Menajerimi Ara (transl. "Call My Manager") is a Turkish drama and comedy television series signed by Ay Yapım, directed by Deniz Çelebi Dikilitaş, script written by Uğraş Güneş and Volkan Yazıcı, first episode aired on 25 August 2020.[1] Blending drama and comedy, the series centers around the lives of four managers with their assistants at a prestigious talent agency.[2] With each episode, actors from the cinema and television industry participate in the series as guests and portray themselves.[3] Adapted from the French TV series Dix pour cent.[4] The series ended with its 45th episode, which was broadcast on July 11, 2021.
| Menajerimi Ara | |
|---|---|
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| Genre | Drama Comedy |
| Written by | Yelda Eroğlu (1–7) Yeşim Çıtak (1–7) Emine Yıldırım (3–7) Ekin Atalar (8–34) Sema Ergenekon (35–41) Uğraş Güneş (35–45) |
| Directed by | Ali Bilgin (1–9) Deniz Çelebi Dikilitaş (10–45) |
| Starring | Barış Falay Canan Ergüder Fatih Artman Serhat Teoman Ahsen Eroğlu Deniz Can Aktaş Ayşenil Şamlıoğlu Özge Borak |
| Theme music composer | Uğur Ateş, Saki Çimen |
| Composers | Saki Çimen Uğur Ateş |
| Country of origin | Turkey |
| Original language | Turkish |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 45 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Kerem Çatay |
| Production location | Istanbul |
| Running time | 150 minutes |
| Production company | Ay Yapım |
| Original release | |
| Network | Star TV |
| Release | 25 August 2020 – 11 July 2021 |
Plot
Four managers of talent agency Ego, namely Kıraç (Barış Falay), Feris (Canan Ergüder), Çınar (Fatih Artman) and Peride (Ayşenil Şamlıoğlu), deal with difficult situations every day and defend their business visions. They skillfully combine art and business, but their private and professional lives sometimes come into conflict. Managers and their assistants take us behind the scenes of the wild world of famous players; where laughter, emotions, intrigue, disappointment and tears constantly collide. Dicle (Ahsen Eroğlu), who entered this wild world for the first time, says that I am also in the war, starting from the bottom in his struggle against personalities whose egos are higher than their height.
Shots
While the building where the imaginary talent agency EGO is located is 42 Plaza[a] in Istanbul - Maslak,[5] the house where the Dicle character stayed for the first 3 episodes is in the Kurtuluş district of Şişli district. Some of the interior shots took place at the Beykoz Shoe Factory.[6]
Cast and characters
Main characters
- Kıraç Özdal (Barış Falay): One of the managers of EGO and Dicle's father
- Çınar Bilgin (Fatih Artman): One of the managers of EGO.
- Dicle Ertem (Ahsen Eroğlu): Feris's assistant and Kıraç's Daughter
- Barış Havas (Deniz Can Aktaş): One of the actors that Feris manages.
- Peride Şener (Ayşenil Şamlıoğlu): One of the managers of EGO.
- Feris Dikmen (Canan Ergüder): One of the managers of EGO. She is self-confident and has a tough personality. Dicle's boss. She went to the US for 6 months with Serkan. (1–35)
- Ceyda Yücesoy (Özge Borak): Serkan's old friend. EGO's partner and later new owner.
- Serkan Tahtacı (Serhat Teoman): Former EGO Agency manager who returned home from the USA. Owner of Berlin Agency. They cannot get along with Kıraç. Later, he buys EGO Agency from Mayda's father and decides to merge the two agencies. He returned to the US with Feris. (12–35)
Side characters
- Gulin Yetik (Gamze Karaduman): Kıraç's assistant
- Emrah Ayoglu (Semi Sirtikkizil): Çinar's assistant
- Aydin Havas (Beran Kotan): Barış's brother
- Beren Özdal (Yaprak Medine): Kıraç's step daughter, Mayda's daughter and Barış's co-star
Guest artists
The artists listed below have appeared in one episode in which they portrayed themselves or fictional characters.
Notes
International broadcasting
Call My Agent gained a lot of popularity among Turkic countries (especially in Azerbaijan), Iran (especially Iranian Azerbaijan), Balkans, Latin America (especially Colombia, Argentina and Pakistan where it has been a complete success), and Arab countries.
| Country | Network | Local title | Series premiere | Timeslot |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chile | Mega | Llama a Mi Agente | 20 April 2024 | 22:30 [7] 23:30 |
 United States | Pasiones TV | Llama a Mi Agente | 6 February 2024 | 19:00pm |
 Argentina | TNT | La Agencia | 12 December 2023 | 22:30 |
 Colombia | Caracol TV | Llama a Mi Agente | 28 May 2024 | 15:30 [8] |
 Peru | Latina televisión | La Agencia | soon (2024) |
References
External links
- Menajerimi Ara on official website of Star TV