Netflix gets global distribution rights for Emirati drama

US-based Netflix, a media service provider, has acquired the worldwide streaming rights of Image Nation Abu Dhabi and Beelink Productions’ legal drama ‘Qalb Al Adala’ (Justice), which is now streaming globally.

The 18-episode production is the first Emirati series run on the global streaming platform and the third Image Nation production, following ZInzana and The Worthy to be picked up by Netflix.

Ben Ross, chief content officer at Image Nation, said: “Image Nation is delighted to have Netflix onboard to bring Qalb Al Adala to global audiences. This is a landmark series not just for Image Nation, but for Abu Dhabi and the whole UAE.

“Part of our mission is to continue to change perceptions about our region and we’re excited to showcase the region’s culture positively and authentically to audiences around the world.”

The deal was negotiated by Eli Shibley, president of International distribution and co-production at IM Global Television.

The series was produced in partnership with the Abu Dhabi Judicial Department, who acted as consultants on the show and provided access to real local cases to ensure authenticity on storylines.

Dr Salah Khamis Al Junaibi, Director of Corporate Communication and International Cooperation at the Abu Dhabi Judicial Department, said: “The participation of the judicial department in the production of Justice was to help educate audiences about our legal system – both in the UAE and abroad.”

JUSTICE follows Farah, an ambitious and passionate young lawyer who has just returned home after having attained a law degree in the US. Farah’s father is one of the UAE’s top lawyers, and has big ambitions for his daughter’s career at his prestigious firm. Although she has always looked up to her father, Farah, however, has other plans. She is determined to succeed on her own, and does so while pushing the legal and cultural envelope in the process.

The show premiered regionally on OSN Yallah in September 2017.

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