SEÑAL NEWS LISTINGS | NATPE BUDAPEST 2024

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ADELA

Adela and Andreea are two sisters, who were raised by their parents, Nuti and Mitu, in their poor home in a slum near Bucharest. One day, the secret identity of Adela is about to be revealed, when her biological grandfather decides to repair his past mistakes. However, before bringing Adela to her real father, the old man dies and Nuti and Mitu burry him in the garden, and the truth seems to be forever buried along with him. Presented with this new opportunity, Nuti and Mitu decide to send their own daughter Andreea in Adela’s place, since the real father of Adela is the powerful media mogul, Paul Andronic.

ALERT SQUAD

Behind each disappearance lies a hidden reality. Every single minute counts when the Missing Persons Unit is working a case. Driven by hope, bound by courage and determination, the team investigates with one clear objective: to recover the missing alive. ALERT SQUAD is a police-driven series built on human drama. With its 3rd season it is awarded by The Academy of Canadian Cinema and TV as “The Best Annual Serie” at the 38th Prix Gémeaux Awards.

EGO

The Koraslan Family is one of the most well-known families in tourism industry in Turkey. Sibel and Tuncay are both involved in their family business.On the the other hand, the Ozturks are a middle-class family, Burhan being the father, who lost his beloved wife 2 years ago, his daughter Elif and son Arda. Elif is engaged to Erhan, a frank and brave man who works in the finance department at the Koraslan Family’s firm. Burhan loves Erhan as his own son and relies heavily on him. When Erhan asks for money to invest on the stock market, he hypothecates his house in return for a huge loan. Things turn for the worse and Erhan loses the all money. The Ozturk Family could lose their house unless Erhan mends the situation. Elif, Erhan and Sibel’s lives will completely change, when Sibel decides to get pregnant with Erhan’s baby and makes an indecent proposal in the amount of 3 million.

INDEFENSIBLE

Awarded by The Academy of Canadian Cinema and TV as “The Best Daily Serie” at the 38th Prix Gémeaux Awards INDEFENSIBLE; is an engaging, unifying and captivating new daily legal series. It plunges us into the world of LapointeMacdonald Law Firm and its criminal defence team. A realistic universe built of human dramas, from the smallest to the largest, all imbued with the same emotion: fear. Fear of being condemned for an act that the accused may or may not have committed. From ordinary citizens to career criminals, everyone is entitled to full answer and defence and the presumption of innocence. At the heart of the series, a combative, endearing team of criminal lawyers passionate about justice. A tightknit family, full of contradictions, crooked and endowed with great humanity. Our criminalists bring to life the human story behind crime: murder cases, intertwined with countless criminal cases that make their hearts beat faster.

DECEPTION

Güzide Yenersoy is a respectable family court judge living in Istanbul. With a marriage of 30 years and two children, Güzide Yenersoy has what could be described as the epitome of a perfect family. Her husband, Tarık, is an experienced and successful lawyer, running his own law firm. Her son, Ozan, is a construction engineer working at a prestigious company, while her daughter, Oylum, is studying medicine in the Netherlands, upon her mother’s insistence.

LOVE AND PRİDE

The Köksoys live in an ancestral mansion as a wealthy and rooted family. With three daughters, the family is sinking and on the verge of losing everything. In a state of great panic, they contemplate how to escape the impending disaster when Tolga enters their lives like a savior.

LEYLIFER

Meryem, formerly known as Maria, travels to Istanbul with her husband Kemal and children for his sister’s wedding. However, their plans to return to their home in Spain are abruptly disrupted when Kemal goes missing and is later found dead in a burned-out car with a woman Meryem has never met. Believing that Kemal was murdered, Meryem vows to stay in Istanbul until she finds his killer.

POISON IVY

Macide, the daughter of a poor family who has studied psychology and is not happy in business life and seeks to heal others, falls in love with the elder brother of Ahmet, Kazım Işık, who is known as the smartest and the most successful businessman in the country. She has just met and fallen in love with the man with a morbid passion. Moreover, Kazım Işık is married to Nermin. But will he be able to protect her from the cruelty of the rich and powerful life he created?

LIKE THERE’S NO TOMORROW

The meeting of popular and successful actress Manolya with experienced journalist Hakan for an interview changes both of their lives. In the brief time they spend together, they lay out secrets they have never shared with anyone else, their past relationships, and the failures within those relationships. As Manolya and Hakan grow closer while discussing love, hate, relationships, sex, jealousy, and the spirit of the times, they seek ways to establish honest and open communication, only to realize that it’s not as easy as it seems.

THE FAMILY BURDEN

Melike, who is innocent, is convicted of killing her husband and is released after twenty years. Her only dream is to reunite with her daughter Hazal, whom she entrusted to her sister when she was a baby. However, Melike is not only waiting for her daughter outside, but also a new prison woven with lies. As Melike uncovers the lies told to her one by one, she will also understand what kind of game she has fallen into. While gradually approaching the girl who has been calling someone else her mother for years, she will also do her best to reveal the real killer of her husband. In this story woven with lies, the most conscientious will be the most ruthless, and the most loyal will be the real traitors.

DAYLIGHT

Whole through the summer, Gece makes plans about going to the university as well as playing music with her boyfriend Emir in Istanbul. All her dreams, however, get postponed as her family makes a sudden decision of leaving the city and moving to Foça due to the special condition of Gece’s Sister –Gülce. Gülce suffers from Asperger’s Syndrome and struggles with the crowd and wilderness of Istanbul…. In Foça, Gece meets Özgür who is a handsome instructor at the Surf club where Gülce is enrolled. He has devoted his life to his brother Rüzgar, who also suffers from Asperger’s Syndrome.

FAREWELL LETTER

Alanur’s life, which she completely depended on Ziya, is turned upside down with the letter. Exactly 30 years later, whether we call it a twist of fate, the infallible justice of the universe or the power of love, the paths of Yıldız and Karlı families cross again. The fate of two opposed families, especially Alanur and Ziya, is now in the hands of their children, Aslı and Mehmet. While love is waiting to be in the right place at the right time, the fate of Aslı and Mehmet unites in the wrong place at the wrong time.

SECRET OF PEARLS

A FATHER’S PROMISE

Set in the year 1980 during a tense political climate, Mustafa, a struggling factory worker, faces dire financial circumstances in his quest to save his wife’s life, Canan, through a crucial operation. Rejected by his heartless boss, Mustafa flees to avoid arrest, leaving his daughter Cemre in an orphanage, later adopted by the wealthy Rona family. Assisted by the caring housekeeper Figen, Mustafa infiltrates the Ronas’ household to be near his daughter, and an unexpected romance blossoms between them.

Azem, who has a happy life with his wife and two children, is a literature teacher loved by his students. His life changes completely in a single night as he goes to prison for killing his wife. However the reality is different, Azem has a secret that he cannot tell anyone. Azem, who has spent several years between four walls, has only one goal when he gets out of prison: To find his children and to sit on a dinner table with them again. But this will not be easy at all. When he was imprisoned, his children were taken under state protection and from there they were adopted by different families. When he gets out of prison, he spends the first night in a nasty hotel which he would normally never choose. Time has taken away a lot from him and his children. Will time be restored in the faith of hope?

JULIET

In the aftermath of a heartbreaking loss, the brilliant detective Juliet Dumon departs the bustling city of Brussels for the quiet coastal town of De Haan. As she steps into a new role with the local detective team, she’s not just solving cases – she’s on a mission to find a foster family for her teen niece, Chloë.

But De Haan has its mysteries. As Juliet delves deeper into her work, shadows from her past emerge. She grapples with unspoken guilt from her mother’s untimely death and the perplexing dance of emotions that accompany the idea of motherhood. Amidst these challenges, a silver lining emerges – an unbreakable bond grows between Juliet and Chloë.

MANHUNT: POLAR CHASE

TROPPO

TROPPO is an exhilarating primetime drama based on Candice Fox’s bestselling Crimson Lake novels set in the tropical wilderness of Far North Queensland. It centers on Ted Conkaffey, a scandal-ridden ex-cop, and Amanda Pharrell, a former convict turned brilliant detective. These two form an unexpected team, with Amanda’s rebellious nature and resilience from past judgments and imprisonment contrasting Ted‘s struggle against false accusations and a troubled past. More than mere detectives, Ted and Amanda are on a quest for redemption and survival, battling their demons while unraveling the dark secrets of the tropics.

In this gripping episode of the MANHUNT series, seasoned investigators Hanna Landauer and Lars Röwer face a daunting case. The brutal murder of a young woman draws them into a tangled web involving the victim’s sister, Anne Herbst. Anne, living under a false identity in a therapeutic shared apartment in northern Sweden, had sought refuge near the Arctic Circle to escape her dangerous ex-boyfriend, Robert Lessing. After their relationship ended, Robert, who is also the murderer, stalked Anne relentlessly and nearly killed her. The only link to her past life, her sister, is now dead. When it becomes clear that Robert has discovered Anne’s hideout, Landauer and Röwer rush to Sweden to protect her. Despite their efforts, Anne refuses to flee. Left with no other choice, the investigators must devise a trap for Robert in the snowy wilderness of Sweden. They need Anne’s help, as she knows Robert better than anyone else. This tense episode combines the chilling isolation of the Arctic with the high stakes of catching a cunning perpetrator.

THE SEED

THE SEED tells the explosive story of how the search for a lost young man in the vastness of northern Norway threatens to overthrow global systems of political power. During six one-hour episodes, Norwegian police inspector Thea Koren and German Chief Inspector Max Grosz investigate the sudden disappearance of Max’s nephew, a young activist and journalist, never expecting to become involved in a web of schemes and political machinations with wide ranging, even global repercussions.

SURREALESTATE

Dive back into the magnetic universe of SURREALESTATE! This season, watch as Luke Roman faces his biggest challenge yet. Stripped of his supernatural senses in a jaw-dropping season one finale, the stakes have never been higher. Ghostly tenants, lingering spirits, and eerie entities have no intention of moving out quietly, and without his direct line to the beyond, can Luke still seal the deal?

LADIES OF THE 80’S: A DIVAS CHRISTMAS

Five internationally-known, glamorous, 80s soap opera stars reunite to share the spotlight and shoot the final Christmas episode of their long-running soap opera. The Ladies play cupid to the young director and producer and romance blooms.

HUNTING HOUSEWIVES

Stranded in the wilderness after a spa weekend goes awry, four fabulous women must overcome perilous obstacles and uncover their husbands’ sinister plot, unleashing their resilience and seeking revenge in a thrilling fight for survival.

A CHRISTMAS CASTLE PROPOSAL: A ROYAL IN PARADISE II

Despite busy schedules causing distance, Olivia and Prince Alexander travel to Torovia for Christmas with his family. Clashing cultures between their families lead to various mishaps.

EXILE

Shortly before his release from prison, Ted Evans receives a threat from the man whose family he killed for drunk driving: “If you contact your family, I’ll kill them”.

A CHRISTMAS IN NEW HOPE

An aspiring influencer and single mother of a girl living with Down syndrome, enters a home improvement competition in order to save her bungalow before Christmas. Complications arise as she falls for her “Texas-famous” musician neighbor.

DILEMMA

PRODUCTION COMPANY: OGM

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BROADCASTER: Amazon Prime

GENRE: Drama, Thriller

DURATION: 8 x 45”

YEAR: 2024

DIRECTOR: Can Ulkay

Neslihan Turhan is the host of the TV show One Truth. She touches people’s lives, sheds light on the stories that remain in the dark, and built her career on the principles of justice. Her life is upturned by the death of Lal Kaleli, in which Can, her son, is implicated. Caught between motherhood and all the principles that she believes in, Neslihan faces the most challenging

LOST IN LOVE

PRODUCTION COMPANY: OGM Pictures

BROADCASTER: STAR TV

GENRE: Drama

DURATION: 85 x 45” (Expected)

YEAR: 2023

DIRECTOR: Nadim GÜç

Mete and Naz, born into affluent and influential families, are bound together by a promise made during their childhood. This promise stems from a tragic incident where Naz’s innocence was compromised, and Mete’s family offered unwavering support. As they grow older, their relationship becomes a rollercoaster of heated arguments and passionate reconciliations.

WHEN A MAN LOVES

BROADCASTER: BEIN CONNECT GENRE: Drama

DURATION: 26 x 45” YEAR: 2022

DIRECTOR: Ömür Atay, Zeliha Orman

This is an entertaining romantic love story series, based on the accidental romance of a divorced mother of two children, (Zeynep) and her single handsome, charismatic and successful boss, (Kenan).

STICKMAN

YEAR: 2023

PRODUCTION COMPANY: OGM

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BROADCASTER: STAR TV

GENRE: Drama

DURATION: 88x 45”

LANGUAGE: SPANISH & ARABIC

ORIGINAL TITLE: Çöp Adam

DIRECTOR: Çağrı Vila Lostuvalı

Tamer faced early life challenges, working to support his family while his peers played. He turned adversity into a game to preserve his inner child. After a tragic incident, he excelled academically and became a successful game developer. He married Berrin, and when his game struck gold with a $300 million investment, he bought a mansion. This reunited his family, including his estranged parents Aysel and Bülent, bringing immense joy.

THE SLAVE ISAURA

(Period Telenovela)

Writers: Tiago Santiago

Director: Herval Rossano

Episodes: 167 x 45´

“The Slave Isaura” is a Brazilian telenovela, successful in over 80 countries worldwide. Based on the 1875 novel by Bernardo Guimarães.

The telenovela shows a love story, amid the theme of slavery. Isaura is the daughter of the slave Juliana and the farm manager, Miguel. Juliana dies, and Isaura is raised and educated by the Commander’s family. Despite having an excellent education and having fair skin, Isaura is a slave of the Comendador, for being born the daughter of his slave, in the midst of suffering for her freedom, she lives a beautiful love story.

THE HOSPITAL

(Documental Series)

Day-to-day life in a reference hospital in the treatment of highly complex cases.

The fine line between anxiety and hope, apprehension and relief. A documentary series that shows the exciting dilemmas hidden behind the routine of doctors and patients that makes the heart beat faster. The episodes, which are in reality show format, record the backstage of the Moriah Hospital, one of the largest in Latin America and a benchmark for its advanced procedures.

TOPÍSSIMA

(Telenovela)

ULTIMATE LOVE

(Telenovela)

Everyone would like to experience – or has imagined experiencing – a love story capable of overcoming any difference, prejudice or obstacle imaginable.

This sentiment often arises in the most unexpected places and in even unlikely people. But when love proves to be true, nothing can stop it from uniting two lovers. It’s this intense love that provides a background for the plot of “Ultimate Love”, the new contemporary telenovela by Record TV that will elicit strong emotions on spectators.

DOC INVESTIGATION

(Documental Series)

Get ready for “Doc Investigation,” thetruecrime documentary series that exposes the most shocking police cases in Brazil. This enthralling series covers organ trafficking, femicides, serial killings, wrongful convictions, and much more. Featuring exclusive interviews with victims’ families and convicted criminals, “Doc Investigation” offers a gripping and emotional viewing experience. The production blends RECORD’s investigative journalism with streaming platforms’ modern style, resulting in a truly unique and captivating documentary series.

TOPÍSSIMA is a telenovela that delves into the feminine universe and brings to light the conflicts of modern women: work versus love life; independence versus loneliness; motherhood versus career; aging versus aesthetics; illegality of abortion versus death, among others. In addition to the issues inherent to the female universe, we will have in parallel a police investigation full of twists and turns involving the protagonists. The plot is built on four pillars: romance, police investigation, drama and humor.

TIMELESS LOVE

FORMAT: TELENOVELA

GENRE: DRAMA

EPISODES: 110 EPS x 45

PRODUCERS: SIC | SP TELEVISÃO

YEAR OF PRODUCTION: 2023

Catarina is a humble girl desperately searching for her missing mother. Seeking the truth, she infiltrates into the mansion of the powerful Torres family, but what she finds is a family trapped in a complicated succession crisis... and a man she will fall in love with.

FOR THOSE WHO LOVE, TIME IS ETERNITY.

THE GOOD GIRLS CLUB

FORMAT: SERIES, GENRE: CRIME & THRILLER

PRODUCERS: SIC | SANTA RITA FILMES

LADY OF TIDES

FORMAT: TELENOVELA

GENRE: DRAMA

EPISODES: 200 EPS x 45 (TBC)

PRODUCERS: SIC | SP TELEVISÃO

YEAR OF PRODUCTION: 2024

Joana wants to start a new life and raise her unborn son after escaping a violent husband. She reaches the Azores islands by sea and is greeted like a saint. The villagers believe she brings a miracle, while she faces this second chance for herself like a miracle. But is she out of danger?

NEVER GIVE UP. FOR THAT IS JUST WHEN THE TIDE WILL TURN.

FOR YOU

FORMAT: TELENOVELA

GENRE: DRAMA

EPISODES: 100 EPS x 45

PRODUCERS: SIC | SP TELEVISÃO

YEAR OF PRODUCTION: 2024

A story of rivalry between two villages, whose leading families fight over each other such as the Capulets and Montagues in Romeo and Juliet. A boy and girl from opposite village leaders fall in love… and someone else will try to use them to destroy both villages.

TWO VILLAGES. TWO RIVAL FAMILIES. NO ORDINARY LOVE STORY.

THE MEDALISTS

FORMAT: SERIES, GENRE: SPORTS & TEEN DRAMA

EPISODES: S01: 26 EPS x 45’ | S02: 25 x 45’

PRODUCERS: SIC | SP TELEVISÃO, YEAR OF PRODUCTION: 2024

A high-performance sports academy, where a group of promising young athletes share the same goal: to become the best in the world. But in everything else they are different, especially in what they will have to sacrifice to achieve their dream of winning a gold medal.

DREAM, BELIEVE, ACHIEVE. THE WORLD OF OLYMPIC CHAMPIONS.

YEAR OF PRODUCTION: 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | TBC

Clients from the most well-known club in town are getting killed. The police is again investigating the club that now has a VIP area where everything can happen. Seasons 4 and 5 of the hit crime series bring the most intense drama and the sexiest moments to the screen.

STEP INTO LISBON’S MOST ELEGANT NIGHT CLUB. WHERE ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN.

SER

La noche en que desaparece Amer Zahran minutos antes de celebrar su cumpleaños, nadie lo echa de menos. A la mañana siguiente, sin embargo, todos anhelan que no se haya encontrado su cuerpo para zanjar el caso. La posibilidad de que aun esté con vida y sus consecuencias, solivianta y atemoriza a su familia y amigos cercanos.

A medida que Jad avanza en su investigación, descubre que todas las personas cercanas a Amer tenían motivos y planes para eliminarlo, sin embargo, nadie tenía planeado secuestrarlo.

Durante el proceso de su exhaustiva investigación, Jad se encontrará en un dilema al verse cada vez mas enamorado de Taleen, la bellísima y mucho mas joven esposa, o viuda, de Amer.

¿Podrá la hermosura de Taleen distraer a Jab en su investigación?

CARMEN

‘Carmen’, is an adaption of popular Indian series ‘Kareena Kareena’.

The show revolves around Carmen,a beautiful young lady who camefrom Alexandria to Cairo lookingfor an opportunity to achieve her dreams of being famous and rich.

In the beginning of her work, Carmen lies a bit in order to win the position; soon enough she finds herself in needof a thousand other lies to cover for the first little one.

Her lies cause many sarcastic & comic incidents.

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