Sen Çal Kapımı

*Sen Çal Kapımı*
Sen Çal Kapımı
	Italian logo of the series
Also known as	Love is in the Air
Genre	Telenovela, romantic comedy
Screenplay by	Aytekin Ataş (1-21, 24, 40-52), Deniz Gürlek (40-52), Melek Seven (40-52), Burcu Yıldız
Story by	Ayşe Üner Kutlu
Directed by	Ender Mihlar (1), Yusuf Pirhasan (1), Altan Dönmez (2-52)
Starring	Hande Erçel; Kerem Bürsin; Bige Önal; Neslihan Yeldan; ; ; ;
Theme music composer	Aytekin Atas
Country of origin	Turkey
Original language	Turkish
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	52 (Turkey); 156 (Italy); 161 (Slovenia)
Production
Executive producer	Asena Bülbüloğlu
Production locations	Zeytinburnu, Istanbul
Running time	120-140 min (Turkey); 40-45 min (Italy); 40-50 min (Slovenia)
Production company	MF Production
Distributor	Fox
Release
Original network	Fox
Picture format	SDTV 576i (16:9 SDTV); HDTV 1080i;
Audio format	Stereo
Original release	July 8, 2020 –; September 8, 2021

Sen Çal Kapımı (known as Love is in the Air in Spain and Italy)^[1]^[2] is a Turkish television series broadcast from July 8, 2020^[3] to September 8, 2021, on Fox.

In Italy the series airs on Canale 5.^[4]^[5]^[6] In Spain it aired on Telecinco and currently airs on Divinity.^[2] In Slovenia, it was broadcast on the POP TV channel.

Season One[]

Eda Yıldız is living with her aunt and works in the flower shop of her aunt. Her parents died in an accident. She wanted to study and have a good career but she couldn't complete her graduation from a landscape architecture faculty because of Serkan Bolat. He is the owner of renowned architect firm who has promised to give scholarships to the students but cancelled them later. It's Eda's dream to fly to Italy. She has a long-distance boyfriend Cenk. She meets Serkan Bolat at a graduation ceremony and gets handcuffed with him in anger. Serkan has a ex-girlfriend Selin who got engaged recently after their breakup. In order to get her back, Serkan offers Eda a contract according to which she has to pretend to be his fiancée for two months and in return he will pay for her travel, food, education and stay in Italy. She rejects the offer initially. Meanwhile, her boyfriend leaves her for another girl and in anger Eda kisses Serkan in front of everyone. Then she accepts the offer but makes some changes. She will pretend to be his fiancée for two months but he should give her a job in his firm. So she gets a job as Serkan's personal assistant. They start working together and due to business work he announces an engagement party with Eda. And eventually they fall in love.^[7]

Season Two[]

Serkan Bolat and Eda Yıldız go through tough times during Serkan's cancer treatment. Serkan, who becomes obsessed with his disease and a completely different man after surviving, arouses a fear of emotional attachment, delaying his marriage to Eda multiple times and completely refusing the idea of becoming a father. Serkan returns to focus only on his work, which will gradually separate him from Eda. The latter goes to Italy to complete her studies, while Serkan continues with his life, but when they finally meet again a few years later, life has a surprise for both of them: a daughter.

Reception[]

The series debuted in the summer of 2021 in Italy, in daytime on Canale 5, with good success.^[8]^[9] In September 2021, it was confirmed that the second season would air on Canale 5.^[10]^[11]

In Spain, the series initially aired on Telecinco. After initially producing views below expectations, it was moved to Divinity, where it aired in the afternoon, standing out and enjoying great success, becoming an unexpected "summery talisman" in the 2021 summer.^[12]^[13] In September 2021, during the broadcast of the series finale, Love is in the Air's episode became the most tweeted in history, beating the previous record of 7.8 million tweets set by Game of Thrones' The Long Night.^[2]

Cast[]

Main characters[]

Eda Yıldız (episodes 1–52), played by Hande Erçel. She is the protagonist of the series. A dreamer and passionate about flowers, she lives with the pain of the premature loss of her parents. Eda has a bitter enemy: Serkan Bolat. In fact, he canceled her scholarship, preventing her from graduating as a landscape architect and studying in Italy. That's why she works in her aunt's flower shop, who raised her as a mother. They both share a home with Eda's childhood friend, Melo.
Serkan Bolat (episodes 1–52), played by Kerem Bürsin. He is the male lead in the series. Hypochondriac, obsessive, cold and workaholic, Serkan Bolat is a wealthy internationally renowned architect, owner of Art Life, intent on preventing the marriage of his ex-girlfriend, Selin. To do this he proposes to Eda to pretend to be his girlfriend for two months: once the contract has expired, he will pay her back her scholarship.

Secondary characters[]

Selin Atakan (episodes 1–22, 29–38), played by Bige Önal. Serkan's former girlfriend and childhood friend, she is the PR of the company and his partner in the family business built by their fathers. She is Eda's main antagonist.
Deniz Saraçhan (episodes 29–37), played by Sarp Can Köroğlu. He's been friends with Eda since elementary school. He initially helps her in her romance with Serkan but is secretly in love with her.
Alexander Zucco (episodes 24–27, 29–34), played by Hakan Karahan.
Semiha Yıldırım (episodes 23–28), played by Ayşegül İşsever. She is Eda's grandmother on the paternal side. Extremely rich, she has always frowned upon Eda's parents' marriage and does not appreciate her bond with Serkan Bolat.
Tahir (episodes 23–28), played by Buğrahan Çayır.
Balca Koçak (episodes 23–28), played by İlayda Çevik. He will briefly be the PR of Serkan's company and Eda's antagonist.
Prens Seymen (episodes 25–26), played by Mert Öcal.
Efe Akman (episodes 13–21), played by Ali Ersan Duru. He is a highly rated architect abroad who will be a partner in Serkan's company for a short time.
Kaan Karadağ (episodes 1–10), played by İsmail Ege Şaşmaz. He is an old college friend of Serkan but now he hates him deeply and is always competing with him. He is Ferit's best friend.

Melek Yucel / Melo (episodes 1–52) played by Elçin Afacan. She is one of Eda’s close friends as well as housemate an they both have spent their childhood together. She is a dreamer and generally funny. Her dream is to find true love.

Ceren Bașar (episodes 1–39) played by Melisa Dongel. One of Eda’s friends. She grows up in a rich lawyer family and is forced to become a lawyer too, however her dream is to become a shoe designer. She is a fashion icon. Ceren dates Selin’s ex-fiancè eventually getting married to him and becoming pregnant.

Piril Baytekin (episodes 1–52), played by Basak Gümülcinelioglu. One of Serkan’s friends. She later becomes close to Eda as well. She is happily married to Engin Sezgin and has a son. She is a fine architect and has a nature quite similar to that of Serkan.
Kiraz (episodes 40–52), played by Maya Başol. She is the daughter of Serkan and Eda.