What happened to the Turkish soap operas on Univision? His absence in the Upfront 2021-2022 is in evidence

The movement for Turkish soap operas seems to have cooled off in Univision and this was in evidence this week when the Hispanic network did not confirm either a title for the channel in the new season

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This week Univision shared all the news that reach the channel in the television season 2021 – 2022. The television station confirmed projects with Angelique Boyer and Sebastián Rulli , as well as with José Ron , Livia Brito , Iran Castle , Daniel Arenas , among others. But what was completely absent from the statement were Turkish titles.

Turkish soap operas have been a great success in the primetime programming of the Hispanic network. “ Eternal Love ”was a tremendous watershed in Latin television when Univision premiered it at 7 pm/6c. Its success during that time attracted a lot of attention and the programmers put it on a later time slot where the success increased.

Although Telemundo had experimented with Turkish series in its primetime time slot.

, they had not had the success achieved by the series starring Neslihan Atagül had at that time. Telemundo achieved a great goal with “Todo Por Mi Hija” last year, which was a light of hope for the channel with a solid audience that increased throughout its transmission. The chain is about to release a new one titled “ Hercai: Love and Revenge ”which promises to be another cannon shot.

Univision currently has“ The Ambassador’s Daughter ”on the air and although its rating has been remarkable, it is not the great boom that you might have originally thought it would be, especially sharing the same actress from “Amor Eterno.”

Univision’s Upfront last year was packed with Turkish titles for the main chain. Even new versions of Turkish soap operas made in Mexico like “Te Acuerdas de Mí” with Gabriel Soto and “Empire of Lies” with Angelique Boyer.

This year , the pair of Turkish titles that were announced went to UniMas, Univision’s sister network. In fact, “Amor Prohibido” was announced in the Upfront year last for Univision but never aired.

“Amor Prohibido” is one of the most popular Turkish dramas of all time. United by UniMás. This award-winning series will take viewers into a narrative whirlwind that will reveal the secrets of a family. After losing his wife, Adnan totally isolated himself from the world and for eleven years devoted his full attention to his daughter, Nihal, and his son, Bülent. However, Adnan meets and falls in love with Bihter, who marries him despite not loving him, to upset his mother. Bihter falls madly in love with her husband’s nephew, Behlul, and their secret romance will affect all members of the family.

Another title for UniMas was “The Thousand and Una Noches ”, which was one of the first Turkish soap operas to be internationally successful. Following its success in Chile, Colombia, Argentina, Brazil and Greece, this award-winning Turkish drama, an international hit, features the complicated romance of Şehrazat and Onur. Şehrazat is a young architect who needs money for the leukemia treatment of her son, Kaan. After begging for money from various sources, he can only ask for help from his boss, Onur, who agrees to give him the money he needs for Kaan’s treatment, on the condition that he spend one night with him. The story is loosely based on the traditional narratives of the novel Arabian Nights, also known as Arabian Nights.