TRT is preparing to launch its international digital channel TRT0. The first series of the channel will be the Mevlana series, which attracts attention with its budget and actors.
The director of the Mevlana series will be Can Ulkay, who has worked in the films of Ayla, Müslüm, Türk İşi Dondurma so far. Timuçin Esen was expected to take the lead role to portray Mevlana in the series, which has been preparing for a long time. However, it was later revealed that the famous actor would not take part in the series.
The players that have been clarified so far are quite ambitious names. Here is the cast of the series: Ahu Türkpençe, İlker Aksum, Ushan Çakır, Altan Gördüm, Levent Can, Kaan Yıldırım, Devrim Özkan, Burç Kümbetlioğlu, Mert Turak, Yusuf Çim, Erdal Yıldız, Mert Karabulut, Semra Dinçer, Baki Davrak , Burak Can, Gizem Aydın, Muhammet Emre Kaya, Musa Evren, Betigül Ceylan and Can Nergis Haluk Play.
However, the name to play Mevlana has not yet been determined. It is stated that very famous names have been interviewed for this role, but no agreement has been reached. One of these names is Kenan İmirzaloğlu.
According to the allegations, a very famous actor who has not been on the screen for a long time was interviewed for the Mevlana series. This actor was Kenan İmirzalıoğlu. However, the agreement was made with Timuçin Esen. Now eyes turned to Kenan İmirzalıoğlu again. Another name mentioned for the role of Mevlana is Halit Ergenç.
The Mevlana series, which will be shot by Kale Film, will be shot in Konya.