Umut Aral (born 26 June 1976) is a Turkish film director, producer, and screenwriter[1] best known for the Netflix Original The Protector.,[2][3] Love 101,[4][5] Who Were We Running From?
[19] In 2018, Aral directed the first Turkish language Netflix Series The Protector starring Çağatay Ulusoy, Ayca Aysin Turan, Hazar Erguclu and Okan Yalıbık for 4 consecutive seasons.
[21] The same year he also directed the first licensed[22] esports feature film Good Game: The Beginning starring Mert Yazıcıoğlu, Afra Saraçoğlu and Kerem Bürsin.
[23] In 2020, Aral directed 4 episodes for the second and final season of Netflix Original Love 101 a Turkish teen comedy-drama, starring Mert Yazıcıoğlu, Kubilay Aka, Alina Boz, Selahattin Paşalı, İpek Filiz Yazıcı, Pınar Deniz, Kaan Urgancıoğlu and Ece Yüksel.
[24] In 2022, he directed 4 episodes for Yakamoz S-245,[25] the spin-off of Belgian apocalyptic sci-fi thriller Into The Night starring Kivanc Tatlitug, Ozge Ozpirincci and Ertan Saban.
The documentary features international football superstar guest speakers from Atletico Madrid and FC Barcelona such as Neymar, Andrés Iniesta, Gerard Pique, Koke, Ivan Rakitic, Filipe Luis, Diego Simeone, and Miguel Ángel Gil Marín.