sümbül. They wrote the pilot in forty days and then wrote all ten episodes within five months. Turkey's leading digital platform Blutv[2] ordered 2nd season in October 2019 and it was completed till December 2020.[3]


Levent Cantek said in an interview that he saw about 80 percent of the films released in 1964 Turkey to get a better idea of political atmosphere and the way of living of people over there.

Casting and crew

There were speculations about Çağatay Ulusoy joining the project being produced by ES film since Cagan Irmak, the director of the project started following him on social media. Blutv announced on December 5, 2020, that they are producing a period drama series that will showcase the Turkey in 1960s and confirmed the news that Çağatay Ulusoy is gonna be the leading actor.[4]


Afra Saracoglu was then signed as one of the leading actress of the project.[5] In the show Çağatay Ulusoy gives life to a film producer named Semih Ateş as he loses everything in the cinema world and tries to rise from his ashes and regain everything through his newly found company as he experiences the golden age of Turkish cinema.

At the same time Afra Saracoglu and Selin Sekerci accompany Çağatay Ulusoy. Afra Saracoglu plays the role of young and beautiful Tulin Saygi who knocks the door of Turkish cinema Yeşilçam to become a true artist while Selin plays the role of Mine Cansu, one of the most beloved names of the industry and ex-wife of Semih Ateş. In addition to Çağatay Ulusoy, Afra Saraçoğlu and Selin Şekerci, successful and master names such as Güngör Bayrak, Nilüfer Açıkalın, Altan Erkekli, Yetkin Dikinciler, Özgür Çevik, Ayta Sözeri and Bora Akkaş meet in the cast of Yesilcam[6]


Cagan Irmak became the director of the project. This was the first time Çağatay Ulusoy and Cagan Irmak were working together although they had already met each other during 2015 Rome film festival. Speaking about Cagan Irmak Çağatay Ulusoy said in an interview with Episode Yerli that Cagan is a master director who has a lot of knowledge about the era which is shown in the series.[7] It is one of the few productions in which Cagan Irmak didn't write the script.

Filming

Filming of the series began in January 2021. Filming was done in Istanbul in the Beyoglu district near Tavkim Square.It was also done in Yesilcam street and Ayhan Isik street. Due to pandemic all the restaurants were closed so the crew didn't have to take care of onlookers.[8] The mayor of Beyoglu District visited the set of the series and assured the crew that even due to the pandemic work on the series should not stop.It is the highest budgeted series of Blutv. Istanbul serves as an important "actor" for the series. The show focuses on political and social changes of Turkey. Gokhan Tiryaki was the director of photography. In Sekapark in Kocali-Izmit, 55000 square meters of indoor space and 300000 square meters of open space, the filming on Europe's largest film plateau shows every detail of 1960s, from Beyoglu's famous venues to nostalgic trams of Iskilat street.[9]

Overview

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
110April 22, 2021 (2021-04-22)June 10, 2021 (2021-06-10)
2TBATBA

Season 1 (2021)

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date
11""I make a movie, the sick get better""Cagan IrmakLevent Cantek,Volkan SümbülApril 22, 2021 (2021-04-22)
22""Queen's Tears""Cagan IrmakLevent Cantek, Volkan SümbülApril 22, 2021 (2021-04-22)
33""Dancing Boy""Cagan IrmakLevent Cantek, Volkan SümbülApril 29, 2021 (2021-04-29)
44""One September Day""Cagan IrmakLevent Cantek, Volkan SümbülApril 29, 2021 (2021-04-29)
55""Where is the love, where is the corpse?""Cagan IrmakLevent Cantek, Volkan SümbülMay 6, 2021 (2021-05-06)
66""Little Big Wounds""Cagan IrmakLevent Cantek, Volkan SümbülMay 13, 2021 (2021-05-13)
77""Flowers and Weeds""Cagan IrmakLevent Cantek, Volkan SümbülMay 20, 2021 (2021-05-20)
88""Cage""Cagan IrmakLevent Cantek, Volkan SümbülMay 27, 2021 (2021-05-27)
99""The Thing Movie""Cagan IrmakLevent Cantek, Volkan SümbülJune 3, 2021 (2021-06-03)
1010(Season Finale)""Hell Within Us""Cagan IrmakLevent Cantek, Volkan SümbülJune 10, 2021 (2021-06-10)

References

  1. ^ "Bu haberi vermek için daha fazla bekleyemedik". Archived from the original on 10 December 2020.[unreliable source?]
  2. ^ "Discovery to acquire 35% shareholding interest in Turkey's BluTV". seenews.com.
  3. ^ International, Cagatay Ulusoy (May 4, 2021). "The View from the Creators: Our Interview with "Yeşilçam" Screenwriters".
  4. ^ "Çağatay Ulusoy Blu TV Dizisinde Oynayacak".
  5. ^ "Yeşilçam dizisinde Çağatay Ulusoy'un partneri Afra Saraçoğlu oldu". Mynet Magazin.
  6. ^ "Yeşilçam | Yakında Sadece BluTV'de!" – via www.youtube.com.
  7. ^ "Cagatay Ulusoy Episode Yerli 2021". CAGATAY ULUSOY NORTH AMERICA.
  8. ^ "Where is Çağatay Ulusoy's TV series filmed?". Turkish Series: Teammy. January 16, 2021.
  9. ^ https://www.synopsistv.com/2021/04/yesilcam-green-pine-synospis-and-cast.html?m=1
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