Global Agency Picks Up Aleph

Global Agency has taken on the international distribution rights for the Turkish crime series Aleph.

The limited series premiered on FX Turkey and BluTV. Directed by Emin Alper and produced by MAY Productions, Aleph stars Kenan Imirzalioglu (Ezel), Ahmet Mumtaz Taylan and Melisa Sozen.

The eight-part crime series follows two detectives as they investigate a set of murders in Istanbul. The series opens with the discovery of a dead body in the Bosphorus. The plot follows a young police detective named Kemal (Imirzalioglu) and his veteran partner Settar (Taylan), in their pursuit of a serial killer. Yasar (Sozen), a university lecturer, joins the duo as they explore secret cults and symbols on the way to solving the mystery.

Izzet Pinto, founder and CEO of Global Agency, said: “Aleph is the first-ever collaboration between FX and BluTV and we are very happy to be partnering with them. It has been generating a large amount of press and fan attention in Turkey. Its premiere on FX delivered 6 times higher viewership than the channel prime-time average. Furthermore, BluTV has seen a significant upsurge in its membership subscription during the series premiere. It is a great success. We are very proud to represent such a stunning series.”

Yadigar Belbuken, TWDC Turkey Media’s VP of thematic channels and content distribution, said: “Aleph was developed by some of the best creative minds in the business. We’re very fortunate to have premiered the show as our 1st local series on FX in Turkey. We continue to seek new distribution opportunities to broaden the reach of our rapidly growing Turkish content portfolio. Joining forces with Global Agency offers us an opportunity to reach 700-plus clients around the world from day one. We’re delighted to take our existing partnership to the next level.”

Deniz Şaşmaz Oflaz, head of content and acquisitions at BluTV, said: “Aleph has become a passion project for BluTV and we believe its story will appeal to audiences around the world. In this regard, we value our collaboration with Global Agency.”