The Turkish network Kanal 7 announced the third season of the successful title "Redemption". The series, produced by Karamel Yapim, has risen to become the top rated show for the broadcaster having debuted in November 2022, and has regularly outscored premium weekly fare from Turkey’s linear channels.
So far, the Swedish distributor Eccho Rights has licensed the title across a string of Eastern European territories, including Romania, Bulgaria, Israel, Georgia, Bosnia Herzegovina, North Macedonia, Serbia and Montenegro. Season one of "Redemption" ran to 207 x 45' episodes, while season two is currently on air and in production until the summer, with a total of 273 episodes on order. The third season is set to premiere in September 2024, with 280 episodes commissioned.
The drama tells the story of Orhun and Hira. They are an unlikely couple, from contrasting backgrounds, and brought together in extraordinary circumstances - when Hira is framed for the murder of Orhun's sister, he vows to take revenge. But the two grow close, and when Hira proves her innocence their love is allowed to finally flourish. That is until the next major trauma in Hira’s life that upends their romance all over again…
Handan Özkubat, Director of Turkish Drama at international distributor Eccho Rights focused on the storytelling of the series: “Redemption is a classic example of a series that succeeds because of great storytelling, and even though it has a more modest budget than some, the production is high quality, the perfomances from the cast are compelling and each episode is unmissable!," highlighted.