'KOSEM SULTANA' EPIC SERIES
NURGUL YESILCAY TO REPLACE BEREN SAAT AT THE THRONE?
Television news for you this Sunday, starting with the royal gossips coming from Istanbul's Topkapi palace which say that Beren Saat could be replaced in the second season of the worldwide hit saga KOSEM SULTANA by Turkey's best paid TV star Nurgül Yeşilçay! I must admit I'd welcome the replacement given how much the audience was dissatisfied with Beren's lack of any interest in giving some depth or personality to her portrayal of the 17th century sultana Kosem who ruled Ottoman Empire through her husband and later on her sons. With her shocking lack of expression and acting chops Beren has really taken for granted the role which most actresses would consider an acting playground and a role of a lifetime. It is interesting that the second season will have an unprecedented full cast change, since all of the characters have been killed in the first one or have grown up and will be played by older stars. Caner Cindoruk, Burak Yamantürk, Metin Akdülger, 
Farah Zeynep Abdullah, Naz Elmas are just some of the stars I've heard could play Kosem's grown up princes and princesses and courtiers in the new season which should return this Autumn.
TOBY SANDEMAN IS
MOROCCAN PRINCE IN 'ROYALS'
Speaking of royal courts, E!'s first scripted series ever which has set December 4th for the return in its third season, THE ROYALS has just cast Toby Sandeman as a Moroccan prince!
Sebastian is described as
being articulate and cerebral and has fully embraced everything that
comes with being a contemporary royal including the scrutiny and
attention it brings. He joins Elizabeth Hurley, Tom Austin and William
Moseley in the popular drama.
NBC BUYS 'THE ARK' SF DRAMA
Meanwhile, NBC has bought a high concept sf drama THE ARK a modern retelling of the Noah’s Ark story from the Bible, following an engineer who, after the death of his wife, has a vision to construct a ship capable of sustaining life in space. When the build happens to coincide with the coming end of the world, the engineer realizes there may be a larger story at play.
BBC TO TURN 'THE MINIATURIST' INTO MINI SERIES
Across the pond, British
national broadcaster BBC has announced that they're making a new period
set series. They will adapt Jessie Burton's THE MINIATURIST into a three
part series! The 2014 bestseller is set in 1686 with the story
revolving around eighteen year old Nella Oortman, who arrives in
Amsterdam to become the wife of wealthy merchant Johannes Brandt.
She receives a wedding gift of a doll's house from a mysterious
Miniaturist, which she soon realises is mirroring the situation in her
house, and predicting the future in unnerving ways.
Speaking of royal courts, E!'s first scripted series ever which has set December 4th for the return in its third season, THE ROYALS has just cast Toby Sandeman as a Moroccan prince!
Sebastian is described as
being articulate and cerebral and has fully embraced everything that
comes with being a contemporary royal including the scrutiny and
attention it brings. He joins Elizabeth Hurley, Tom Austin and William
Moseley in the popular drama.NBC BUYS 'THE ARK' SF DRAMA
Meanwhile, NBC has bought a high concept sf drama THE ARK a modern retelling of the Noah’s Ark story from the Bible, following an engineer who, after the death of his wife, has a vision to construct a ship capable of sustaining life in space. When the build happens to coincide with the coming end of the world, the engineer realizes there may be a larger story at play.
BBC TO TURN 'THE MINIATURIST' INTO MINI SERIES
Across the pond, British
national broadcaster BBC has announced that they're making a new period
set series. They will adapt Jessie Burton's THE MINIATURIST into a three
part series! The 2014 bestseller is set in 1686 with the story
revolving around eighteen year old Nella Oortman, who arrives in
Amsterdam to become the wife of wealthy merchant Johannes Brandt.
She receives a wedding gift of a doll's house from a mysterious
Miniaturist, which she soon realises is mirroring the situation in her
house, and predicting the future in unnerving ways.
I love the sound of The Miniaturist. I was fascinated by doll houses as a child and badly wanted one. What an interesting premise that one mirrors real life.
ReplyDeletethere's another cover for the book that actually has a doll house style
Delete"The Miniaturist" sounds like something with a new twist!
ReplyDeleteindeed
DeleteI agree with the other. The Miniaturist sounds intriguing. And, yum on the Moroccan prince front ;)
ReplyDeleteI wonder whom will he be seducing in the series
DeleteI'm nearly salivating with anticipation ;)
DeleteI hope he goes for the queen not for that ugly drug addict of a spoilt princess
DeleteThe Miniaturist sounds like a quirky watch. Now that's a dollhouse!
ReplyDeleteglad you think so
DeleteWOW imagine my surprise seeing Toby this morning. Happy Monday to me!
ReplyDeletehappy happy!
DeleteThe Miniaturist definitely has promise.
ReplyDeleteshould be an interesting one
DeleteThose Ark costumes look so rich!
ReplyDeletewhere did you see them, dear? :)
DeleteHaven't seen KOSEM SULTANA. Sounds like an interesting role. Too bad they've had to replace the lead actress role...but I get it.
ReplyDeleteI love minature anything.
they are replacing the whole cast, which is wonderfully refreshing :)
DeleteHope you are doing better!
I'm trying, Dezzy. Thank you for all of your kind wishes!
DeleteI can see :) I mean you're typing! :)
DeleteI must get to that Miniaturist. It has been on my list for a long time. Now there's a series! I'm really behind.
ReplyDeletenow there's a reason!
DeleteMan boobs. I should've known. Meanwhile Nurgül Yeşilçay is showing no skin. Do you know what I mean :)
ReplyDeleteshe's Muslim, Blue
DeleteWe're all the same dammit.
Deletenot when it comes to clothing. Did you know her surname means green tea?
DeleteBut I found Beren Saat's acting just amazing,I read somewhere that she was replaced because of lukewarm acting,but I don't agree with it at all
ReplyDeleteWhat exactly is amazing about her acting, give us an example?
DeleteWhich audience was dissatisfied?? Because nowhere on net it says so??!other than by the writer of this article
ReplyDeleteFull audience, the viewership dropped massively and the show was almost cancelled due to poor ratings. You obviously haven't followed the ratings. Beren had zero expression in this role, she lack any emotion or life even in the most dramatic of scenes.
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