ViacomCBS' ViacomCBS International Studios (VIS) has struck a deal with Miramax, in which the entertainment giant owns a 49 percent stake, to co-produce The Turkish Detective, a detective series set in modern-day Istanbul based on the 21 books in The Cetin Ikmen Crime Novelsseries by Barbara Nadel.
The agreement, announced on Wednesday, marks the first co-production between the company and Miramax, which is controlled by beIN Media Group, since ViacomCBS acquired its stake in the studio for $375 million.
Before the December recombination of Viacom and CBS, Viacom International Studios U.K. had unveiled plans for the series at the MIPCOM market in Cannes in October as part of a broader push into scripted development.
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