Calinos Entertainment is highlighting a slate of new and established dramas, featuring both Turkish and international productions. The distributor’s current lineup emphasizes themes of betrayal, hidden identities, and complex family dynamics, during its participation at ATF 2025.
The catalog includes several Turkish productions with high-stakes narratives. Chasing the Sun (75 episodes) follows Gunes, a young woman who abandons her dreams of studying in London to save her brother, who has been imprisoned due to slander. Her plan involves infiltrating the life of Ayaz, the heir to a conglomerate, whom she holds responsible for her brother’s fate. As Ayaz, emotionally guarded for years, begins to open up to her, Gunes finds herself caught between revenge and developing feelings.
Flames of Love (84 episodes) centers on Zumrut, who supports her struggling family after her father is disabled in a salt mine accident. Her mother, seeking to elevate their status, pressures her to marry into the wealthy Demirkan family. Zumrut eventually agrees to marry her employer, Adil Demirkan, but the wedding night is upended by the return of Serhat, the son of the family who was presumed dead and is the love of Zumrut’s life.
Farah (89 episodes) tells the story of an Iranian woman and former medical student living illegally in Istanbul. While working as a cleaning lady to fund treatment for her son’s immune deficiency, she witnesses a mafia murder. To survive, she strikes a deal with the hitman, Tahir, which pulls her into a dangerous conflict involving organized crime and the police.
Chains of Fate (67 episodes) focuses on Mustafa, a man living in the slums of Istanbul who is desperate to pay for his wife’s critical surgery. With his factory closed due to a lockout and wages unpaid, he sets aside his pride to confront the owner, Yakup Bey. The confrontation spirals into a day that permanently alters the lives of Mustafa and his daughter.
In addition to its Turkish portfolio, Calinos is presenting international dramas. Ana (69 episodes) follows a young woman raised in foster care who discovers through a DNA test that her biological mother is Victoria, her wealthy boss. As Ana investigates, she uncovers a past involving a failed baby trafficking ring. The plot thickens as Ana falls for Tudor, the fiancé of Victoria’s other daughter, Alexia, while realizing Tudor’s father was also implicated in the trafficking scheme.Finally, Love with Lavender Scent (105 episodes) is set in a small village where Anda, a respected doctor who escaped an abusive marriage years ago, faces upheaval when a stranger named Stefan inherits her house. It is revealed that Anda’s father obtained the property through deceit from Stefan’s grandfather. Stefan moves in, and despite initial conflict, the two form a bond while dealing with the arrival of Stefan’s rebellious daughter and resurfacing secrets.
