The Club

About the series

Kulüp (The Club) is a Netflix period drama directed by Seren Yüce and Zeynep Günay Tan and produced by O3 Medya, starring Gökçe Bahadır, Barış Arduç, Salih Bademci, Fırat Tanış, Metin Akdülger and Asude Kalebek. Season one was released on 5 November 2021 in two parts, and season two premiered on 15 September 2023.

Plot

Istanbul, 1955. Matilda Aseo, a Jewish woman, is released from prison after many years and starts working at one of the city’s most glamorous nightclubs in Pera. She is desperate to build a relationship with her daughter Raşel, who grew up without her, and to keep her away from Pera’s troublemaker, Fıstık İsmet.

At the club, Matilda must also stand up to her boss Orhan, the club manager Çelebi and the singer Selim, while secrets from her past threaten to surface. Against the backdrop of the 1950s, including the tragic events of September 1955, the series explores the lives of Istanbul’s minorities.

Main cast

• Gökçe Bahadır as Matilda Aseo
• Barış Arduç as Selim
• Salih Bademci as Çelebi
• Fırat Tanış as Orhan
• Asude Kalebek as Raşel

Reception

The Club was praised for its music, costumes and its rare focus on Istanbul’s Jewish community, with Gökçe Bahadır’s performance singled out by critics.

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