Yeşilçam is a period drama directed by Çağan Irmak and written by Volkan Sümbül and Levent Cantek.
[4] In an interview, Levent Cantek said he watched about 80 percent of the films released in Turkey in 1964 to understand better the political atmosphere and people's ways of living.
BluTV announced on December 5, 2020, that they are producing a period drama series that will showcase Turkey in the 1960s and confirmed the news that Çağatay Ulusoy is gonna be the leading actor.
Afra Saraçoğlu plays the role of young and beautiful Tülin Saygı who knocks on the door of Turkish cinema Yeşilçam to become a true artist while Selin plays the role of Mine Cansu, one of the most beloved names of the industry and ex-wife of Semih Ateş.
In addition to Çağatay Ulusoy, Afra Saraçoğlu and Selin Şekerci, successful and master names such as Güngör Bayrak, Nilüfer Açıkalın, Altan Erkekli, Yetkin Dikinciler, Özgür Çevik, Ayta Sözeri and Bora Akkaş meet in the cast of Yeşilçam.
In Seka Park in İzmit, 55,000 m2 (590,000 sq ft) of indoor space and 300,000 m2 (3,200,000 sq ft) of open space, the filming on Europe's largest film plateau shows every detail of 1960s, from Beyoğlu's famous venues to nostalgic trams of İstiklal Avenue.
Turkish site Beyazperde had criticized the characters of the series and said they didn't match with the settings of the 1960s.However it praised Cagatay ulusoy, Yetkin Dikinciler, Altan ekrekeli and Ozgur Cevik.It, in particular, praised Cagatay Ulusoy and mentioned that he suits the role, and Ozgur Cevik lives it to the fullest.
[11] Another critic commented about great acting while praising the script and master director Cagan Irmak for showing realism.
After the first two episodes were released on 22 April 2021, the CEO of the platform himself announced that the viewership numbers were very high and thanked the audience for showing interest in the project.