In its latest international collaboration, Fidelio partner Mauricio Leiva Cock is partnering with Esra Saydam, founder of Karlakum Film, to adapt Murat Menteş’ best seller “Double’s Dilemma” into an eight-episode TV series.
The show follows an albino orphan named Nuh Tufan who confidently moves through Istanbul’s underworld as the leader of the small, yet successful criminal organization known as Black M-Agency. When his best friend invents a machine that can print hyper realistic masks that allow the wearer to look like anyone they want, the eyes of the mafia and the streets of Istanbul will start paying attention to what the two friends can do with such revolutionary tech.
This high-end concept thriller looks set to drive into dark comedy and sci-fi, always maintaining a social commentary in the line of “Mr. Robot” or “Money Heist.” The complex structure of Menteş’ novel allows the co-creators to add flair with Gondry-esque imagery and expand on its rich lore for following seasons.
Above all else, the alliance marks a meeting of independent productions from southern regions of the world that stress the great value that lies in collaboration, both in terms of production and in introducing new voices to the international market.
“With other developing countries there is a thematic affinity and we can together improve our narratives” said Leiva-Cock
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