An unexpected decision on the series ‘If the King Loses’

Kral Kaybederse

After the great success of the series “Apartment of the Innocents”, “Red Room”, “Chrysalis”, “My Home My Destiny” and “Golden Boy”, the audience is looking forward to the film adaptation of the most famous work of the writer and producer Gülseren Budayıcıoğlu “If the King Loses”. However, they will have to be patient.

The series “If the King Loses / Kral Kaybederse” continues to arouse great interest among fans of Turkish show business, who are looking forward to the start of filming of the show based on the novel by the famous writer and psychologist Gülseren Budayıcıoğlu. Work on the script has been going on for 5 years. In 2017, the producers planned to cast Erkan Petekkaya for the leading role, but the script was unsuccessful with the producers, filming was postponed indefinitely.

Onur Güvenatam, who created OGM Pictures company, agreed with Gülseren Budayıcıoğlu to resume work on the show. Kenan İmirzalıoğlu was invited to star in it. However, at this time, the famous actor did not want to return to the screens. An agreement was reached with Kıvanç Tatlıtuğ. The scriptwriters of the series “Apartment of the Innocent / Masumlar Apartmanı” have begun developing the script. Çağrı Lostuvalı became the director of the series. However, the script did not satisfy Kıvanç, and he left the cast of the project.

Meanwhile, the producers of OGM Pictures signed an agreement with Uraz Kaygılaroğlu. Rumors spread that he could star in the series. However, according to well-known journalist Birsen Altuntas, work on the script continues and Uraz has not been offered to play this role. Producer Onur Güvenatam, who signed an exclusive agreement with Star TV, decided to postpone the filming until next year. The series will air in autumn 2023. Who will be the leading star of the show is not yet known. The Star TV channel management and the producers want to get a superstar, but since all the leading Turkish actors are busy at the moment, it’s become a big problem.