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DEADLINE THE PORTER Duration: 8 x 60’ Genre: Drama Series Production company: Sienna Films, a Sphere Media Company, and Inferno Pictures Set in the early 1920s and inspired by real events, THE PORTER follows train porters Junior Massey and Zeke Garrett, and their friends and families, as a tragedy on the job sets them on starkly different paths to a better life. While Junior takes advantage of a broken system to pursue money and power. in gambling and bootlegging, Zeke fights the railway to change the system.
Duration: 4 x 60’ Genre: Drama Series – Thriller Production company: Clapperboard Studios When Natalie Varga stands accused of murdering her husband, disgraced investigative journalist James Alden inds himself captivated by the case. It's a crime perfectly designed to cause a press feeding frenzy – the gruesome murder of businessman George Varga. Natalie is from a tough background and her family have criminal connections which come back to haunt her. James was an award-winning investigative journalist but his confidence was destroyed by the case he screwed up which allowed a killer to go free.
PULSE Duration: 6 x 60’ Genre: Drama Series Production company: Media Musketeers Survival is not just a game in this sci-fi, horror, original survival thriller. Can the modern human race survive without the technology that defines our way of life today. Set in Johannesburg, present day, the Pulse video game designers are scrambling to get the newly funded re-boot of their classic game finished. Life imitating art soon becomes reality when an electromagnetic wave hits their building.
MURDERED AT FIRST SIGHT Duration: 10 x 60’ Genre: Documentary Series Production company: Woodcut Media
ELON MUSK: SUPERHERO OR SUPERVILLAIN? Duration: 1 x 60’ Genre: Documentary Series Production Company: BriteSpark Films This unique one-hour documentary utilises rare archive footage about Elon Musk, the on/off richest man in the world. He is Time’s Person of the Year 2021, a flamboyant entrepreneur and billionaire, whose Tweets can move stock markets and spark buying and selling frenzies.In his most recent move, the board of Twitter have agreed to a $44bn (£34.5bn) takeover offer from Musk. The divisive celebrity is permanently in the headlines alongside his multiple controversial and eye-catching businesses.
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Murdered At First Sight is a true crime series which tells the shocking stories of people who were killed by someone they had never met. If you had turned left, not right… If you had chosen to walk a different path… If you had just decided to stay at home… Maybe… you would never have encountered your killer. Most killers know their victims, Murdered At First Sight investigates the alarming rise in ‘Stranger Murders’ and the challenges faced by the police in tracking down the suspect of an entirely random homicide. With these cases, there are no disgruntled partners, no jealous relatives, no family squabble… they leave behind devastated families and terrified communities.
WHO IS GHISLAINE MAXWELL THE LARKINS Producer: Objective Fiction and Genial Productions Commissioner: ITV (UK) Set in the idyllic Kent countryside, The Larkins combines heartwarming and humorous scripts with a fantastic cast to create a feel-good drama and memorable characters you can’t help falling in love with. Pure escapism for a family audience.
Producer: Roast Beef TV Commissioner: Channel 4 (UK) 3 x 1 hour From Oscar and Emmy nominated producers Roast Beef TV, this premium documentary series features exclusive interviews with those closest to Maxwell, including many speaking for the first time, as it follows her story from her chaotic upbringing right up to the conclusion of her trial in the U.S.
THE TRAITORS Producer: IDTV Duration: 1 hour episodes A nail-biting psychological adventure, where a group of contestants are placed in an atmospheric location together and must complete challenges and win prizes. But some among them will be traitors and out to claim the prize for themselves. Can the others stop them before it is too late? Already snapped up in USA & UK.
THE SIMPLER LIFE Producer: Five Mile Films Commissioner: Channel 4 (UK) Duration: 4 x 1 hour A group of people leave behind 21st-century lives and attempt to live by the principles of the Amish, rejecting modern values and technology. This fascinating series explores whether ‘the simpler life’ will lead to a positive impact on mental and physical health or whether participants will be desperate to get back to their consumerist lifestyles?
THE HOLIDAY Producer: Projector Pictures, Clapperboard Commissioner: Channel 5 (UK) 4 x 1 hour A scorching thriller based on the bestselling novel by T.M. Logan. Whilst on holiday with her three best friends and their families, Kate makes a discovery that leaves her questioning whether her husband Sean is having an affair and that the other woman is one of her best friends. As Kate closes in on the truth, she realises that the stakes are far higher than she ever imagined...
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LONE WOLF Drama - 45 mins - In production
FOR MY FAMİLY Drama - 45 mins - 200+ Episodes Kadir and his younger 3 siblings’ life change with a sudden death of their parents. The wealthy and flirty Akif Atakul is the sole responsible of this unfortunate event to cover his affair with his business partner’s wife. Kadir and his siblings find themselves in a new life without any money in their pockets.
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Altay earns his living by fighting cages under the name "Kurtoglu". Esra asks Altay for help to escape and reunite with her little girl one night when the guns explode in the place! Hearing that the child's life is in danger, Altay accepts without hesitation. Doğan, the owner of the illegal fight club and Esra's lover, comes after them. As soon as Altay takes a step to help Esra, he embarks on a new journey that extends to his own past. The "old man", Davut Bahadır, who lives alone in a hut in the forest, will guide Altay on his journey from the legends to the Turkey of the 1950s and from there to the present day.
WOUNDED HEART Drama - 45 mins - 107 Episodes The series is an impressive story of revenge between two families. In the series, everything turns upside down when Ferit (Gökhan Alkan) and Hande (Merve Çağıran) plan a marriage with the support of their families. When Ferit returns to the farm earlier than he should have been, and sees Hande very intimately with Yaman (Toprak Can Adıgüzel). Then, he immediately goes to İstanbul and by chance meets up a fierce girl and makes a "proposal" to Ayşe (Yağmur Tanrısevsin). The events revolve around, when they go back to motherlands.
THE OTTOMAN
DESTAN
Drama - 45 min. - 185+ Episodes
Drama - 45 mins - In production
The people of Anatolia was forced to live under the circumstances of the danger caused by the presence of Byzantine empire while suffering from Mongolian invasion. Kayı tribe is a frontiersman that remains its' presence at Söğüt. Because of where the tribe is located to face the Byzantine danger, they are in a continuous state of red alert. Giving the conditions and the sickness of Ertuğrul Ghazi, there occurred a power vacuum. The power struggle caused by this war of principality is between Osman who is heroic and brave is the youngest child of Ertuğrul Ghazi and the uncle of Osman; Dündar and Gündüz who is good at statesmanship. Dündar, is the most successful man in the field of politics after his elder brother Ertuğrul Ghazi.
The story begins with Akkız stabbing her arrow to Alpagu Khan's heart as she swore. The arrow shoot by Akkız to take Alpagu Khan's life cannot kill her enemy, but makes her a slave to his son Batuga, in the enemy's palace! A mountain bird in love with her freedom becomes a slave in the Gok Palace, which will cost her life if it is learned that she is the shooter! The paths of Akkız and Batuga, who now carry two lies that would cost their lives, crossed again after many years. The hands that will change the fate of the Turks, unites here. Batuga is the hidden Khan of the Turks; he will write a 'Destan' (legend) with Akkız, by uniting the Turks and prove to the world that what can a disabled prince and a slave girl can achieve by joining hands.
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QATAR - BETWEEN BOOMTOWN AND BURQA Producers: elb motion pictures It is a dazzling and colourful world full of Arab adventures. It is the world of the sheikhs and the world of big business. And it is also their world: millions of guest workers make the dream of a modern monarchy possible in the first place. Anyone traveling to Qatar has plenty of prejudices. Qatar is this corrupt, filthy-rich emirate full of forced labourers without rights and full of businessmen with questionable practices. But for the Qataris themselves and the millions of guest workers from all over the world, the picture is more nuanced. Qatar is a dictatorship with an emir with almost unlimited power. But at the same time, Qatar is stunningly open and progressive. The emirate is tiny, and yet tremendously fascinatin.
THE MECCA CLOCK TOWER - THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE WORLD'S LARGEST CLOCK Producers: Vista Rasch, SL-Rasch Explore the engineering breakthroughs and fascinating story behind the design and construction of the world`s largest clock tower. It is a construction project full of superlatives: the world’s largest tower clock in Mecca, the Holy City of Islam. The minute hand measures 23 meters in length and its giant clock face is 43 meters in diameter – therefore this gigantic clock tower is 35 times larger than Big Ben. At the end of construction, the building at the centre of the sacred site breaks over 30 world records.
WILD PRAIRIE MAN Prod.: Overtime Communications, Saskatchewan Arts Board
IN THE HEART OF AMERICA Producers: Lonamedia - Broadcasters: ZDF, ARTE They are the last unknown natural paradises in Central America: The spectacular landscapes and wildlife of Nicaragua & Honduras. Nicaragua is home of active volcanoes, the region’s largest lake of freshwater, teeming with tapirs, caimans, and crocodiles, while Honduras is the home of the largest intact rainforests in Central America. We not only get to immerse ourserlves in the natural beauty full of animal life, but also get to know the people who lead us through the local floor and fauna, people who take pride in their countries, where they are deeply rooted. What are the true treasures of the miniature Central American natural paradises, which we know so little about? .
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Wild Prairie Man is an intimate look at the life of a man enthralled with the exotic and endangered lands of Grasslands National Park. Located in the Northern Great Plains of Canada, Grasslands National Park has been a 20 year odyssey for wildlife photographer James R. Page. For James, critters are more interesting than people and he shares some of his iconic images and experiences from this endangered ecosystem. We showcase the park’s wilderness that is dominated by prairie light and dark sky, the wildlife, prairie dogs, mesmerizing landscapes, and bisons.
THE GREAT SONGWRITERS SERIES 3 SCOTTISH ISLANDS WITH BEN FOGLE Factual Documentary 4 x 60’ In this stunningly shot travelogue series, adventurer Ben Fogle sets out on a personal pilgrimage across Scotland’s breathtakingly beautiful islands. In a quest to rediscover his own sense of spirituality, he braves the elements to sail from the magical Outer Hebrides to the wild Shetland Isles: finding remote clifftop hideaways, temple ruins, and secret beaches for cold water dips!
PENN & TELLER: FOOL US SERIES 8 Entertainment - 13 x 60’ This competition series celebrates the world of magic and features the legendary duo Penn & Teller. During each episode, four aspiring magicians perform their best trick, ranging from the skilful to the hilarious, in order to try and fool the world-famous team. The prize? A chance to perform with Penn & Teller in their celebrated show at the Rio Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. Host Alyson Hannigan helps the viewer to judge if Penn & Teller were truly fooled, as they try to figure out the magicians’ secrets.
LOVE ME Drama - 6 x 60’ Family relationships, grief, love and new connections. The Mathiesons have it all. As Glen, his daughter Clara and son, Aaron reel from the shock death of Christine, they struggle, dealing with their hurt in different ways. Glen is stalked by the loss of his wife, and the guilt he carries with him. Clara’s in a state of emotional ambivalence – the years of a fraught mother/daughter relationship have left damaging scars. Then there’s Aaron – he’s genuinely hurt. And unsure why the others aren’t seemingly as sad.
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Factual Documentary 6 x 60’ Join a set of legendary songwriters as they discuss their creative processes and the inspirations behind their work. Each episode features four exclusive performances, alongside intimate original interviews with the subject. The wide range of artists featured results in an authoritative, fascinating and entertaining series – but the presenter-less format also allows each individual, hour-long film to reflect the songwriter’s unique personality, as they explain their work and passion in their own words. Artists featured include Gary Kemp, Richard Ashcroft, Paul Heaton, Emeli Sandé, David Foster and Johnny Marr.
SECRETS OF THE LONDON UNDERGROUND SERIES 2 Factual Documentary - 10 x 60’ Railway historian Tim Dunn once again teams up with the London Transport Museum’s Siddy Holloway to explore more parts of London’s tube network. Together, they visit abandoned stations so secret that most Londoners have no idea they exist. In more well-known stations, they explore disused tunnels right under passengers’ noses. And then there are the places you’ll be stunned to discover are part of the tube system, including a station in a countryside back garden!
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RAT IN THE KITCHEN Entertainment Rat in the Kitchen is a whodunit cooking format and a high-stakes game of cat and mouse where viewers get to play detective. In each episode, a mix of professional chefs and home cooks compete in a series of cooking challenges, earning cash in their bank for every dish that impresses the judges. But they will have to prevent the meddling of an undercover Rat. The stakes: if the Rat avoids detection, the money is theirs. But if found out, the Rat will have to hunt for cheddar elsewhere.
THE VOICE Talent The Voice is the purest vocal talent competition ever. In this innovative vocal contest, looks don’t play a role. This show is all about real talent; it’s all about the voice! The Voice franchise, consisting of The Voice (2010), The Voice Kids (2012), The Voice Senior (2018), The Voice All Stars (2020), The Voice Rap (2021) and latest addition The Voice Generations (2022) currently has a total of 135 adaptations across the globe, making it the biggest and most successful format brand in the global non-scripted marketplace to date.
READY TO MINGLE Love Game Show This dating show follows a single girl searching for her perfect partner from amongst twelve guys, all desperate to impress and share a big money prize. However, in a mischievous twist, not everyone is single and ready to mingle. Half the boys are in relationships and their partners are watching next door, having permitted them to do whatever it takes to win the girl’s heart. Because if they are the final choice, they win the money for themselves and their partner. How far will the boys go to prove they’re not in a relationship? Can our girl identify the single guys during the elimination process? And who will she pick as her dream man?
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A YEAR TO REMEMBER Entertainment A Year To Remember literally takes us back to one specific year in the past: like 1969, 1985 or 2001. Two witty celebrity captains each team up with a guest celebrity who actually experienced the year in question. Each clip, game and question is related to this particular year: from the greatest hits, world news, bizarre trends and inventions to legendary TV moments and film scenes. What do the celeb captains and their guests still remember?
HEKIMOGLU Medical Drama The local version of the hit US scripted series “House M.D.” starring Timuçin Esen as Ateş Hekimoğlu who is an acclaimed infectious diseases and nephrology physician. With his team of 3 young doctors Hekimoglu, does whatever it takes to solve the most puzzling cases in his way.
TWIST OF FATE Romantic Comedy What happens when a superstitious beautiful young girl tries to keep her "marriage fraud" to avoid being "happily n'ever after" and has to work with a handsome Alpha-Male boss who has tightly close doors against love? The fate twists and Cupid hits both of them so hard with its arrow!
LOVE TRAP Romantic Comedy The marriage game between poor girl Ayşe and rich boy Kerem started as a ""love trap"" will bound them forever and will never let them out.
THREE SISTERS Premium Drama Published in 2018 and breaking sales records since the day it was published, İclal Aydın's book "Three Sisters", one of the trilogy book series, now brings its story from the pages to the screen. Once upon a time, three sisters lived in a cute house overlooking one of the lovely seas of a very beautiful and mysterious country. The names of these 3 sisters are Türkan, Dönüş and Derya. Together with their father, Sadık , and their mother, Nesrin, they would sit on their laps at night and dream of the wonderful years that awaited them in the future.
RUTHLESS CITY Premium Drama Paths of two families cross through a deal made between a man and a woman. Although Agah and Seher) originate from the same hometown, they have different lifestyles, and their encounter is going to change everything. The Karaçay’s glamorous world that conceals a dirty old secret will rock the values and the lives of two families when the Yılmaz Family steps into their mansion. Members of both sides will be put to a test by their sins in which they are not even aware of. This journey from the Southeastern city of Antakya to the ruthless city of Istanbul is a story of fighting for existence. Neither Agah nor Seher’s life is ever going to be the same.
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HERZOGPARK Social comedy, Drama, Thriller
BADASS CLASS
RUNTIME: 97 min GENRE: Comedy, Satire
Croatia is calling! The 12th grade of a Berlin high school is going on a graduation trip. Together with stressed-out teacher Ms. Gruber and over-committed teacher Georg, the trip doesn’t start off as planned: In the so-called Eco-Hostel – no electricity after 6 p.m., genderneutral toilets and only one (!) power outlet per room – the dream of an Insta-worthy beach vacation with endless parties seems to burst before it has even begun.
The perfectly polished existence of a glamorous, champagne-fueled world is on the brink of chaos as carefully hidden secrets threaten to surface. Hannah, Elisabeth and Annabelle: they’re beautiful, they’re rich and they want to stay where they are at all costs: in Munich’s highly exclusive residential area of Herzogpark. There’s only one problem and it’s male, powerful and has all three of them in its grip: the construction mogul Nikolaus van der Bruck. The women decide that they have to get rid of van der Bruck. But how? Poison him, run him over, shoot him or suffocate him during sex? It’s not that easy to get rid of someone with an element of elegance and
BONN FORMAT: 6 x 1hour GENRE: Historical high-end drama BONN is a six-part political thriller. Set against the backdrop of a stirring and dramatic family story, the series recounts the rise of the young Federal Republic between the terror of World War II and the return to everyday life amid two rival German secret services. At the same time, the series is a thrilling portrait of a young woman struggling to find her own place in a male-dominated society in the zeitgeist of the 1950s, and in doing so she discovers startling details about her own family and the man she loves.
JGA: JASMIN. GINA. ANNA RUNTIME: 118 min GENRE: Comedy From the makers of THE GOLDFISH, the comedy JGA: JASMIN. GINA. ANNA. tells the story of friendship and saying goodbye to being single in an intelligent way, full of humor and with great dialog wit. It’s about accepting and embracing change – but what happens when everyone around you gets married and dives into a new phase of life, and you’re only allowed to watch from the sidelines? The authentically fresh cast invites you join Jasmin, Gina and Anna on the trip of their lives.
TROPPO FORMAT: 8 x 1 hour - GENRE: Crime Drama TROPPO is a prime time murder mystery drama series set in the wilds of tropical Far North Queensland. Inspired by Candice Fox’s best-selling novel Crimson Lake, the eight-part series centers on a disgraced ex-cop Ted Conkaffey, who Is recruited by an ex-con turned private investigator, Amanda Pharrell, to solve the disappearance of a Korean family man and tech pioneer.
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SMARTY PANTS 52 x 11’
ALL THOSE THINGS WE NEVER SAID
THE WONDERS OF EUROPE
A bittersweet comedy with soul, based on the best-selling novel by Marc Levy. A wryly fun fatherdaughter adventure story about a second chance and first love. Cleverly playing across two timelines and set in the beautiful European cities of Paris, Bruges, Berlin and Madrid, this original and ambitious, character-driven series is a unique family comedy drama.
The Wonders of Europe is a fourpart docu-series that tells the story of the people who built some of the biggest and most unique landmarks in Europe: the Louvre, the Palace of Versailles, the Temples of the Acropolis, and the Alhambra Complex. Intended for an international audience, it aims to promote European cultural heritage and architecture.
9 x 30’ - Drama
4 x 60’ - Docuseries
ELVIRA 8 x 40’
Elvira's world turns upside down when Candy, a sex worker at the brothel where she works as a receptionist, goes missing. As Elvira is drawn into the dangerous criminal underworld of Copenhagen to try and find her, the few people she is close to are at risk - her sweet but struggling drug addict brother Sixten, and their close childhood friend Køster who leads a double life as both police officer and brothel boss. Navigating the complex web of human trafficking, shell companies and deceitful personalities, Elvira transforms from an underdog into a figure of justice fighting for those that no one else will.
Adapted from the French comic “LA VIE EN SLIP”, Smarty Pants follows three very endearing characters who will inspire young viewers through the use of humour to understand that all children are cool in their own way. Tired of being losers since kindergarten, three friends, J.P, Issa and Pedro are determined to do whatever it takes to become COOL! To achieve this goal, they will need to complete one mission a day. Imagine how that might go in the hands of three clumsy boys! One disaster after another… But this summer is their last chance… to finally turn into super cool guys!
SHADOWS OF THE PAST 1 x 120’ - Drama
As a 16-year-old, Christina experienced her great love with Jacob, 40. When he died in an accident, he left an irrevocable gap in Christina's life. Twenty years later, young Patrick rescues Christina from a thunderstorm. He falls in love with her and they start dating.. From the beginning, Patrick reminds Christina of Jacob, from his friendly and confident nature to his characteristic gestures. The two become passionate lovers. Christina is happy with Patrick, believing that in Patrick she has found her deceased love Jacob again. But the more the two men become one person for Christina, the more irritated Patrick becomes.
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