It was on the agenda months ago that the life of Otello Kamil, one of the historical characters of Turkish theater, will be a TV series. In a news that came to the agenda yesterday, it was revealed that Çağatay Ulusoy wanted to portray Otello Kamil in the series. The screenwriter of the series, Levent Cantek, gave the latest information about Otello Kamil.
The script of the series, which will tell the story of the actor Kamil Rıza Bey, nicknamed Otello Kamil, who lived between 1887-934, is written by Levent Cantek. He is also the screenwriter of the TV series Yeşilçam, starring Çağatay Ulusoy and broadcast on BluTV.
The statement given by Levent Cantek was shared on the social media account created by Çağatay Ulusoy’s fans. Cantek said in his statement that everything about the series is very new and there is nothing more definite.
However, Cantek stated that the Otello Kamil series will be broadcast on a major international digital platform and added that the script of the first episode has just been completed. Levent Cantek did not make any statement about Çağatay Ulusoy.
Sina Koloğlu, one of the former writers of Milliyet newspaper, shared on social media and wrote, “Who wants to play this anarchist theater actor?” Stating that Çağatay Ulusoy is very eager to portray Otello Kamil, Sina Koloğlu continued as follows:
“From the beginning I heard, Çağatay Ulusoy has been very keen on this role. In a way, we can also call it the role of ‘proving full maturity’. So which channel? It seems that this business finds its value on the digital platform. Will it be our locals? I don’t think so. Netflix nominated again.”
According to the information received, the shooting of the series, which is planned to consist of eight episodes, will take three months. The story of the series will take place between 1924-34. Therefore, a high-budget period drama awaits the audience. The shooting of the series, which will be broadcast on Netflix, will begin when the script is completed.
There is no official statement about whether Çağatay Ulusoy, who will take the lead role in the Süslü Korkuluk (meaning: Fancy Scarecrow) series to be shot for Netflix, will take part in this project. However, Ulusoy’s fans are dying to see the successful actor in this role.