Eccho Rights license Safe Harbor to ITV, Virgin Media Television and SBS
Feb 26, 2025
Eccho Rights has secured a first round of sales for action thriller Safe Harbor, the latest series from Ozark co-creator, Mark Williams. The high octane, drug-trade series has been acquired by ITV in the UK, Virgin Media Television in Ireland and SBS in Australia and is set to premiere on ITV’s streamer ITVX and Ireland’s Virgin Media Television in the spring of 2025, with SBS set to air later in the year.
Herbet L. Kloiber, CEO of Night Train Media and distributor Eccho Rights: “Safe Harbor has generated a great deal of buzz in the market, with its truly international profile and A-list cast. Coupled with Mark’s unique talent in combining action, violence, heart and humour, buyers have been jumping at the chance to bring it to their audiences.”
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28th Sep, 2026
Eccho Rights to distribute O3 Medyas The Hatmaker
Eccho Rights will handle international sales for The Hatmaker (Şapkacı Kadınlar), the brand-new drama series from leading Turkish producer O3 Medya. The series will launch to buyers for presales at this month's MIPCOM in Cannes, ahead of its planned premiere in Türkiye in early 2027.
A sweeping period drama starring Pınar Deniz and Selahattin Paşalı, The Hatmaker is the story of Ayşe, a war veteran seeking a path to independence, while the husband who abandoned her threatens everything she is building.
Handan Özkubat, Director of Turkish Drama at Eccho Rights, said:
"Pınar Deniz and Selahattin Paşalı are two of the most compelling actors working in Türkiye today, and seeing them together at the heart of a story this ambitious is genuinely exciting. Ayşe is a heroine of real depth and courage, and I have no doubt audiences around the world will fall for her."
Saner Ayar, Founder and Managing Partner at O3 Medya, said:
"Eccho Rights has been at our side for many years, taking our stories to audiences around the world, and we could not think of a better partner for The Hatmaker."
The Hatmaker is created and written by Necati Şahin, directed by Ömür Atay and produced by Suzan Sümeli for O3 Medya.
17th Sep, 2026
Pro TV lunches Fără Urmă, it's third Turkish format from Eccho Rights
Eccho Rights and leading Romanian broadcaster PRO TV have extended their successful scripted-format partnership, with PRO TV’s adaptation of hit Turkish drama Kaçak launching - as Fără Urmă (Without a Trace). The series airs on PRO TV and streaming platform VOYO, airing weekly on Mondays.
Kaçak is the third Turkish drama format Eccho Rights has licensed to PRO TV, following two of the broadcaster’s biggest recent hits. Ezel became Vlad, which ran for four seasons and is widely regarded as one of the finest Romanian dramas ever produced, while Insider (İçerde) became Clanul (The Clan) - a phenomenon so popular it spawned its own spin-off, Tătuțu’ (Our Father). Fără Urmă’s creative producer, writer and director is Anghel Damian, who was also behind Vlad, Clanul and Tătuțu’.
Produced by Süreç Film for ATV, the original Kaçak was a top-rating thriller across two seasons in Türkiye. It follows a policeman who kills the son of a ruthless mafia boss and is forced to build a new identity in a quiet town - until an act of heroism exposes him and drags him back into a war with his past.
PRO TV’s adaptation transposes the story to a remote Transylvanian mountain village, where Barbu (Alex Calangiu) lives a peaceful life with his family until a buried past resurfaces, forcing him to confront the powerful and corrupt Scarlat family to protect those he loves. The cast also features Adela Popescu, Aylin Cadîr, Mihai Constantin and Daniela Nane.
Handan Özkubat, Director of Turkish Drama at Eccho Rights, said:
“PRO TV has become one of our most valued format partners, and their track record speaks for itself - Ezel became the blockbuster Vlad, and Insider became Clanul, a hit so big it earned its own spin-off. Kaçak offers exactly the high-stakes, emotional storytelling PRO TV do so brilliantly, and we’ve every confidence Fără Urmă will follow suit. We’re thrilled to continue the partnership and to represent the series to buyers worldwide.”
Eccho Rights will represent Fără Urmă internationally alongside PRO TV’s other Turkish-format adaptations, offering the series to broadcasters and platforms worldwide as a ready-made.