The Green Pine (2021)
The Green Pine is a Turkish drama series broadcast on BluTV, first aired in 2021. Set in Turkey in the 1960s, during the rise of Yeşilçam cinema, the series follows producer Semih Ateş as he struggles to rebuild his career after losing everything. His path crosses with his former wife, star actress Mine Cansu, and aspiring actress Tülin Saygı.
The Green Pine cast: Çağatay Ulusoy (Semih Ateş), Afra Saraçoğlu (Tülin Saygı), Selin Şekerci (Mine Cansu), Selin Kahraman (Aysel), Bora Akkaş (Hakan İncekara), Yetkin Dikinciler (Reha Esmer).
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Plot
Yeşilçam: A Cinema Animal follows film producer Semih Ateş in 1960s Turkey, during the period when Turkish cinema was entering its golden age. After losing everything, Semih tries to return to filmmaking and regain his place in a highly competitive industry. His former wife, established star Mine Cansu, and young actress hopeful Tülin Saygı become central figures in this struggle. Through fictional characters, the series explores film production, the star system, women’s position in the industry and the storytelling conventions of Yeşilçam.
Origins of the story
Adaptation status
No reliable source reviewed for this draft confirms that the series is an official adaptation of a specific literary, cinematic, television or historical work.
Connection to reality
The series is set against the historical context of Turkish cinema in the 1960s. Its main characters are presented as fictional; no reliable source reviewed for this draft confirms that they are based on specific real people.
Trailer
Details
- Year
- 2021–2021
- Channel
- BluTV
- Genre
- drama
- Seasons
- 2
- Episodes
- 20
- Rating
- 7.1
Cast
Character Map
Hero
- ↳ Mine Cansu — spouse
- ↳ Hakan — ally
Supporting
- ↳ Hakan — sibling
What's in this series?
The Yeşilçam environment of the 1960s
The series uses 1960s Turkish cinema, shaped by intense production and the star system, as its dramatic backdrop. Semih’s struggle to make films is connected both to his personal ambitions and to the production and stardom structures of the period.
The industry, stardom and women characters
As also discussed by screenwriters Levent Cantek and Volkan Sümbül, the series makes women’s struggle for success and recognition in a male-dominated cinema world one of its central concerns.
Creative team and narrative approach
The series was written by Levent Cantek and Volkan Sümbül and directed by Çağan Irmak. According to the screenwriters, it uses the language and mainstream melodramatic forms of the period while maintaining a critical distance from the Yeşilçam tradition.
Reusing Yeşilçam codes
Academic analysis describes the series as reconstructing Yeşilçam’s familiar musical, visual and verbal codes while also questioning gender, exclusion and power relations within that tradition.
Frequently asked questions
How many episodes is The Green Pine?
The Green Pine has 20 episodes across 2 seasons.
When did The Green Pine air?
The Green Pine first aired in 2021 on BluTV.
Who is in the cast of The Green Pine?
The main cast includes Çağatay Ulusoy (Semih Ateş), Afra Saraçoğlu (Tülin Saygı), Selin Şekerci (Mine Cansu), Selin Kahraman (Aysel), Bora Akkaş (Hakan İncekara), Yetkin Dikinciler (Reha Esmer).
Sources
- Yeşilçam İzle | 2021 — TV+
- Yeşilçam: Bir Sinema Hayvanı – Tanıtım — 22dakika
- Levent Cantek ve Volkan Sümbül ile Yeşilçam Üzerine Söyleşi — Altyazı Sinema Dergisi
- Levent Cantek & Volkan Sümbül, ‘Yeşilçam’ı Anlatıyor — Episode
- Yeşilçam Kodlarını Kullanarak Yeşilçam Geleneğini Eleştiren Yeşilçam Dizisi — RumeliDE Dil ve Edebiyat Araştırmaları Dergisi
- Yesilçam TV Series — TurkishDrama
