Another Self (Turkish: Zeytin Ağacı, "Olive Tree") is a Turkish romantic and drama series produced for Netflix by OGM Pictures, the first episode of which was released on 28 July 2022, directed by Burcu Alptekin and Erdem Tepegöz, written by Nuran Evren Şit, and starring Tuba Büyüküstün, Seda Bakan and Boncuk Yılmaz.
Nuran Evren Şit, the screenwriter, started attending family series meetings to overcome the sadness she experienced after losing her father, and then wrote the script of the series.
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Plot
The series chronicles the friendship between three friends who visit a seaside town, where they find contact with their spirituality and unexpectedly encounter an unresolved trauma from their families' past.
Cast
Tuba Büyüküstün – Ada
Seda Bakan – Leyla
Boncuk Yılmaz – Sevgi
Murat Boz – Toprak
Fırat Tanış – Zaman Bey
Rıza Kocaoğlu – Tevfik Fikret (Fiko)
Füsun Demirel – Mukadder (Muko)
Serkan Altunorak – Selim
Umut Kurt – Erdem
Aytaç Şaşmaz – Diyar
Nilüfer Açıkalın – Leman
Gözde Kansu
Ali İpin
Selen Uçer
Production
The series is directed by Burcu Alptekin, written by Nuran Evren Şit and produced by OGM Pictures.
Filming
Filming for the first season took place from July 1 to October 4, 2021, in Ayvalık, a seaside resort on the northwestern coast of the Aegean Sea. Filming for the second season has been underway since July 12 to 29 September 2023, always in Ayvalık.
Distribution
The series, consisting of 24 episodes divided into three seasons, was released on the Netflix streaming service from 28 July 2022 to 24 June 2026: the first season was released on July 28, 2022, while the second season will be on 11 July 2024 and third on 24 June 2026.
Acknowledgments
International Izmir Film Festival
2023: Nomination for Best Actress in a Digital Television Series for Tuba Büyüküstün
2023: Award for Best Digital Television Series to Onur Güvenatam
Pantene Golden Butterfly Awards
2022: Nomination for Best Online Series for Another Self (Zeytin Ağacı)
2022: Nomination for Best Director for Burcu Alptekin