The Club (Turkish TV series)

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The Club
Kulup cover.jpg
TurkishKulüp
GenrePeriod drama
Written byNecati Şahin
Rana Denizer
Directed bySeren Yüce
Zeynep Günay Tan
StarringGökçe Bahadır
Barış Arduç
Salih Bademci
Fırat Tanış
Metin Akdülger
Asude Kalebek
Theme music composerEnder Akay
Composers

Country of originTurkey
Original languagesTurkish, Ladino, Greek
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes10
Production
ProducerSaner Ayar
Running time50 minutes
Production companyO3 Medya
DistributorNetflix
Release
Picture format4K (Ultra HD)
Original release5 November 2021 (2021-11-05) –
6 January 2022 (2022-01-06)
External links
Website

The Club (Turkish: Kulüp) is a 2021 Turkish period drama streaming television series directed by Seren Yüce and Zeynep Günay Tan and starring Gökçe Bahadır, Barış Arduç, Salih Bademci, Fırat Tanış, Metin Akdülger and Asude Kalebek.[1] The show was released on Netflix on 5 November 2021, with the season consisting of 10 episodes, divided into two parts of 6 and 4 episodes respectively. [2] Part 2 premiered on 6 January 2022.[3]

Premise[]

Matilda, an ex-convict, works in one of the most prominent nightclubs of Istanbul in 1955. Trying to establish a good relationship with her daughter, Matilda struggles to keep her daughter Raşel away from Pera's troublemaker, Fıstık İsmet. Matilda also tries to stand against her boss Orhan, nightclub manager Çelebi and artist Selim.[4][5]

Episodes[]

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date [6]
Part 1
1"Episode 1"Zeynep Günay TanNecati Şahin & Rana Denizer5 November 2021 (2021-11-05)
2"Episode 2"Zeynep Günay TanNecati Şahin & Rana Denizer5 November 2021 (2021-11-05)
3"Episode 3"Zeynep Günay TanNecati Şahin & Rana Denizer5 November 2021 (2021-11-05)
4"Episode 4"Zeynep Günay TanNecati Şahin & Rana Denizer5 November 2021 (2021-11-05)
5"Episode 5"Seren YüceNecati Şahin & Rana Denizer5 November 2021 (2021-11-05)
6"Episode 6"Seren YüceNecati Şahin & Rana Denizer5 November 2021 (2021-11-05)
Part 2
7"Episode 7"Seren YüceNecati Şahin & Rana Denizer6 January 2022 (2022-01-06)
8"Episode 8"Seren YüceNecati Şahin & Rana Denizer6 January 2022 (2022-01-06)
9"Episode 9"Zeynep Günay TanNecati Şahin & Rana Denizer6 January 2022 (2022-01-06)
10"Episode 10"Zeynep Günay TanNecati Şahin & Rana Denizer6 January 2022 (2022-01-06)

Cast and characters[]

  • Gökçe Bahadır as Matilda Aseo, a Sephardi Jew and ex-convict working in a prominent nightclub of Istanbul.[7]
  • Barış Arduç as "Fıstık" İsmet Denizer, a taxi driver and Raşel's love interest.
  • as Raşel Aseo, Matilda's daughter and İsmet's love interest.
  • Salih Bademci as Selim Songür, the singer of the nightclub.
  • Metin Akdülger as Orhan Şahin, the owner of the club.
  • , as Orhan's mother.
  • Fırat Tanış as Çelebi, the manager of the club.
  • as Tasula, the Turkish Greek friend of Raşel.
  • Hülya Duyar, as İsmet's mother.
  • as Ali Şeker, İsmet's father.
  • as David.
  • İlker Kılıç, as Mordo, fiancé of Raşel.
  • Valeria Lakhina, as Diana, an Englishwoman working in the British embassy.
  • Doğanay Ünal, as Bahtiyar.

Production[]

The name of the series was first announced to be Kod Adı: Kulüp by Netflix in October 2020, along with the lead cast Gökçe Bahadır, Barış Arduç, and Salih Bademci.[8] In the same month it was reported that Fırat Tanış will also be cast for the show.[9] In March 2021 journalist Birsen Altuntaş tweeted Ruhi Sarı, Suzan Kardeş and Hazım Körmükçü will be starring as supporting characters in the series.[10] The series was produced by Saner Ayar, Ayşe Durmaz and the Turkish media company O3 Medya for Netflix and directed by Seren Yüce and Zeynep Günay Tan. A team composed of Ayşin Akbulut, Serkan Yörük, Bengü Üçüncü, Rana Denizer and Necati Şahin (lead writer) was the writing team for the series.[9]

Reception[]

The reception of the Turkish Jewish community to the series was generally positive. The depiction of the Jewish rituals, Ladino language and political topics such as Varlık Vergisi was especially praised by the community members.[11][12][13]

References[]

  1. ^ "Gökçe Bahadır başrollü Netflix dizisi 'Kulüp'ten ilk fragman". Cumhuriyet. 12 October 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Kulüp dizisi konusu nedir? Netflix Kulüp oyuncuları kimler? Kulüp nerede çekildi?". Habertürk. 5 November 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  3. ^ Kotiya, Shruti. "'The Club' Part 2 review: The Glam and Glitz of the 1950s return with the Istanbul Club in Netflix series". www.sportskeeda.com.
  4. ^ "Kulüp dizisi konusu ve oyuncu kadrosu! Kulüp dizisi ilk sezon yayımlandı mı?". Milliyet. 5 November 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  5. ^ Pheiffer, Evan (2021-11-24). "'The Club': Netflix's Sephardic Heroine Braves Turkey's Troubled Past". Newlines Magazine. Retrieved 2021-11-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ "Shows A-Z – The Club on Netflix". The Futon Critic. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
  7. ^ "Kulüp dizisi oyuncuları kimler, konusu ne? Netflix Kulüp dizisi oyuncu kadrosu". CNN Türk (in Turkish). Retrieved 2021-11-12.
  8. ^ Beyazperde. "Netflix, Türkiye'deki Yeni Projelerini Tanıttı". Beyazperde (in Turkish). Retrieved 2021-11-12.
  9. ^ a b "Netflix'in Türk yapımı 'Kod Adı Kulüp' dizisinin kadrosuna Fırat Tanış dahil oldu". www.cumhuriyet.com.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 2021-11-12.
  10. ^ Mynet. "Barış Arduç ve Gökçe Bahadır'lı Netflix dizisi Kulüp'ün kadrosuna 3 sürpriz isim". Mynet Magazin (in Turkish). Retrieved 2021-11-12.
  11. ^ "Türkiye Yahudileri, Kulüp dizisini nasıl buldu?". BBC News Türkçe (in Turkish). Retrieved 2021-11-12.
  12. ^ "Netflix 'The Club' connects mainstream Turkey to Jewish heritage". Al Jazeera. 19 November 2021. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  13. ^ "Murder, intrigue and showbiz in Istanbul: 'The Club' fascinates viewers". TRT World. Retrieved 2022-01-15.

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