The TV series, Aslında Özgürsün (Actually You’re Free), adapted from the book of the same name by the famous writer Duygu Asena, has been on the Gain Platform for a while. In the series starring Bade İşil and Deniz Çakır, the character of Duygu Asena was played by Zuhal Olcay.
The series came to the fore because it is a very effective series for women and includes today’s realities. Deniz Çakır, on the other hand, said that Aslında Özgürsün, which is intertwined with life and depicts current life, rather than the stories that are mostly imaginary, is a very good production.
Deniz Çakır also stated that it was a very good situation to portray Zuhal Olcay, whom she also identified as her idol, Duygu Asena, whom she is a fan of.
Lifelong friendships, empowering women’s solidarity, brave decisions and happy moments after fearful moments… GAIN’s popular TV series, Aslında Özgürsün, made the season finale with an emotional and intriguing episode. All the women in the series have finally started to write their own stories. Master actress Zuhal Olcay’s inspiring performance as Duygu Asena was one of the unforgettable moments of digital broadcasting.
“I was once a young girl looking for her voice, just like you. The whole world stood before me, but I did not let anyone turn out my light. Because I had a name: Emotion. Don’t give up, my young friend. There is nothing to give up, to give up, to give in.”
GAIN’s original series, Aslında Özgürsün, came with a thought-provoking and emotionally charged finale that sums up the extraordinary spirit of the production. What the master actress Zuhal Olcay wrote to young Berna, who expressed her admiration for her in the role of Duygu Asena, was perhaps one of the most exciting and unforgettable moments of the series.
In the finale of the series, which received praise from the audience, the moment of the shooting that aroused curiosity in the first episode and what happened after it met with the audience. At this point in the masterfully written script, all the female characters began to write their own stories with their bold decisions. The end of the episode was made with Belgin and Berna celebrating “happy moments” instead of “happy endings” with all their loved ones at a long table.
Adapted from the novel of the same name by journalist and writer Duygu Asena, one of the first names that come to mind when women’s rights are mentioned in Turkey, Aslında Özgürsün tells the story of Berna and Belgin’s search for freedom and identity, two childhood friends in their 40s.