TURKISH DRAMA MOTHER TO SWEDEN
May 26, 2020
Eccho Rights have concluded a deal with Swedish public broadcaster SVT to place Medyapim drama series MOTHER in what is now a well-established Turkish Drama slot on SVT2. The series will air daily at 7.30pm starting in the autumn of 2020. This follows the earlier successes of Turkish series such as The End, Broken Pieces and Brave and Beautiful in Sweden. MOTHER is based on the Japanese series of the same name, a highly acclaimed and award-winning production, originally created in 2010 for Nippon TV. The Medyapim remake scored huge ratings for Star TV in Turkey during the 2016-17 season. Outside of Sweden the series is distributed by Global Agency worldwide.
“We first brought Turkish Drama to SVT in 2013 with The End and it created a great buzz. Sweden was the first Western European nation to take a bet on Turkish content and we feel proud of our role in creating what is now a regular daily slot for the national broadcaster. Moreover, in the years since that first deal, more and more channels and platforms across Europe have seen the power of having Turkish Drama in their schedules,” says Fredrik af Malmborg, Managing Director of Eccho Rights.
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Eccho Rights secures first presale for the Hatmaker with MBC group
Eccho Rights has closed the first international deal for The Hatmaker (Şapkacı Kadınlar), O3 Medya’s new period drama starring Pınar Deniz and Selahattin Paşalı. MBC Group has acquired the series for its streaming platform Shahid and its linear channels across MENA.
The presale was concluded during the first day of MIPCOM this week, before filming on the project begins in November.
Set in the early 1920s, as Türkiye undergoes profound change, the series follows Ayşe, whose happy family life is shattered by a brutal attack. In its aftermath, her husband Rıza abandons her. Five years later, hardship drives her to İzmir with her children, sister and mother-in-law. There, in the ruins left by the Great Fire, an unlikely bond with an elderly woman introduces her to the craft of hatmaking. It offers Ayşe the chance to build a livelihood for herself and for other women. But İzmir also brings Ayşe face to face with Rıza, now married into one of the city’s most powerful families. As Ayşe fights to build a future on her own terms, the husband who once abandoned her becomes a powerful threat to her independence.
Handan Özkubat, Director of Turkish Drama at Eccho Rights, said: “To have The Hatmaker secured by MBC just as opened the stand in Cannes says everything about the appetite for this series. MBC is a long-standing partner who knows their audiences extremely well, and they recognised straight away the strength of Ayşe’s story and the star power of Pınar Deniz and Selahattin Paşalı. There is no better way to open MIPCOM.”
Saner Ayar, Founder and Managing Partner at O3 Medya, said: “For buyers to commit to The Hatmaker before production has begun is a real vote of confidence in the story, our cast and our team. We are delighted to be off to such a strong start with Eccho Rights.”
The Hatmaker is created and written by Necati Şahin, directed by Ömür Atay and produced by Suzan Sümeli for O3 Medya.
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Eccho Rights launches Kanal 7 daily drama Asiye at MIPCOM
Eccho Rights will launch Asiye, the new daily drama produced by Kino Film Productions for Turkish broadcaster Kanal 7, at MIPCOM in Cannes. Presales open ahead of the series’ November premiere on Kanal 7, with filming due to begin on 17 October.
Asiye is the latest title from Eccho Rights’ long-running partnership with Kanal 7, which has already delivered international successes including Legacy, Winds of Love and Behind the Veil, the highest-rating daily drama ever broadcast in Turkey and now in its fourth season.
Seven years ago, Asiye lost her husband, her newborn son and her freedom in a single day. Now released from prison, she saves a drowning boy at the gates of one of Istanbul’s most powerful families, not knowing he is the son she believed she would never see again.
The series is directed by Taner Tunç and Nuh Şen, who have both directed Kanal 7’s long-running hit Legacy. Esengül Aypek stars as Asiye, with Ferhat Işıktaş as İlyas.
Handan Özkubat, Director of Turkish Drama at Eccho Rights, said: “Kanal 7 knows exactly how to make daily drama that travels, and Asiye has everything that made Behind the Veil and Legacy such international successes: a mother’s love, a buried truth and a powerful family with everything to hide. With a directing team that knows this genre inside out, MIPCOM is the perfect chance for buyers to secure this highly anticipated series before it airs.”