MIPTV Spotlight: Global Agency

CANNES: With the high-stakes singing talent show The Legend, Global Agency believes it has found “the next big thing, a format that the industry has been waiting for for a long time,” says Umay Ayaz, the company’s head of acquisitions.

“It has a big new twist, which gives the power to the contestants to write their own destiny.”

Global Agency’s new launches also include Cooking Roulette, a studio-based cooking show in which contestants select their utensils and ingredients while blindfolded, and The Wedding Race, a reality show designed to test whether a young couple is experiencing true love or just a passing admiration. “We will be watching this process full of emotion and excitement to see if they survive the challenges or not,” says Ayaz.

“We’ve been consistently adding very strong projects to our catalogue, and we will continue to add many more groundbreaking hits,” adds Ayaz.

Following on from the success of Magnificent Century, Global Agency has billed Magnificent Century Kosem as a younger, more colorful and more dynamic series that shines a light on an important time in Ottoman history. Meanwhile, Magnificent Century’s Meryem Uzerli stars alongside Murat Yildirim, from Love and Punishment, in the drama Queen of the Night. “The production values and story lines of Magnificent Century Kosem and Queen of the Night are far above international standards,” says Senay Filiztekin, the head of drama acquisitions at Global Agency.

The story of a man and the two women who love him plays out in Never Let Go, which Filiztekin says “has the hallmarks of a classic drama series, with story lines that combine revenge, tragedy, passion and love with contemporary subjects.”

“The originality of our stories makes them exceptional. I am sure that these titles have the ability to cross boundaries with their universal story lines, cutting-edge themes and well-known casts,” says Filiztekin.