Hindi Remake of Ezel debutes on Disney+ Hotstar
Jun 20, 2024
Legendary Turkish Drama series Ezel has been remade in India, launching on Disney+ Hotstar under the local title Gunaah.
The original Ay Yapim production, created in 2009, was part of the original wave of Turkish Dramas to travel the globe, sold to more than 150 territories worldwide by distributor Eccho Rights.
Eccho has additionally licensed the scripts for remake in several territories, with new versions commissioned in Mexico, Russia, Armenia, and a hugely successful adaption in Romania, Vlad. The Indian version of Ezel is the first deal with Disney+ Hotstar for Eccho Rights and Ay Yapim. Eccho Rights will distribute the readymade rights for Gunaah outside of India.
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The agreement covers four of Eccho Right's most widely travelled Turkish titles: I Am Mother (Sandık Kokusu), Elif, Everywhere I Go (Her Yerde Sen) and Brave and Beautiful (Cesur ve Güzel)
Berkin Nalbantli, Sales Executive for CEE and Africa at Eccho Rights, said: “Red Head Global has long been a champion of Turkish drama in South Africa and across the region, and we’re delighted to continue our partnership with this latest slate. They have the local expertise and reach to bring these titles to audiences in South Africa and Namibia, and this deal pairs proven daily favourites with internationally successful hits - exactly the kind of emotional storytelling that builds loyal audiences.”
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Eccho Rights expands Disney partnership with new deals in Portugal and MENA
Eccho Rights has concluded two new deals with The Walt Disney Company, licensing acclaimed Turkish drama series Golden Boy to STAR Life in Portugal and My Home My Destiny to Disney+ across the MENA region.
The agreements build on the partnership between Eccho Rights and The Walt Disney Company established earlier this year, when STAR Life Portugal acquired romantic comedy titles Everywhere I Go and My Sweet Lie - and mark a significant broadening of the relationship across both platform and territory.
Melis Hamamcioglu, Director of Digital Media Acquisition & Content Sales at Eccho Rights, commented:
"To be expanding our relationship with The Walt Disney Company across two of their platforms and into a new region in the space of a few months is a real marker of where Turkish drama sits today in the international market. The appetite among premium platforms for proven, emotionally driven content from Turkey is only growing, and we look forward to building on this further."