{"id":408555,"date":"2026-04-24T12:26:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T12:26:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/408555\/"},"modified":"2026-04-24T12:26:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T12:26:08","slug":"rise-studios-partnership-with-inter-medya-spawns-caged-love","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/408555\/","title":{"rendered":"Rise Studios’ Partnership With Inter Medya Spawns ‘Caged Love’"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tDubai-based Rise Studios<\/a>, which is headed by former Warner Bros. Discovery Middle East chief Amanda Turnbull, and Turkish sales and production company Inter Medya<\/a> have started shooting \u201cCaged Love\u201d which is the first TV series spawned by their recently forged strategic partnership.<\/p>\n

\n\tDirected by Canan \u00c7elik, who is known for globally exported hit shows \u201cLove Is in the Air\u201d (2010) and \u201cHeartstrings\u201d (2025), \u201cCaged Love\u201d features an all-star cast led by Eslem Akar (\u201cRoom for Love\u201d) and Mert Alt\u0131n\u0131\u015f\u0131k (\u201cLimit\u201d). Other cast members include Caner Kurtaran, Faruk Paki\u015f, G\u00fcl Arcan, Asl\u0131 Sa\u00e7ar, Hasan Ball\u0131kta\u015f, Berna \u00dc\u00e7kaleler, and Pelin Orhuner. <\/p>\n

\n\tThe writers on \u201cCaged Love\u201d are Zeynep K\u00fc\u00e7\u00fckerciyes and Ali G\u00f6\u011febakan.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe high-end series \u2013 which the two companies are co-financing \u2013 is intended for a multi-platform global release. \u201cCaged Love\u201d is a romantic drama that explores \u201cidentity, sacrifice, and forbidden love,\u201d according to promotional materials.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe series follows a young woman named Deniz accused of a crime she did not commit, who assumes the identity of her dying friend to protect her daughter. <\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cAs she enters the grand mansion of the powerful Demiricihan family under her new identity (Sevda), she is forced into a marriage with a man (Baran) she was never meant to love. Although they are forced into marriage by the family\u2019s matriarch, they must overcome both internal and external conflicts before they can confess and surrender to their love,\u201d the synopsis says.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cCaged Love represents the next chapter of our global co-production strategy,\u201d said Inter Medya founder Can Okan in a statement. \u201cBy combining our international production expertise with the strength of Rise Studios, we are working together to honour the global appeal of Turkish drama through high-quality storytelling. Seeing this story finally come to life on set is a testament to the hard work and shared ambition of both companies,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

\n\tCommented Turnbull: \u201cThis partnership reflects our ambition to back stories that travel.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cWith \u2018Caged Love\u2019 we are bringing together a powerful emotional story and a globally proven genre to create something both locally authentic and widely relatable,\u201d she noted. \u201cWorking with Inter Medya supports our intention to step into an adjacent market that shares cultural sensibilities while offering strong regional and international appeal.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tRise Studios was set up in 2022. Their recent film slate comprises Annemarie Jacir\u2019s\u00a0\u201cPalestine 36,\u201d Tarzan and Arab Nasser\u2019s\u00a0\u201cOnce Upon A Time In Gaza,\u201d Mohamed Baraka-directed thriller\u00a0\u201cAll But Divorced\u201d and Hiam Abbas-starrer \u201cOnly Rebels Win.\u201d<\/p>\n

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