the repeating monopoly of Turkish TV series". Serenay Sarıkaya and Berrak Tüzünataç were on a vacation in Mykonos when they received the offer to portray two of the main characters in the series. Sarıkaya, who portrayed the character Duru, said that she had accepted the offer without even reading the scenario as she believed the role was "the first of its kind" and even convinced Berrak Tüzünataç to play the role of Özge. As she was about to portray a professional ballerina, Sarıkaya took dancing lesson for three months. Tüzünataç cut her hair short in preparation for the role of Özge. In their interview, Berrak Tüzünataç stated that she had convinced Mehmet Günsür to accept the offer to portray the character Deniz. Büşra Develi, who was chosen to portray Bilge, also gave an interview as a member of the main cast. Mehmet Günsür said that "In order to get into the mindset of Deniz, there's a need to understand his ideas first" and let his hair grow longer to make his appearance similar to that of the character. The other two main characters, Eti and Sadık, were portrayed by Tülay Günal and Osman Sonant respectively. On 7 March 2017, it was confirmed that Özge Özpirinçci would appear as a guest actress in the first 5 episodes. Another recurring role was given to Armağan Oğuz, who portrayed Göksel. Cem Yılmaz made a guest appearance in the fourth episode of season one. In the tenth episode of the first season, two more actors joined the cast; Özge's friend, Işıl, was portrayed by Sezin Akbaşoğulları and the role of Sadık's wife, Yıldız, was given to Songül Öden. Filming After the main cast of the series was announced, a photo shoot was held in December 2016 to introduce the actors. The principal shooting of season one began in Maslak, in January 2017. The dance scene in the first episode, "Av ve Avcı", which features the character Duru (Sereneay Sarıkaya) as the main dancer, was choreographed by Zeynep Tanbay and its music was composed by Cem Öğet. The scene was recorded at Uniq Hall in Maslak. The principal shootings were later continued at Istanbul's neighborhood of Bebek and district of Nişantaşı. For the location of the university where Duru is a student, the Bomonti Campus of Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University was used. The second season's shooting began on 15 September 2017. Technical crew The