June 6 (Reuters) - Veteran Hollywood producer Peter Chernin said on Tuesday his company North Road has bought Turkish film and television house Karga Seven Pictures in one of its first major international acquisitions.
Los Angeles-Istanbul-based Karga Seven is best known for its popular English-language period piece, "Rise of Empires: Ottoman", and Turkish time travel drama, "Midnight at the Pera Palace", which were among Netflix's top shows.
Karga Seven's founders Sarah Wetherbee, Emre Sahin and Kelly McPherson will remain in leadership roles, with Wetherbee and Sahin serving as global co-CEOs and reporting to North Road President Jan Frouman.
McPherson will head English-language content, along with newly hired Ömer Müjdat Özgüner serving as the company's Turkey CEO.
Reporting by Dawn Chmielewski in Los Angeles and Samrhitha Arunasalam in Bengaluru; Editing by Pooja DesaiOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
Persons:
Peter Chernin, Chernin, Karga Seven's, Sarah Wetherbee, Emre Sahin, Kelly McPherson, Wetherbee, Sahin, Jan Frouman, McPherson, Ömer Müjdat, Ford, Dawn Chmielewski, Samrhitha, Pooja Desai
Organizations:
Hollywood, Pictures, North Road, Providence, Red Arrow Studios, Chernin Entertainment, Thomson
Locations:
Turkish, Los Angeles, Istanbul, Turkey, United States, U.S, Bengaluru