MBC Group acquires O3 Medya’s The Hatmaker in presale deal

The Hatmaker

MIPCOM: MBC Group has pre-bought O3 Medya’s upcoming Turkish period drama The Hatmaker (Şapkacı Kadınlar) for its streaming platform Shahid and linear channels across MENA.

Agreed at Mipcom this week, where distributor Eccho Rights is shopping the series, the presale is the first international deal for the drama.

The Hatmaker is set in the early 1920s. It follows a war veteran seeking a path to independence, while the husband who abandoned her threatens everything she is building.

Starring Pınar Deniz (Yargı) and Selahattin Paşalı (Ömer, Museum of Innocence), The Hatmaker will premiere in Turkey in 2027, with filming set to begin next month. It is created and written by Necati Şahin, directed by Ömür Atay and produced by Suzan Sümeli.

The 60×45′ series is available to buyers both as a finished drama and as a scripted format.