The leading actors of Hayat Bugün (Life Today), the international first adaptation of the successful series of NBCUniversal Formats and Universal Television’s ‘New Amsterdam’, which will be screened soon on Show TV and produced by O3 Medya, came together for the first time at the reading rehearsal.
Successful actors; The biggest surprise of the rehearsals of the project, where Ulaş Tuna Astepe, Hazar Ergüçlü, Tansel Öngel, Hande Doğandemir, Mert Denizmen and Şerif Erol met, is that David Schulner, who undertook both the producer and the creativity of the TV series “New Amsterdam”, came from Los Angeles and attended the meetings in person. was joining.
David Schulner, who met the actors and held meetings with the creative team on the characters and script for 4 days; He expressed his excitement about Hayat Bugün, the first international adaptation of the medical drama series ‘New Amsterdam’, which is watched by millions, with the following words;
“I couldn’t be happier to work with the talented team behind 03 Medya ve Hayat Bugün. They internalized and successfully adapted the challenging optimism of New Amsterdam.”
A real feast awaits Turkish television viewers.” David Schulner described the time he spent with the team as wonderful and left Turkey, saying, “I experienced the excitement I felt when creating the project 6 years ago, together with you.”
Ana Langenberg, Senior Vice President of Format Sales and Production at NBCUniversal Formats, sent the message to the team: “We are delighted to collaborate with 03 Medya to produce the first international adaptation of New Amsterdam. Together with David Schulner, we will bring to life the local and cultural values of the Turkish audience, while remaining faithful to the original.”
The characters to be portrayed by the actors in Hayat Bugün are as follows: Ulaş Tuna Astepe; “Dr. Barış Güvener” (Dr. Max Goodwin), Hazar Ergüçlü; “Dr. Suzan Mayer” (Dr. Helen Sharpe), Tansel Öngel; “Dr. Aras Demirci” (Dr. Floyd Reynolds), Hande Doğandemir; “Dr. Derin Nalbantoğlu” (Dr. Lauren Bloom), Mert Denizmen; “Dr. Andaç Sağlam” (Dr. Iggy Frome) and Şerif Erol “Dr. Ali Heaydar Orucov” (Dr. Vijay Kapoor).
‘New Amsterdam’ was inspired by Dr. Eric Manheimer’s book “Twelve Patients: Life and Death at Bellevue Hospital” and his 15 years as medical director at the hospital.
While David Schulner is the producer and creator of the original series, Peter Horton is also among the producers of the series. The original series was produced by Mount Moriah, Pico Creek Productions, and Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group for NBC.
The script adaptation of Hayat Bugün, the first original adaptation, will be written by Ayça Üzüm and Cansu Çoban, and directed by Çiğdem Bozali.
Hayat Bugün will be on SHOW TV very soon with its strong story and exciting cast.