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Nippon TV announced that Medyapim, a leading production group in Turkey, has finalized production of the Arabic language version of Nippon TV’s award-winning drama series Mother. The Arabic series is titled “أُمي“ (“Oumi”, “Mother” in Arabic), which will premiere on MBC, the largest and leading media company in the Middle East and North Africa, on May 4th, 2025, and stream on its global streaming platform Shahid. The announcement was made today by Keisuke Miyata, Scripted Format Licensing at Nippon TV, and Fatih Aksoy, Chairman of Medyapim.

Mother achieved award-winning success when it first aired on Nippon TV in Japan in 2010. In addition to the Arabic version, the scripted format Mother has been licensed to Turkey, South Korea, Ukraine, Thailand, China, France, Spain, Mongolia, the Philippines and Greece, now recording 11 international remakes and making it the most exported scripted format out of Asia to the world.

The Turkish version titled Anne was produced by Medyapim and MF Yapim, and it has become mega-hits that have gone on to air in almost 50 territories around the world. Medyapim has previously produced two drama series for MBC, including the Arabic adaptation of BBC Studios’ Doctor Foster and the Arabic version of its original Turkish drama War of the Roses.

Quote from Keisuke Miyata, Scripted Format Licensing at Nippon TV:

“We are very excited about this new adaptation and can’t wait for the broadcast start on MBC. Anne produced by Medyapim, was a huge global success, and we have no doubt that the Arabic adaptation will achieve the same success.”

Quote from Fatih Aksoy, Chairman of Medyapim:

"A story that originated from Japan, developed by Turkish filmmakers, comes and finds a new home in Saudi Arabia. The Arabic version of Nippon TV's Mother is a TV series co-produced by Turkey’s MedYapim and Saudi Arabia’s MBC Studios. At the core of the story, the topic of motherhood is being examined. There are 5 main mothers, who go through different aspects of motherhood. Being a mother without giving birth to a child, whereas not being able to be a mother while giving birth to that same child… A collaboration between the culture and traditions of Saudi Arabia, and the Turkish crew’s knowledge and experience, Mother has transitioned from cultures and found its Arabian story in Oumi.”

Quote from Tarek Ibrahim, General Manager of Content at MBC1 and Shahid MBC:

“The Turkish version of the original series, titled Anne, was produced by Medyapim and MF Yapim, a subsidiary of Medyapim, the leading production companies in Turkey. The series achieved great success, which led to its screening in nearly 50 regions around the world in multiple adapted local versions.

MBC, however, added its own unique cultural touch to the series, which was all filmed and produced in Saudi Arabia, hence it becomes culturally and authentically compatible with the taste of our Arab audience in the region, which is something we strive to maintain in all Arabic adaptations of the scripted shows we produce.

Today, the series Oumi comes to add a new flavor to Arab drama in general, leveraging the wide experience and brilliance of Saudi actors and actresses, therefore we believe that it will extensively resonate among Arab audiences everywhere.”