ALBAWABA - İsmail Hacıoğlu joins Yeraltı as Bozo faces a powerful new enemy.
NOW's popular series Yeraltı is preparing for its second season with major changes expected both in front of and behind the camera. As preparations for the new season continue, one of Türkiye's most respected actors, İsmail Hacıoğlu, has emerged as one of the production's biggest potential new additions.
According to Turkish entertainment reports, Hacıoğlu is in talks to join the Medyapım production, which is directed by Murat Öztürk and produced by veteran producer Fatih Aksoy. The series has already begun preparations for its new season after concluding its first season on May 20.
Initial reports suggested that Hacıoğlu was being considered for a major role that could significantly affect the direction of the story. The latest developments indicate that discussions between the actor and the production are continuing, with reports suggesting that he could eventually join the cast once the details of his character are finalized.
According to information emerging from the Turkish entertainment press, Hacıoğlu is expected to portray a powerful new character who will become an enemy of Bozkurt Hanoğlu, better known as Bozo, played by Uraz Kaygılaroğlu.
The identity and full background of Hacıoğlu's potential character have not yet been officially revealed. However, the possibility of bringing the experienced actor into direct conflict with Bozo has already generated considerable interest among fans of the series.
The addition would create a new dramatic conflict at the heart of the second season. Bozo is one of the central figures in Yeraltı, a character whose power and influence are deeply connected to the series' criminal underworld. Introducing a new, powerful rival could force him into a confrontation unlike any he faced during the first season.
Yeraltı became one of NOW's most talked-about dramas during the 2025–26 television season. The series stars Deniz Can Aktaş as Haydar Ali Aslan, Devrim Özkan as Halide Ceylan, and Uraz Kaygılaroğlu as Bozkurt Hanoğlu. Its story follows Haydar Ali, who is imprisoned after taking revenge for his family's murder and later finds himself connected to one of Türkiye's most dangerous underground networks. His return to freedom brings him face to face with old love, loyalty, betrayal, and the powerful figures controlling the criminal world.
The second season is also expected to introduce several new characters. Turkish media have reported that Bozo's former love interest will enter the story and that the character will have a young daughter, played by child actress Azra Aksu. The new additions are expected to expand the personal and dramatic conflicts surrounding the main characters.
For İsmail Hacıoğlu, a possible move to Yeraltı would mark a significant return to a major television production. The actor previously starred in TRT 1's Cennetin Çocukları but departed the series earlier this year following a legal investigation. Turkish media reported that he was removed from the cast after the investigation, while previously filmed episodes were still scheduled to be broadcast.
Hacıoğlu has built a reputation as one of Türkiye's most powerful dramatic performers, known for taking on emotionally intense and complex characters. His possible arrival in Yeraltı has therefore attracted particular attention, with viewers already curious about how his acting style would fit into the show's dark world of crime, power, revenge, and betrayal.
Although the actor's participation has not yet been officially confirmed by Medyapım or NOW, the ongoing talks have made İsmail Hacıoğlu one of the most closely watched names in the series' second-season preparations.
If the agreement is finalized, his character's conflict with Bozo could become one of the central storylines of the new season, adding another major force to a series that ended its first season with its future conflicts still wide open.
