ViacomCBS Int’l Studios, Miramax to Co-Produce ‘The Turkish Detective’
Anna Marie de la Fuente The bestselling Cetin Ikmen crime novels by Barbara Nadel, set in modern-day Istanbul, are coming to the small screen, thanks to a new pact between Miramax and ViacomCBS Int’l Studios (VIS) to co-produce the series adaptation, “The Turkish Detective.”Deal is the first co-production between VIS and Miramax, the international film and television studio jointly owned by beIN Media Group and ViacomCBS, which acquired a stake in December last year.The CWA Silver Dagger-winning 21-novel book series has been acclaimed for its byzantine plots that shed light on areas of Istanbul not written about in tourist brochures.“[Barbara] Nadel is a terrific writer, and her page-turning novels combine beautifully honed storytelling