MBC Slates Premiere of Mother Adaptation

The Arabic-language adaptation of Nippon TV’s scripted format hit Mother is slated to land on MBC and Shahid next month.

Oumi, produced by Medyapim, which previously made a Turkish version of the series, arrives on MBC and Shahid on May 4. It is the latest in a string of versions of the Japanese drama, which premiered in 2010.

Licensed to Turkey, South Korea, Ukraine, Thailand, China, France, Spain, Mongolia, the Philippines and Greece, Mother‘s 11 international remakes make it the most exported scripted format out of Asia to the world.

Keisuke Miyata, responsible for scripted format licensing at Nippon TV, noted, “We are very excited about this new adaptation and can’t wait for the broadcast start on MBC.  Anne, produced by Medyapim, was a huge global success, and we have no doubt that the Arabic adaptation will achieve the same success.”

Fatih Aksoy, chairman of Medyapim, added, “A story that originated from Japan, developed by Turkish filmmakers, comes and finds a new home in Saudi Arabia. A collaboration between the culture and traditions of Saudi Arabia, and the Turkish crew’s knowledge and experience, Mother has transitioned from cultures and found its Arabian story in Oumi.”

Tarek Ibrahim, general manager of content at MBC1 and Shahid MBC, added: “The Turkish version of the original series, titled Anne, was produced by Medyapim and MF Yapim, a subsidiary of Medyapim, the leading production companies in Turkey. The series achieved great success, which led to its screening in nearly 50 regions around the world in multiple adapted local versions. MBC, however, added its own unique cultural touch to the series, which was all filmed and produced in Saudi Arabia, hence it becomes culturally and authentically compatible with the taste of our Arab audience in the region, which is something we strive to maintain in all Arabic adaptations of the scripted shows we produce. Today, the series Oumi comes to add a new flavor to Arab drama in general, leveraging the wide experience and brilliance of Saudi actors and actresses, therefore we believe that it will extensively resonate among Arab audiences everywhere.”