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Nippon TV: My son, the third drama with MF Yapim for Turkish adaptation
On the eve of ATF and marking their third deal together, Nippon Television Network Corporation, the leading commercial broadcaster in Japan announced that Turkish productions companies MF Yapim & MEDYAPIM have acquired the format rights to its drama My Son (‘60) and will be remaking the series in Turkish.
The deal follows the successful ventures from 2016 and 2017, respectively, when the two companies also partnered to remake Mother (Anne) and Woman – My Life For My Children (Kadin). To date, the first one has become a mega hit on Star TV and has been sold to numerous countries as a finished program through Global Agency. And the second started airing on FOX last October with stellar ratings; international distribution is in charge of Calinos Entertainment.
Through a family that suffered a kidnapping, the series follows three women who learn what it takes to become a mother amidst the struggles and pain. This scripted drama is dedicated to all women no matter which stage in life they're in. This agreement marks the first format sale into a different country for My Son.
The third adaptation announcement was made jointly by Atsushi Hatayama, president of International Business Development, Nippon TV, and Faruk Bayhan, president of MF Yapim.
‘To be announcing that our scripted formats are being produced for the third time in Turkey with MF Yapim is a great thrill for Nippon TV. This kind of partnership is a first for us and we are honored to have the esteemed MF Yapim producing our drama series’, commented Hatayama. ‘We believe one of the key factors of our dramas' strengths lie in the portrayal of female characters living strongly in the modern world. My Son is another example of our finest dramas utilizing that very theme’.
‘Anne and Kadin have been very successful in Turkey and we believe My Son will achieve the same success too. We are very happy with our cooperation with Nippon TV and hoping to achieve the same success in each and every work we do together’, concluded Bayhan.