The series ‘Free / Hür’: the plot and characters
Filming of a new Turkish series for the TRT Dijital digital platform produced by ES Film company ‘Free / Hür’ has begun in Eskişehir. Directed by Ekin Pandır. The cameraman is Uğur Kul. Written by İlker Arslan and Barış Erdoğan. Assistance in the creation of the series is provided by the highest military command of the Turkish Air Force. The series, which is an adaptation of the famous American film ‘Top Gun’ with Tom Cruise, will have 10 episodes of 60 minutes each.
Lead actor Hilmi Cem İntepe, who plays the role of fighter pilot Gökhan Üstegmen, has successfully passed the 9G gravity test. The series also stars Ogün Kaptanoğlu (Alper), Deniz Çatalbaş (Nazlı Üsteğmen), Zeynep Tuğçe Bayat (Banu), Taner Ertürkler (Turgay Binbaşı), Gökay Müftüoğlu (Cemal Binbaşı), Berrin Arısoy (Sema, Gökhan’s mother), Balım Gaye Bayrak (Aylin, Gökhan’s sister), Pınar Bibin (Turgai’s wife), Ali Çağan Timur (Seçkin), Ümran Çakır (Hayriye, Seçkin’s mother).
Preparations are also underway for the second season of the ES Film series ‘Barbarossa: The Sword of the Mediterranean / Barbaroslar Akdeniz’in Kılıcı’. While the new cast of the project is not known.