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Kanal D: That Girl continues its international tour

Selim Türkmen, sales director

As one of Turkey’s largest content distributors of all time, Kanal D International atteds to ATF 2022 with a new international structure and new premium dramas for buyers in the region.

Headlining its slate is That Girl, where Zeynep, like thousands of other young people, is a social media phenomenon and dreams of leaving her miserable life behind. But while she strives for it, she also «mothers» her father.

Directed by Serdar Gözelekli (Love Trap and Twist of Fate), Love & Hope is the first series produced by D Productions as their relaunch project. It follows the story of Tolga, a famous young actor at the peak of his career but dissatisfied with his life, and Asya, an ordinary girl who dreams of studying at university but works as a shop assistant in a shopping mall. The paths of these two people (with totally different outlooks on life) cross by coincidence, and a world of black and white collides.

Also adapted from İclal Aydın’s best-selling novel and starring Reha Özcan, Berker Güven, Özgü Kaya, Almila Ada and Melisa Berberoğlu, Three Sisters aired every Tuesday in prime time in Turkey. The story takes place in the late 90s, where three sisters named Türkan, Dönüş and Derya lived.

Ateş Hekimolu, starred by Timuçin Esen, is a famous nephrology and infectious disease specialist who treats unusual situations using unique techniques with the team of three of him. Hekimolu chronicles the day-to-day activities of this introverted, funny and maverick medical genius who ignores hospital rules and does whatever it takes to practice medicine his way.

They also continue the success of Ruthless City, where the paths of two families cross as a result of a deal made by a man and a woman.

Meanwhile, Love Trap shows Kerem (Çağlar Ertuğrul), who comes from a wealthy family and runs a textile business in Istanbul. He never lives up to the standards set by his father Muhsin (Altan Erkekli) despite being smart, attractive and an irredeemable ladies’ man. On the other hand, Ayşe (Burcu Özberk) is a working-class girl who works in the factory of the same company.

Finally, Price of Passion, where Ferhat (İbrahim Çelikkol) is a cold-blooded hitman with a traumatic past. He works for his criminal uncle Namık (Muhammet Uzuner).