Yesilçam TV Series Details:
| Also known as | Yeşilçam: Bir Sinema Hayvanı |
| Country | Turkey |
| Language | Turkish |
| Genre | Historical drama Romance |
| Season | 2 |
| Episodes | 20 |
| Release date | April 22 – December 10, 2021 |
| Running time | 45 minutes |
| Starring | Çağatay Ulusoy Afra Saraçoğlu Selin Şekerci |
| Created by | BluTV |
| Directed by | Çagan Irmak |
| Written by | Levent Cantek Volkan Sümbül |
| Produced by | Sibel Tuna Deniz Dede (executive producer) |
| Cinematography by | Gökhan Tiryaki Serkan Gülgüler |
| Edited by | Mahmut Aran Gokhan Gurses Yakup Inanli Ugur Kaya Mestan Sakalli |
| Music by | Aria Bora Ebeoglu Cenk Erdogan Alper Ketenci Cengiz Onural Ceyda Pirali Ece Ölçer Serkan Ölçer |
| Casting By | Asiye Degirmenci |
| Production Company | Sunset film |
| Distributor | BluTV |
Yesilçam TV Series Cast & Character:
- Çağatay Ulusoy as Semih Ateş
- Afra Saraçoğlu as Tülin Saygı
- Selin Şekerci as Mine Cansu
- Ayta Sözeri as Kuvvet
- Güngör Bayrak as Belkıs
- Nilüfer Açıkalın as Adviye
- Bora Akkaş as Hakan İncekara
- Özgür Çevik as İzzet Orkan
- Yetkin Dikinciler as Reha Esmer
- Kanbolat Görkem Arslan as Niyazi
- Altan Erkekli as Mümtaz
- Bige Önal as Gazel
- Hilmi Cem İntepe as Yusuf
- Devrim Nas as Erhan
- Muhammet Uzuner as Ekrem Haznedaroğlu
Storyline:
A story of a producer’s survival during the golden years of Turkish cinema known as Yeşilçam. Semih Ates is a young, handsome and ambitious film producer who is the owner of Ates Film. When he is betrayed by his business partner Vehbi, Semih is forced to leave everything behind and start a journey from scratch. He immediately opens a new company named Buyuk Ates Film and aims to make a successful film as soon as possible in order to survive in the Turkish film industry. At the same time, he tries to win back his unforgettable ex-wife, Yeşilçam’s famous actress Mine Cansu. Hakan, who is both Semih’s partner and Mine’s brother, introduces Tülin to Semih, whom he saw by chance and believed to have starlight. Tülin, a young and talented girl, will slowly change the balance in Semih’s life.
About Yesilçam TV Series:
Yeşilçam is a Turkish historical romantic drama streaming television series directed by Çağan Irmak and written by Volkan Sümbül and Levent Cantek. The series, broadcast on the Turkish digital platform BluTV, is about Turkish cinema in the 1960s. It stars Çağatay Ulusoy, Afra Saraçoğlu, and Selin Şekerci in the leading roles.
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 ordered the 2nd season in October 2019, and it was completed by December 2020.
Filming of the series began in January 2021. Filming was done in Istanbul in the Beyoğlu district near Taksim Square. It was also done in Yeşilçam street and Ayhan Işık street. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all the restaurants were closed, so the crew didn’t have to take care of onlookers.
The mayor of Beyoğlu district visited the series set 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 a necessary “actor” for the series. The show focuses on the political and social changes of Turkey.
Gökhan Tiryaki was the director of photography. In Seka Park in İzmit, 55,000 m2 (590,000 sq ft) of indoor space and 300,000 m2 (3,200,000 sq ft) of open space, the filming on Europe’s largest film plateau shows every detail of 1960s, from Beyoğlu’s famous venues to nostalgic trams of İstiklal Avenue.
Yesilcam had a gala premiere a day before its release. The show was praised by critics. Many praised Cagatay Ulusoy for his portrayal of Semih Ates. Many commented on how it takes the viewer to the nostalgic period.
Yesilçam TV Series Season Overview:
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | April 22, 2021 | June 10, 2021 |
| 2 | 10 | October 28, 2021 | December 10, 2021 |
Season 1 Episodes List:
| Overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | “I’ll Make a Movie That’ll Cure the Ill” | Çağan Irmak | Levent Cantek, Volkan Sümbül | April 22, 2021 |
| 2 | 2 | “Queen’s Tears” | Çağan Irmak | Levent Cantek, Volkan Sümbül | April 22, 2021 |
| 3 | 3 | “Dancing Child” | Çağan Irmak | Levent Cantek, Volkan Sümbül | April 29, 2021 |
| 4 | 4 | “One September Day” | Çağan Irmak | Levent Cantek, Volkan Sümbül | April 29, 2021 |
| 5 | 5 | “Where is the Love, Where is the Corpse?” | Çağan Irmak | Levent Cantek, Volkan Sümbül | May 6, 2021 |
| 6 | 6 | “Little Big Wounds” | Çağan Irmak | Levent Cantek, Volkan Sümbül | May 13, 2021 |
| 7 | 7 | “Flowers and Weeds” | Çağan Irmak | Levent Cantek, Volkan Sümbül | May 20, 2021 |
| 8 | 8 | “Cage” | Çağan Irmak | Levent Cantek, Volkan Sümbül | May 27, 2021 |
| 9 | 9 | “Problematic Movie” | Çağan Irmak | Levent Cantek, Volkan Sümbül | June 3, 2021 |
| 10 | 10 | “The Hell Within Us” | Çağan Irmak | Levent Cantek, Volkan Sümbül | June 10, 2021 |
Season 2 Episodes List:
| Overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 1 | “Nice House” | Çağan Irmak | Levent Cantek, Volkan Sümbül | October 28, 2021 |
| 12 | 2 | “A Snake by the Sea” | Çağan Irmak | Levent Cantek, Volkan Sümbül | October 28, 2021 |
| 13 | 3 | “The Happiest Fire in Istanbul” | Çağan Irmak | Levent Cantek, Volkan Sümbül | October 28, 2021 |
| 14 | 4 | “An Apartment in Beyoğlu” | Çağan Irmak | Levent Cantek, Volkan Sümbül | October 28, 2021 |
| 15 | 5 | “4 Years Ago” | Çağan Irmak | Levent Cantek, Volkan Sümbül | October 28, 2021 |
| 16 | 6 | “Casualties” | Çağan Irmak | Levent Cantek, Volkan Sümbül | December 10, 2021 |
| 17 | 7 | “Passport Size” | Çağan Irmak | Levent Cantek, Volkan Sümbül | December 10, 2021 |
| 18 | 8 | “Perforated Pear” | Çağan Irmak | Levent Cantek, Volkan Sümbül | December 10, 2021 |
| 19 | 9 | “Belkis” | Çağan Irmak | Levent Cantek, Volkan Sümbül | December 10, 2021 |
| 20 | 10 | “Travel to the Moon” | Çağan Irmak | Levent Cantek, Volkan Sümbül | December 10, 2021 |
