MBC GROUP, the largest media company in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), is to bring more BBC-owned and represented formats to viewers in a license agreement for the first Arabic language adaptation of drama Doctor Foster .
Originally created by Mike Bartlett and produced by Drama Republic, the BAFTA award-winning series centres around a trusted doctor whose life implodes when she suspects her husband of having an affair.
The local adaptation is already in production with Medyapim, which successfully produced the Turkish version of the format, Sadakatsiz, at the helm. The series will air across both MBC’s linear channels and its Shahid VOD streaming platform, reaching across territories including the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and the Maghreb.Doctor Foster has previously been adapted in markets such as France, Turkey, India, Thailand, South Korea and Indonesia. The Philippines version of Doctor Foster recently won the award for Best TV Format Adaptation (Scripted) at the Content Asia awards.
“It’s a real treat to see that Doctor Foster continues to find voice around the world, bringing to viewers this powerful and gripping story,” said André Renaud, SVP Global Format sales at BBC Studios. “It’s exciting to bring more of our BBC-owned and represented formats to MBC viewers so soon after the commission of The Office and I look forward to seeing this Gemma Foster sit alongside her contemporaries from around the world.”
Sam Barnett, CEO at MBC GROUP, added: “Earlier this year, we commissioned The Office; today, we can also confirm the Arabic-language adaptation of Doctor Foster – a superb title that received outstanding reviews when the original UK version debuted on BBC One in 2015. We cannot wait for audiences to watch our very own regional Dr. Gemma Foster, and to discover such a captivating character.”
The local adaptation is already in production with Medyapim, which successfully produced the Turkish version of the format, Sadakatsiz, at the helm. The series will air across both MBC’s linear channels and its Shahid VOD streaming platform, reaching across territories including the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and the Maghreb.Doctor Foster has previously been adapted in markets such as France, Turkey, India, Thailand, South Korea and Indonesia. The Philippines version of Doctor Foster recently won the award for Best TV Format Adaptation (Scripted) at the Content Asia awards.
“It’s a real treat to see that Doctor Foster continues to find voice around the world, bringing to viewers this powerful and gripping story,” said André Renaud, SVP Global Format sales at BBC Studios. “It’s exciting to bring more of our BBC-owned and represented formats to MBC viewers so soon after the commission of The Office and I look forward to seeing this Gemma Foster sit alongside her contemporaries from around the world.”
Sam Barnett, CEO at MBC GROUP, added: “Earlier this year, we commissioned The Office; today, we can also confirm the Arabic-language adaptation of Doctor Foster – a superb title that received outstanding reviews when the original UK version debuted on BBC One in 2015. We cannot wait for audiences to watch our very own regional Dr. Gemma Foster, and to discover such a captivating character.”
