In a short time, Sarah, Emre and Kelly have established Karga 7 as the most compelling premium player in the region, and Jan, the team and I are incredibly excited about our partnership and collective plans to aggressively expand the business.” Stated Chernin: “Given its sheer volume of globally relevant and high-quality content, Turkey is a perfect fit with North Road’s broader international strategy, and the addition Karga 7 to our studio is a significant accomplishment. The company is helped by the fertile ground at home: Turkey has become one of the international sector’s biggest content producers and exporters. Upcoming titles include a Morocco-based docu-drama for Netflix, currently in post-production, and a drama for Hulu based on a controversial New York Times article about mind control. before switching focus to scripted film and TV.
Karga Seven initially made its mark via factual content in the U.S. Sahin and Wetherbee will report into North Road President Jan Frouman, who led the deal for North Road. Wetherbee and Sahin will serve as Global Co-CEOs with McPherson as Head of English-Language Content, alongside industry veteran and newly hired Ömer Müjdat Özgüner serving as Turkey CEO.Īccording to Chernin, the plan is for the Karga Seven leadership team to be supported with North Road’s resources and infrastructure to continue to grow the company. Karga Seven’s founders, Emmy-nominated producers Sarah Wetherbee, Emre Sahin, and Kelly McPherson, will remain in leadership roles. This is a separate deal, which marks North Road’s biggest overseas investment yet. assets last year in a deal pegged around $200M. Karga Seven received majority investment from Red Arrow back in 2015.
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