Calinos highlights Farah in its 25th anniversary

Turkish distributor Calinos Entertainment is celebrating its 25th anniversary, kicking off festivities at recent markets MIPCOM in Cannes and MIP Cancun in Mexico, where the company organized events to promote its seasonal catalog.

For ATF, Calinos is placing a strong emphasis on Farah, one of its latest productions. The series is an adaptation of the successful format The Cleaning Lady, produced by O3 Medya.

The story follows the life of an Iranian woman who, after fleeing her country and facing devastating circumstances, struggles to survive in Istanbul as a cleaning lady to support her sick child. Starring Engin Akyürek and Demet Özdemir alongside an outstanding cast, Farah blends drama, sacrifice, and survival into a deeply human narrative that explores resilience in the face of adversity.

Firat Gulgen, CEO and Founder of Calinos Entertainment, stated, ‘We are thrilled to announce that we have numerous programs available for the Latin American market. When we launched this co-production in Romania two years ago, we began by adapting one of our formats, My Life, under the title Adela for Spanish-speaking countries. This series was produced by the Turkish team and became a great success. So far, it has aired in more than eight countries, including two in Latin America’.

‘For ATF, we are presenting Farah. This production is an adaptation of The Cleaning Lady. It debuted in Panama this year with excellent results. Next year, we already have three more countries confirmed, further solidifying its impact in various international markets. We are very excited to introduce it to the Asian market’, added Gulgen.

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Farah:

Adapted from the award-winning Argentine series La Chica Que Limpia, Farah tells the story of an Iranian woman forced to flee her country. Struggling to survive in Istanbul, she works as a cleaning lady to stay close to her son. However, her life takes a dramatic turn as she unwittingly becomes an accomplice to the mafia.

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Forbidden Fruit

Yıldız and Zeynep are two sisters with vastly different personalities and goals. While Zeynep is determined to build a successful career grounded in ethical values, Yıldız dreams of marrying a wealthy man to escape her humble life. Her chance comes when she meets Ender, who hatches a plan to divorce her husband, Halit, without losing her fortune. Ender involves Yıldız in her scheme, but Yıldız betrays her, causing Halit to divorce Ender and marry her instead. This betrayal sparks a rivalry that unfolds over six dramatic seasons.

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Alert Squad

Crime Drama, S1: 24 TV Hours, S2: 25 TV Hours, S3:26 TV Hours, S4: In Production

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.

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The Clan

Suspense, Crime

The murder of Tigar, the most powerful mob boss in this part of Europe, shook the Serbian underworld to its core. Many are vying to take his place. The game is wide open again. Everyone wants their share of the spoils and is willing to do whatever it takes to claim it. On the fringes of this world, Shock and Pasha—small-time crooks from the provinces—are just starting their careers, which will take them to unimaginable heights. … This is their path; their story.

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EGO

Drama, 40 TV Hours

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. Meanwhile Sibel, who got unexpectedly abandoned by the man, who she had fallen in love with for the first time in her life, suddenly learns that she has a cyst in her womb and if she doesn’t conceive soon, she will not be able to bear children. 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.

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Adela

Drama, 158 TV Hours, 4 Seasons

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. Nuti become increasingly obsessed with living in the mogul’s mansion, and when she realizes she is not welcomed by the rich, snobbish family, she begrudgingly accepts to live in the annex house for the time being. Although Nuti and Andreea seem like strong allies and committed to take what is owed to Adela, they will face a lot of trials and tribulations in keeping the secret.

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Indefensible

Crime Drama, S1: 120 x 20′ S2: On Air S3: Approved

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 Lapointe-Macdonald 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 tight-knit family, full of contradictions, crooked and endowed with great humanity. The cabinet is the home of countless twists and turns, rich in emotions and tensions. Our criminalists bring to life the human story behind crime: murder cases, intertwined with countless criminal cases that make their hearts beat faster. INDEFENSIBLE takes viewers on a real adventure, who is undeniably trying to find out who is telling the correct version of the facts. He becomes a «juror», seeking to discover what will become «his» truth. What verdict would he have given? We will be captivated by the touching and disturbing causes they defend as well as by their personal, ethical, emotional and psychological issues.

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Tycoon

Action, S1:10×50′, S2 In Production

Vladan Simonović is a tycoon, hated in Serbia because of the wealth he gained during the disintegration of Yugoslavia in the 1990s. Although he was able to run his company from the shadows, and to some extent the economy of the entire country, the politicians now in power, put him on a kind of pillar of shame, using him to strengthen their political authority. At the same time, the same politicians are cooperating with Simonović’s
rivals and plan to turn themselves and people from their closest surroundings into a new class of tycoons who are unconditionally loyal to them, with a seemingly clean past. Therefore, the assassination attempt on Simonović will not make him a victim in the eyes of politicians and the media under their control. On the contrary, that attack will make him even more isolated and vulnerable, making him conduct the investigation into his assassination attempt by himself. He is a persecuted man, forced to take drastic measures to preserve himself and his company. Besides his public and secret enemies, he is in conflict with his son, but also with the rest of the family, which is only kept together by his wealth.

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Love with lavander scent

Fifteen years ago, Anda returned to her hometown of Podișor to escape an abusive husband and raise her daughter alone. Over time, she became a respected family doctor. Her life takes a turn when Stefan, a retired former soccer player, inherits a house and land through a will left by his father. Anda discovers that her father acquired the property through fraudulent and violent means and left it to Stefan, the grandson of his victim, as an act of redemption.

Initially at odds, Anda and Stefan begin to form a bond as they confront their painful pasts. The arrival of Alma, Stefan’s rebellious daughter, stirs tensions, particularly with Maria, Anda’s daughter. Amid secrets, conflicts, and a growing attraction, Anda and Stefan navigate challenges in their relationship, only to face a new trial that threatens their fragile peace.

About CALINOS ENTERTAINMENT

Calinos Entertainment is the first Turkish company to export Turkish series, movies and television programs on the international platform. So far, Calinos has sold over 112.000 hours of TV programming to more than 105 countries on 5 continents by distributing more than 200 programs. Calinos Entertainment’s mission is to spread joy to global audiences, to make them “enjoy the drama” by enhancing the presence of Calinos dramas on all the platforms, in every country, with the phenomenal content.

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