Following the massive success of Bitter Lands in Italy, Türkiye’s powerhouse prodco Tims&B Productions marks a new milestone with two of its hit dramas making waves on Italian television.
Deception (Tradimento) and the newly launched Valley of Hearts (La Notte Nel Cuore) achieved remarkable prime-time ratings on Canale 5, standing out as the only Turkish productions featured among Italy’s list of top ten most-watched programs from May 23 to 28, 2025.
Deception’s May 23rd broadcast on Canale 5 ranked #5 among all prime-time programs airing between May 23 and 28, drawing 2,310,000 viewers and a 14.94% share, while Valley of Hearts, which premiered on Canale 5 on Sunday, May 25, 2025, also made the list with 1,919,000 viewers and a 12.54% share. Further building on its strong debut, where it ranked #2 in its time slot, the second episode of Valley of Hearts (La Notte nel Cuore), aired on Sunday, June 1, won the night by moving up to the #1 spot in prime-time with a dominant 15.7% audience share, drawing 2.037 million viewers.
Like Bitter Lands, both dramas are distributed worldwide by Inter Medya. To date, Valley of Hearts has been licensed in more than 30 countries, while Deception has also been sold to numerous territories and continues to draw high viewership wherever it airs.
Starring Vahide Perçin, Ercan Kesal, Mustafa Uğurlu, Cem Bender, Berkay Ateş, Yusuf Çim, Feyza Sevil Güngör and Caner Şahin, Deception revolves around a gripping story of love, betrayal, family, and lies. As a mother’s life shatters with the lies her family tells her, we witness the enduring love of a young couple against all odds.
Valley of Hearts follows the gripping story of Sumru (Ece Uslu), who abandoned her twins at a young age and later married a wealthy businessman, Samet Şansalan (Burak Sergen), in the enchanting region of Cappadocia. Years later, her children, Nuh (Aras Aydın) and Melek (Hafsanur Sancaktutan), uncover their mother’s identity and travel to Cappadocia to confront her. Meanwhile, the return of Cihan (Burak Tozkoparan), Samet’s son from his first marriage, increases the tensions within the family. As Sumru tries to maintain her luxurious life with her new family, the secrets of her past and the arrival of Nuh and Melek lead to unexpected dramatic confrontations with Cihan and his reluctant fiancée, Sevilay (Leyla Tanlar), who is the daughter of Samet’s sister (Esra Dermancıoğlu) sparking new conflicts within the family.
Read our exclusive interviews with the cast: ‘Valley of Hearts’: Torn Apart By Time, Reunited By Fate
