EXCLUSIVE: Artist International Group, the globally minded management and production company founded by David Unger, on Thursday announced its signing of Umut Aral, the award-winning director behind the hit Turkish-language Netflix series, Who Were We Running From?. “It’s truly exciting to be a part of the internationally focused, dynamic AIG family, and a member of their extraordinary ensemble of talent,” said Aral in a statement to Deadline.
Added AIG CEO Unger, “Umut Aral fits perfectly into the DNA of Artist International Group, where we represent the best of the best of regional talent with global market ambitions.” When it debuted on Netflix in March, Who Were We Running From?
became one of the first Turkish productions to crack the streamer’s Top 10 in the U.S., registering on Top 10 TV charts in a total of 78 countries and spending four weeks on the platform’s Top 10 list for international Non-English series.
A thriller based on the novel by Perihan Mağden, the show follows a woman with a mysterious past who lives on the go with her daughter, moving from hotel to hotel like a nameless fugitive.
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