Can Yaman Series ‘El Turco’ Drops International Trailer As English-Language Action Series Starts Global Rollout
variety.comNick Vivarelli International Correspondent Istanbul-based distributor Madd Entertainment has released the international trailer for English-language drama “El Turco,” in which Turkish megastar Can Yaman plays a legendary historical figure that bridges Turkey with the Western world.
The hotly anticipated six-episode “El Turco” series — featuring a starry cast of actors from nine different countries and combining history, action-adventure and romance – is set to rollout today, March 21, on Voyo in Romania, on IVI in Russia, and on Globoplay Brazil.
It will then go out March 23 on Teleonce in Honduras, on March 27 on Mediaset in Italy, and on April 2 on Gaín in Turkey. Subsequently the show will launch April 18 on Starz in the MENA region.
Other international playdates are still being decided. In “El Turco,” which is produced by Turkey’s Ay Yapim, Yaman plays 17th Ottoman soldier Hasan Balaban, who was wounded during the Turkish army’s campaign to conquer Vienna in 1683 and ended up some 200 kilometers away in the Italian Alpine village of Moena.
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