{"id":23196,"date":"2025-08-13T10:40:12","date_gmt":"2025-08-13T14:40:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/my-brilliant-friend-lands-turkish-adaptation\/"},"modified":"2025-08-13T11:22:47","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T15:22:47","slug":"my-brilliant-friend-lands-turkish-adaptation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/my-brilliant-friend-lands-turkish-adaptation\/","title":{"rendered":"OGM Pictures to Produce My Brilliant Friend Adaptation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <em>My Brilliant Friend<\/em> series from Fremantle, Wildside, The Apartment and Fandango, based on Elena Ferrante\u2019s best-selling novels, is being remade in T\u00fcrkiye by OGM Pictures.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>My Brilliant Friend<\/em> is celebrated for its gripping storytelling, emotional depth and iconic characters,\u201d said Amac Us, senior VP of distribution for the Middle East, Africa, Southeastern Europe and international at Fremantle. \u201cIt\u2019s a universal and deeply human drama that transcends borders, and we\u2019re confident this new adaptation will capture the hearts of viewers in T\u00fcrkiye.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOGM Pictures has a proven track record of producing hits that resonate locally, and we are thrilled to partner with them to bring Elena Ferrante\u2019s exquisite story to new audiences,\u201d Us added.<\/p>\n<p>Onur G\u00fcvenatam, founder of OGM Pictures, commented, \u201cIt is both an honor and a responsibility for us to adapt Elena Ferrante\u2019s <em>My Brilliant Friend<\/em> for Turkish audiences. This universally celebrated masterpiece is more than just a story\u2014it\u2019s a profound exploration of human connection, friendship and identity. We at OGM Pictures are committed to bringing this powerful narrative to life with the greatest of care, preserving the authenticity and soul of Ferrante\u2019s work while creating an experience that resonates with audiences worldwide.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>HBO and Rai previously adapted the novels for the screen in 2018, with the final installment of the drama launching in November 2024. Fremantle sold the series in over 170 territories. In Turkey, it launched on several broadcasters\u2014Digiturk, Tabii, Turkcell TV+ and Puhu TV.<\/p>\n<p>The<em> My Brilliant Friend<\/em> series was created by Saverio Costanzo and produced by Apartment, Fremantle Italy, Wildside and Fandango, in collaboration with Rai Fiction and HBO Entertanment. The story and screenplays were by Ferrante, Francesco Piccolo, Laura Paolucci and Saverio Costanzo.<\/p>\n<p>Fremantle handles global sales in association with Rai Com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The My Brilliant Friend series from Fremantle, Wildside, The Apartment and Fandango, based on Elena Ferrante\u2019s best-selling novels, is being remade in T\u00fcrkiye by OGM Pictures.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1412,"featured_media":23197,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[70],"tags":[11187,386,3859,2697,431,1757,4062,11188,1758,4082,389],"class_list":["post-23196","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-amac-us","tag-elena-ferrante","tag-fandango","tag-fremantle","tag-hbo","tag-my-brilliant-friend","tag-ogm-pictures","tag-onur-guvenatam","tag-rai","tag-the-apartment","tag-wildside","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>OGM Pictures to Produce My Brilliant Friend Adaptation - TVDRAMA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/my-brilliant-friend-lands-turkish-adaptation\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"OGM Pictures to Produce My Brilliant Friend Adaptation - TVDRAMA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The My Brilliant Friend series from Fremantle, Wildside, The Apartment and Fandango, based on Elena Ferrante\u2019s best-selling novels, is being remade in T\u00fcrkiye by OGM Pictures.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/my-brilliant-friend-lands-turkish-adaptation\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"TVDRAMA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-08-13T14:40:12+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-08-13T15:22:47+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/08\/2-FremantleOGMPictures-MyBrilliantFriend-0825.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"640\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"394\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Jamie Stalcup\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Jamie Stalcup\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/my-brilliant-friend-lands-turkish-adaptation\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/my-brilliant-friend-lands-turkish-adaptation\/\",\"name\":\"OGM Pictures to Produce My Brilliant Friend Adaptation - TVDRAMA\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2025-08-13T14:40:12+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-08-13T15:22:47+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/#\/schema\/person\/0da12602224807cc7b179b8405018deb\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/my-brilliant-friend-lands-turkish-adaptation\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/my-brilliant-friend-lands-turkish-adaptation\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/my-brilliant-friend-lands-turkish-adaptation\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"OGM Pictures to Produce My Brilliant Friend Adaptation\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/\",\"name\":\"TVDRAMA\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/#\/schema\/person\/0da12602224807cc7b179b8405018deb\",\"name\":\"Jamie Stalcup\",\"description\":\"Jamie Stalcup is the executive editor of World Screen. 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