Welcome to Global Breakouts, Deadline’s regular strand that shines a light on breakout series and films that are shaking up the international market. In a globalized industry, a hit show can come from anywhere and local success stories can become international sensations.
In this edition we have one of the hottest new shows on the international block: Maxton Hall – The World Between Us. From storied German producer UFA Fiction, the young adult drama is a German Original for Prime Video. Amazon speedily renewed it for season two, which was a no-brainer given it notched the largest ever viewership for one of its international originals in launch week. It has sat atop the Prime Video viewing charts in 120 countries including Australia, Brazil, the U.S. and UK.
Name: Maxton Hall – The World Between Us
Country: Germany
Platform: Prime Video
Producer: UFA Fiction
For fans of: Heartstopper, The Kissing Booth
Maxton...
In this edition we have one of the hottest new shows on the international block: Maxton Hall – The World Between Us. From storied German producer UFA Fiction, the young adult drama is a German Original for Prime Video. Amazon speedily renewed it for season two, which was a no-brainer given it notched the largest ever viewership for one of its international originals in launch week. It has sat atop the Prime Video viewing charts in 120 countries including Australia, Brazil, the U.S. and UK.
Name: Maxton Hall – The World Between Us
Country: Germany
Platform: Prime Video
Producer: UFA Fiction
For fans of: Heartstopper, The Kissing Booth
Maxton...
- 5/22/2024
- by Stewart Clarke
- Deadline Film + TV
Prime Video has announced that Maxton Hall – The World Between Us is a global success on the streaming service. The series, produced by UFA Fiction, achieved the highest global viewing figures of a non-American original title in a launch week in the history of Prime Video in its first week.
Since its launch, the German original series has been number 1 in the Prime Video Charts in more than 120 countries and territories on Prime Video and number 3 in over 50 countries and territories, including the USA, Great Britain, Australia, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, and South Africa.
The modern love story between James Beaufort (Damian Hardung) and Ruby Bell (Harriet Herbig-Matten) is also currently the most streamed title on Prime Video in Germany and has been number 1 in the Prime Video Charts Germany since its launch on May 9th.
Prime Video also announced today that the second season of the series has been confirmed,...
Since its launch, the German original series has been number 1 in the Prime Video Charts in more than 120 countries and territories on Prime Video and number 3 in over 50 countries and territories, including the USA, Great Britain, Australia, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, and South Africa.
The modern love story between James Beaufort (Damian Hardung) and Ruby Bell (Harriet Herbig-Matten) is also currently the most streamed title on Prime Video in Germany and has been number 1 in the Prime Video Charts Germany since its launch on May 9th.
Prime Video also announced today that the second season of the series has been confirmed,...
- 5/18/2024
- by Mirko Parlevliet
- Vital Thrills
Maxton Hall Renewed for Season 2 at Prime Video. (Photo Credit – Instagram)
Get ready for romance, sparks, and drama as Maxton Hall – The World Between Us has been renewed for season 2 by Amazon Prime Video. The German-language series premiered on May 9th topped the viewership numbers, becoming the most-watched international series on the streaming platform in the first week.
Based on Mona Kasten’s novel Save Me, the show follows Ruby Bell, a brilliant student from a humble background who attends the prestigious Maxton Hall school. There, she meets the arrogant fellow student James, who comes from a rich and influential family. While the two initially can’t stand each other, Ruby learns a secret about James’ family that eventually brings them closer.
Prime Video Renews Maxton Hall – The World Between Us for Season 2
The renewal is not surprising, as Maxton Hall gained a massive following within a week of its release.
Get ready for romance, sparks, and drama as Maxton Hall – The World Between Us has been renewed for season 2 by Amazon Prime Video. The German-language series premiered on May 9th topped the viewership numbers, becoming the most-watched international series on the streaming platform in the first week.
Based on Mona Kasten’s novel Save Me, the show follows Ruby Bell, a brilliant student from a humble background who attends the prestigious Maxton Hall school. There, she meets the arrogant fellow student James, who comes from a rich and influential family. While the two initially can’t stand each other, Ruby learns a secret about James’ family that eventually brings them closer.
Prime Video Renews Maxton Hall – The World Between Us for Season 2
The renewal is not surprising, as Maxton Hall gained a massive following within a week of its release.
- 5/18/2024
- by Jashandeep Singh
- KoiMoi
“Maxton Hall College is not just a school. It is the school.”
James (Damian Hardung) and Ruby’s (Harriet Herbig-Matten) electric romance may be the primary focus of Maxton Hall — The World Between Us, but the school itself is just as important of a character. Based on the novel Save Me by Mona Kasten, Prime Video’s new German YA drama series utilizes its prep school setting to lay the groundwork for its central enemies-to-lovers romance.
James (Damian Hardung) and Ruby’s (Harriet Herbig-Matten) electric romance may be the primary focus of Maxton Hall — The World Between Us, but the school itself is just as important of a character. Based on the novel Save Me by Mona Kasten, Prime Video’s new German YA drama series utilizes its prep school setting to lay the groundwork for its central enemies-to-lovers romance.
- 5/15/2024
- by Kelly Martinez
- Primetimer
[Warning: The below contains Major spoilers for Maxton Hall – The World Between Us Season 1.] It’s Ruby Bell (Harriet Herbig-Matten) and James Beaufort’s (Damian Hardung) world, and we’re just living in it. Maxton Hall – The World Between Us, Prime Video’s newest YA series, has stolen our hearts. James and Ruby start out as enemies at their fictional private school, but as they get to know each other, a powerful love blooms between them. The first season of the German series, which dropped on May 9, ends with a tragedy. James’ mother dies suddenly, leaving James and his sister Lydia (Sonja Weißer) devastated. In the final moments of the finale, James shows up at Ruby’s house, but he doesn’t seek comfort inside. So, where does the show go from here? What does this heartbreak mean for Ruby and James? Hardung and Herbig-Matten break down the finale and the couple’s future with TV Insider. “It really...
- 5/13/2024
- TV Insider
Maxton Hall – The World Between Us is a German teen romantic drama series created by Daphne Ferraro. Based on a novel of the same name by Mona Kasten, the six-part Prime Video series follows the story of Ruby, a scholar student attending a prestigious private school named Maxton Hall as she witnesses an explosive secret regarding James Beaufort, that binds them to each other. Maxton Hall stars Harriet Herbig-Matten and Damian Hardung in the lead roles with Sonja Weißer, Andrea Guo, Justus Riesner, Fedja van Huêt, Ben Felipe, and Runa Greiner starring in supporting roles. If you loved the intrigue and romance in Maxton Hall – The World Between Us here are some similar shows you could watch next.
Gossip Girl (Max & Prime Video Add-On) Credit – The CW
Gossip Girl is a teen drama series created by Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage. Based on a novel series of the same name by author Cecily von Ziegesar,...
Gossip Girl (Max & Prime Video Add-On) Credit – The CW
Gossip Girl is a teen drama series created by Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage. Based on a novel series of the same name by author Cecily von Ziegesar,...
- 5/9/2024
- by Kulwant Singh
- Cinema Blind
With its list of May 2024 releases, Amazon Prime Video is giving us the kindest gift of all: cougar Anne Hathaway.
May 2 sees the premiere of The Idea of You, a romantic-comedy that features Hathaway as a 40-year-old mom finding romance with a 24-year-old boy band singer (Nicholas Galitzine). Having saved the medium of film forever, Prime Video is celebrating with some big time library titles this month as well. American Fiction and BlacKkKlansman arrive on May 14 and will be followed by Creed and Pearl: An X-traordinary Origin Story on May 16.
For its TV offerings, Prime is leading off with Outer Range season 2 on May 16. This James Brolin sci-fi Western will continue the mysteries of the strange happenings on Thanos’ ranch. Reality TV fans will be able to enjoy the Daniel Tosh-hosted competition series The Goat on May 9.
Here’s everything coming to Prime Video and Freevee in April – Amazon...
May 2 sees the premiere of The Idea of You, a romantic-comedy that features Hathaway as a 40-year-old mom finding romance with a 24-year-old boy band singer (Nicholas Galitzine). Having saved the medium of film forever, Prime Video is celebrating with some big time library titles this month as well. American Fiction and BlacKkKlansman arrive on May 14 and will be followed by Creed and Pearl: An X-traordinary Origin Story on May 16.
For its TV offerings, Prime is leading off with Outer Range season 2 on May 16. This James Brolin sci-fi Western will continue the mysteries of the strange happenings on Thanos’ ranch. Reality TV fans will be able to enjoy the Daniel Tosh-hosted competition series The Goat on May 9.
Here’s everything coming to Prime Video and Freevee in April – Amazon...
- 5/1/2024
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
Prime Video has announced the lineup of movies and TV shows that will be available on the service in May. The Prime Video May 2024 lineup includes new Amazon original movies, TV shows, and specials. Below, you can also view the titles that will be available on Amazon Freevee.
First up is the Amazon Original film The Idea of You, based on the acclaimed, contemporary love story of the same name. May also brings the return of fan-favorite series, including Outer Range, The Outlaws, and Clarkson’s Farm, plus brand new premieres like Maxton Hall – The World Between Us, The Goat, and The 1% Club.
Country music lovers can livestream the Academy of Country Music Awards on May 16. There’s plenty to go around for sports fans as well, from the WNBA and Nwsl to Pbc and 99.
Prime members can also enjoy the award-winning film American Fiction, The Boys in the Boat,...
First up is the Amazon Original film The Idea of You, based on the acclaimed, contemporary love story of the same name. May also brings the return of fan-favorite series, including Outer Range, The Outlaws, and Clarkson’s Farm, plus brand new premieres like Maxton Hall – The World Between Us, The Goat, and The 1% Club.
Country music lovers can livestream the Academy of Country Music Awards on May 16. There’s plenty to go around for sports fans as well, from the WNBA and Nwsl to Pbc and 99.
Prime members can also enjoy the award-winning film American Fiction, The Boys in the Boat,...
- 4/24/2024
- by Mirko Parlevliet
- Vital Thrills
With a background in Taiwanese public television and now president of leading production company Greener Grass Culture, Phil Tang has been one of the key players in Taiwan’s evolving drama production space.
Founded by Hank Tseng in 2008, Greener Grass is both a film and TV producer, with film credits including horror movie The Tag-Along, and series including period drama Gold Leaf and crime dramas The Victims’ Game and Copycat Killer. The latter two shows were produced for Netflix and Greener Grass is currently working on the second season of The Victims’ Game, about a forensic scientist with Asperger’s syndrome.
Separately, Tang continues to lend his drama production expertise to other Taiwanese companies and was also a producer on Damou Entertainment’s ground-breaking show The World Between Us, which delved into a range of social issues and won several prizes at Taiwan’s Golden Bell Awards.
Tang is now...
Founded by Hank Tseng in 2008, Greener Grass is both a film and TV producer, with film credits including horror movie The Tag-Along, and series including period drama Gold Leaf and crime dramas The Victims’ Game and Copycat Killer. The latter two shows were produced for Netflix and Greener Grass is currently working on the second season of The Victims’ Game, about a forensic scientist with Asperger’s syndrome.
Separately, Tang continues to lend his drama production expertise to other Taiwanese companies and was also a producer on Damou Entertainment’s ground-breaking show The World Between Us, which delved into a range of social issues and won several prizes at Taiwan’s Golden Bell Awards.
Tang is now...
- 11/10/2023
- by Liz Shackleton
- Deadline Film + TV
’Fired Up!’ and the sequel to ’The World Between Us’ are set to start production in December.
Taiwan-based Damou Entertainment revealed two new drama series in collaboration with HBO Asia, Public Television Service (Pts) and Catchplay in celebration of its 10th anniversary during the ongoing Taiwan Creative Content Fest (Tccf).
Both Fired Up! and the sequel to The World Between Us are set to start production in December.
Adapted from the hit Korean Kakao webtoon Itaewon Class created by GwangJin, Fired Up! marks Damou Entertainment’s third collaboration with Warner Bros Discovery, following The World Between Us and Workers, both...
Taiwan-based Damou Entertainment revealed two new drama series in collaboration with HBO Asia, Public Television Service (Pts) and Catchplay in celebration of its 10th anniversary during the ongoing Taiwan Creative Content Fest (Tccf).
Both Fired Up! and the sequel to The World Between Us are set to start production in December.
Adapted from the hit Korean Kakao webtoon Itaewon Class created by GwangJin, Fired Up! marks Damou Entertainment’s third collaboration with Warner Bros Discovery, following The World Between Us and Workers, both...
- 11/9/2023
- by Silvia Wong
- ScreenDaily
’Fired Up!’ and the sequel to ’The World Between Us’ are set to start production in December.
Taiwan-based Damou Entertainment today (November 8) revealed two new drama series in collaboration with HBO Asia, Public Television Service (Pts) and Catchplay in celebration of its 10th anniversary during the ongoing Taiwan Creative Content Fest (Tccf).
Both Fired Up! and the sequel to The World Between Us are set to start production in December.
Adapted from the hit Korean Kakao webtoon Itaewon Class created by GwangJin, Fired Up! marks Damou Entertainment’s third collaboration with Warner Bros Discovery, following The World Between Us and Workers,...
Taiwan-based Damou Entertainment today (November 8) revealed two new drama series in collaboration with HBO Asia, Public Television Service (Pts) and Catchplay in celebration of its 10th anniversary during the ongoing Taiwan Creative Content Fest (Tccf).
Both Fired Up! and the sequel to The World Between Us are set to start production in December.
Adapted from the hit Korean Kakao webtoon Itaewon Class created by GwangJin, Fired Up! marks Damou Entertainment’s third collaboration with Warner Bros Discovery, following The World Between Us and Workers,...
- 11/9/2023
- by Silvia Wong
- ScreenDaily
Taiwanese production companies DaMou Entertainment and Koko Entertainment unveiled a starry local cast for “Fired Up,” their Taiwan remake of hit Korean series “Itaewon Class.”
At an event held within the Taiwan Creative Content Fest (Tccf) on Thursday, the two companies also confirmed plans for a second season of “The World Between Us,” a 2019 drama series that premiered on Taiwan’s Public Television Service and regional streamer Catchplay.
“Fired Up” will star Mandarin-language pop star Eric Chou, Golden Horse Film Award nominee Angela Yuen, Shao Yu-wei, Huang Guan-zhi, Cosmos Lin, Ben Wu and Sean Lin in leading roles. The show is co-directed by kao Pin-chuan and Tseng Ying-ting, working from a script headed by Chien Li-ying (“Wave Makers”).
“Itaewon Class” is a story about an ex-convict who sets up his own business after release from jail. His attempts, not always successful, drag in friends and family. It was originally a...
At an event held within the Taiwan Creative Content Fest (Tccf) on Thursday, the two companies also confirmed plans for a second season of “The World Between Us,” a 2019 drama series that premiered on Taiwan’s Public Television Service and regional streamer Catchplay.
“Fired Up” will star Mandarin-language pop star Eric Chou, Golden Horse Film Award nominee Angela Yuen, Shao Yu-wei, Huang Guan-zhi, Cosmos Lin, Ben Wu and Sean Lin in leading roles. The show is co-directed by kao Pin-chuan and Tseng Ying-ting, working from a script headed by Chien Li-ying (“Wave Makers”).
“Itaewon Class” is a story about an ex-convict who sets up his own business after release from jail. His attempts, not always successful, drag in friends and family. It was originally a...
- 11/9/2023
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Warner Bros Discovery is reteaming with Taiwanese production company DaMou Entertainment to produce HBO Asia original Fired Up! (working title), an adaptation of hit Kakao webtoon Itaewon Class.
The two companies previously worked together on award-winning Taiwanese drama series The World Between Us and Workers.
Fired Up! will also be produced by Koko Entertainment, a company co-founded by DaMou Entertainment and Taiwan Creative Content Agency (Taicca) in 2021, which has credits including horror drama Urban Horror, stage show Before Outdated and musical Don’t Cry, Dancing Girls.
Scheduled to start production in December 2023, Fired Up! will star Eric Chou as a young man who is committed to preserving his family’s restaurant and embarks on a quest to uncover the truth behind his father’s tragic death.
Directed by Kao Pin-chuan and Tseng Ying-ting, the series will also star Angela Yuen, Shao Yu-wei, Huang Guan-zhi, Cosmos Lin, Ben Wu and Sean Lin.
The two companies previously worked together on award-winning Taiwanese drama series The World Between Us and Workers.
Fired Up! will also be produced by Koko Entertainment, a company co-founded by DaMou Entertainment and Taiwan Creative Content Agency (Taicca) in 2021, which has credits including horror drama Urban Horror, stage show Before Outdated and musical Don’t Cry, Dancing Girls.
Scheduled to start production in December 2023, Fired Up! will star Eric Chou as a young man who is committed to preserving his family’s restaurant and embarks on a quest to uncover the truth behind his father’s tragic death.
Directed by Kao Pin-chuan and Tseng Ying-ting, the series will also star Angela Yuen, Shao Yu-wei, Huang Guan-zhi, Cosmos Lin, Ben Wu and Sean Lin.
- 11/9/2023
- by Liz Shackleton
- Deadline Film + TV
Warner Bros Discovery has signed a multi-year Memorandum of Understanding (Mou) with Taiwan Mobile and Taiwan Creative Content Agency (Taicca) to create and distribute Taiwanese original content locally and across international markets.
While details of specific projects have yet to be announced, Warner Bros Discovery has previously produced several scripted and unscripted Taiwanese shows over the past five years, including The Teenage Psychic, Dream Raider, Trinity Of Shadows, The World Between Us, Adventure Of The Ring and Who’s By Your Side.
The shows are available through regional streaming service HBO Go in Southeast Asia, Hong Kong and Taiwan.
Taiwan Mobile, which is Taiwan’s second largest telco, has previously invested in more than 40 productions including Tears On Fire, Magician On The Skywalk and The Victims’ Game. The company also previously partnered with Warner Bros Discovery on the HBO Asia co-production Workers, which received nine nominations and four awards at...
While details of specific projects have yet to be announced, Warner Bros Discovery has previously produced several scripted and unscripted Taiwanese shows over the past five years, including The Teenage Psychic, Dream Raider, Trinity Of Shadows, The World Between Us, Adventure Of The Ring and Who’s By Your Side.
The shows are available through regional streaming service HBO Go in Southeast Asia, Hong Kong and Taiwan.
Taiwan Mobile, which is Taiwan’s second largest telco, has previously invested in more than 40 productions including Tears On Fire, Magician On The Skywalk and The Victims’ Game. The company also previously partnered with Warner Bros Discovery on the HBO Asia co-production Workers, which received nine nominations and four awards at...
- 10/31/2023
- by Liz Shackleton
- Deadline Film + TV
“Topics like diversity, equity, the environment, LGBTQ projects are really important to us,” says HBO’s Tereza Keilová.
HBO Max aims to remain a key financier of feature documentaries from central and eastern Europe, according to Tereza Keilová, producer, documentaries, HBO Max Cee, speaking this week during the Sarajevo Film Festival.
HBO is a key partner in Sarajevo’s industry event, CineLink Industry Days, sponsoring the Docu Rough Cut Boutique award for many years.
The company has often picked up titles in Sarajevo, including Bulgarian director Nikolay Stefanov’s football hooligan doc No Place For You In Our Town, which...
HBO Max aims to remain a key financier of feature documentaries from central and eastern Europe, according to Tereza Keilová, producer, documentaries, HBO Max Cee, speaking this week during the Sarajevo Film Festival.
HBO is a key partner in Sarajevo’s industry event, CineLink Industry Days, sponsoring the Docu Rough Cut Boutique award for many years.
The company has often picked up titles in Sarajevo, including Bulgarian director Nikolay Stefanov’s football hooligan doc No Place For You In Our Town, which...
- 8/18/2023
- by Geoffrey Macnab
- ScreenDaily
“Topics like diversity, equity, the environment, LGBTQ projects are really important to us,” says HBO’s Tereza Keilová.
HBO Max aims to remain a key financier of feature documentaries from central and eastern Europe, according to Tereza Keilová, producer, documentaries, HBO Max Cee, speaking this week during the Sarajevo Film Festival.
HBO is a key partner in Sarajevo’s industry event, CineLink Industry Days, sponsoring the Docu Rough Cut Boutique award for many years.
The company has often picked up titles in Sarajevo, including Bulgarian director Nikolay Stefanov’s football hooligan doc No Place For You In Our Town, which...
HBO Max aims to remain a key financier of feature documentaries from central and eastern Europe, according to Tereza Keilová, producer, documentaries, HBO Max Cee, speaking this week during the Sarajevo Film Festival.
HBO is a key partner in Sarajevo’s industry event, CineLink Industry Days, sponsoring the Docu Rough Cut Boutique award for many years.
The company has often picked up titles in Sarajevo, including Bulgarian director Nikolay Stefanov’s football hooligan doc No Place For You In Our Town, which...
- 8/18/2023
- by Geoffrey Macnab
- ScreenDaily
(Welcome to The Daily Stream, an ongoing series in which the /Film team shares what they've been watching, why it's worth checking out, and where you can stream it.)
The Series: "The World Between Us"
Where You Can Stream It: HBO Max
The Pitch: Two years after an infamous movie theater shooting, ordinary people grapple with the aftermath of the violence. Li Hsiao-wen, the sister of the shooter Li Hsiao-ming, changed her name to Li Ta-chih to avoid public abuse. Her overworked boss, Sung Chiao-an, is tormented by the death of her son in the shooting. She turns to drink and lashes out at her husband and daughter. Meanwhile, Hsiao-ming's defense lawyer Wang She fights to uncover the truth of his client's actions so as to rectify the systemic problems that create shootings in the first place. His willingness to defend society's outcasts confuses his wife, who is still...
The Series: "The World Between Us"
Where You Can Stream It: HBO Max
The Pitch: Two years after an infamous movie theater shooting, ordinary people grapple with the aftermath of the violence. Li Hsiao-wen, the sister of the shooter Li Hsiao-ming, changed her name to Li Ta-chih to avoid public abuse. Her overworked boss, Sung Chiao-an, is tormented by the death of her son in the shooting. She turns to drink and lashes out at her husband and daughter. Meanwhile, Hsiao-ming's defense lawyer Wang She fights to uncover the truth of his client's actions so as to rectify the systemic problems that create shootings in the first place. His willingness to defend society's outcasts confuses his wife, who is still...
- 3/3/2023
- by Adam Wescott
- Slash Film
Spotlight on how and why Taiwanese drama series are gaining increasing prominence on the world stage.
Taiwanese drama series are gaining increasing prominence on the world stage, in line with the rapid growth of global Ott platforms.
Stirrings of new interest in drama from Taiwan were seen in 2017 with The Teenage Psychic and 2018 with On Children. But it is the events of the past two years, when audiences found themselves craving more content during pandemic lockdowns, that has seen a sizeable number of made-in-Taiwan series make their way to fresh audiences around the world.
High-profile titles such as The World Between Us,...
Taiwanese drama series are gaining increasing prominence on the world stage, in line with the rapid growth of global Ott platforms.
Stirrings of new interest in drama from Taiwan were seen in 2017 with The Teenage Psychic and 2018 with On Children. But it is the events of the past two years, when audiences found themselves craving more content during pandemic lockdowns, that has seen a sizeable number of made-in-Taiwan series make their way to fresh audiences around the world.
High-profile titles such as The World Between Us,...
- 3/16/2022
- by Silvia Wong
- ScreenDaily
In the acclaimed director Chung Mong-Hong’s latest dramatic offering, “The Falls,” a high school student is forced to confront the wounds of a strained relationship with her mother when the two of them are forced to stay at home because of the Covid-19 pandemic. Auteur Tsai Ming-Liang, on the other hand, takes the audience on a time machine in short film “The Night,” sending them back to one night during the fall of 2019, when Hong Kong was in the midst of the worst political turmoil it has ever seen.
“The Falls” and “The Night” are the two offerings from Taiwan featured at this year’s Venice Film Festival. While “The Falls” is a dramatic feature from a director who has won the hearts of some of the world’s toughest film critics with drama “A Sun,” which was shortlists for the international film Oscar, “The Night” is an artistic...
“The Falls” and “The Night” are the two offerings from Taiwan featured at this year’s Venice Film Festival. While “The Falls” is a dramatic feature from a director who has won the hearts of some of the world’s toughest film critics with drama “A Sun,” which was shortlists for the international film Oscar, “The Night” is an artistic...
- 9/8/2021
- by Vivienne Chow
- Variety Film + TV
Legacy involves talent from Story Of Yanxi Palace, while Trinity Of Shadows is co-produced with Taiwan’s Catchplay and Hong Kong’s Viu.
WarnerMedia has unveiled two new HBO Asia original series, both Chinese-language productions – Legacy and Trinity Of Shadows – at the ongoing virtual Apos conference.
Legacy involves several talents from popular Chinese drama, Story Of Yanxi Palace, while Trinity Of Shadows is a co-production with Taiwan’s Catchplay and Hong Kong’s Viu TV.
Set in the 1920s, Legacy revolves around a wealthy family and its three sisters who vie to inherit their father’s shopping mall business.
The...
WarnerMedia has unveiled two new HBO Asia original series, both Chinese-language productions – Legacy and Trinity Of Shadows – at the ongoing virtual Apos conference.
Legacy involves several talents from popular Chinese drama, Story Of Yanxi Palace, while Trinity Of Shadows is a co-production with Taiwan’s Catchplay and Hong Kong’s Viu TV.
Set in the 1920s, Legacy revolves around a wealthy family and its three sisters who vie to inherit their father’s shopping mall business.
The...
- 4/20/2021
- by Liz Shackleton
- ScreenDaily
Authentic stories that resonate with local audiences should be the priority for Taiwanese content creators who want to go global, international producers told a Taiwan Creative Content Fest panel on Thursday.
“The ability to produce local stories that can travel is a special skill. We look for stories that have the ability to engage audiences in the local market and (which are) at the same time universal, so that they can become a hit outside, across Asia and the U.S.,” said Ricky Ow, president of WarnerMedia Entertainment Networks, Asia-Pacific.
Ow cited the 2019 series “The World Between Us” as an example. The 10-episode drama was co-produced by Taiwan’s Public Television Service, HBO Asia and (local streamer) Catchplay. It won critical acclaim, with writer Lu Shih-Yuan winning best original screenplay at the Asian Academy Creative Awards last year and bagged six awards at the Golden Bell Awards, including best television series.
“The ability to produce local stories that can travel is a special skill. We look for stories that have the ability to engage audiences in the local market and (which are) at the same time universal, so that they can become a hit outside, across Asia and the U.S.,” said Ricky Ow, president of WarnerMedia Entertainment Networks, Asia-Pacific.
Ow cited the 2019 series “The World Between Us” as an example. The 10-episode drama was co-produced by Taiwan’s Public Television Service, HBO Asia and (local streamer) Catchplay. It won critical acclaim, with writer Lu Shih-Yuan winning best original screenplay at the Asian Academy Creative Awards last year and bagged six awards at the Golden Bell Awards, including best television series.
- 11/19/2020
- by Vivienne Chow
- Variety Film + TV
HBO Asia is to begin screening its first original romantic comedy series “Adventure of the Ring” from mid-December.
Joining other internationally-targeted shows made in Taiwan, “Adventure of the Ring” is directed by Helmed by Nelson Yeh and Kitamura Tayoharu.
The eight-part show is adapted from mathematician and author Lai I-Wei’s romance novel “Ring of the Day,” which tells the stories of different couples who come in contact with an engagement ring. Production is by Kbro Media’s Good Image Co. with the support of Taiwan Ministry of Culture (Bureau of Audiovisual and Music Industry Development) and the Taipei Film Commission.
The first two episodes will be uploaded to HBO and HBO Go from Dec. 13, 2020, with the remaining six instalments premiering one at a time on subsequent Sunday evenings.
The series stars Chris Wang (“Time Traveler,” “Love Family”) as a baseball-loving actuary, and Allison Lin (HBO’s “The World Between Us,...
Joining other internationally-targeted shows made in Taiwan, “Adventure of the Ring” is directed by Helmed by Nelson Yeh and Kitamura Tayoharu.
The eight-part show is adapted from mathematician and author Lai I-Wei’s romance novel “Ring of the Day,” which tells the stories of different couples who come in contact with an engagement ring. Production is by Kbro Media’s Good Image Co. with the support of Taiwan Ministry of Culture (Bureau of Audiovisual and Music Industry Development) and the Taipei Film Commission.
The first two episodes will be uploaded to HBO and HBO Go from Dec. 13, 2020, with the remaining six instalments premiering one at a time on subsequent Sunday evenings.
The series stars Chris Wang (“Time Traveler,” “Love Family”) as a baseball-loving actuary, and Allison Lin (HBO’s “The World Between Us,...
- 11/12/2020
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
HBO Asia has set “Dream Raider” as its first original sci-fi commission. The show is an 8-episode Mandarin language series, produced in Taiwan.
Set in the near future, “Dream Raider” features a misfit team of scientists and cops that are trying to get to the bottom of a criminal conspiracy that exploits human consciousness. The series opens with detectives investigating a case of missing girls and uncovers a mysterious cutting-edge technology that enables them to enter the dreamscapes of others in search of the truth.
Directed by Daniel Fu and Simon Hung, the series boasts a cast headed by David Wang, Vivian Hsu, Jason Wang, Weber Yang, Ellen Wu, Wu Ke-Xi (“Nina Wu”), Jun Kunimura, Aggie Hsieh, Garfield Chung, and Bella Wu.
Produced with the support of the Taipei Film Commission and the Taipei Cultural Foundation, the series is executive produced by renowned Hong Kong-based filmmaker Soi Cheang.
Starting on Aug.
Set in the near future, “Dream Raider” features a misfit team of scientists and cops that are trying to get to the bottom of a criminal conspiracy that exploits human consciousness. The series opens with detectives investigating a case of missing girls and uncovers a mysterious cutting-edge technology that enables them to enter the dreamscapes of others in search of the truth.
Directed by Daniel Fu and Simon Hung, the series boasts a cast headed by David Wang, Vivian Hsu, Jason Wang, Weber Yang, Ellen Wu, Wu Ke-Xi (“Nina Wu”), Jun Kunimura, Aggie Hsieh, Garfield Chung, and Bella Wu.
Produced with the support of the Taipei Film Commission and the Taipei Cultural Foundation, the series is executive produced by renowned Hong Kong-based filmmaker Soi Cheang.
Starting on Aug.
- 7/27/2020
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
HBO Asia has unveiled details of its light-hearted Chinese-language drama series “Workers.” The show is the latest in a growing roster of local productions in Asia, by pay-tv groups and digital platforms.
Based on a novel of the same title, the show follows a group of construction workers who daydream about being wealthy. They resort to countless outrageous get-rich-quick schemes only to make fools out of themselves. The cast is headed by Christopher Lee (“A Good Wife”) and Alex Ko (“Back to the Good Times”).
HBO will upload it to HBO Go from May 10, with the first two episodes immediately available. The remaining four parts will follow as weekly instalments.
The show is an HBO Asia Original series produced in association with Kbro Media and Him International Music. Production is by DaMou Entertainment, the studio behind another HBO Asia series “The World Between Us.”
“Workers” is directed by Cheng Fen-Fen (“Go Brother!
Based on a novel of the same title, the show follows a group of construction workers who daydream about being wealthy. They resort to countless outrageous get-rich-quick schemes only to make fools out of themselves. The cast is headed by Christopher Lee (“A Good Wife”) and Alex Ko (“Back to the Good Times”).
HBO will upload it to HBO Go from May 10, with the first two episodes immediately available. The remaining four parts will follow as weekly instalments.
The show is an HBO Asia Original series produced in association with Kbro Media and Him International Music. Production is by DaMou Entertainment, the studio behind another HBO Asia series “The World Between Us.”
“Workers” is directed by Cheng Fen-Fen (“Go Brother!
- 4/14/2020
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
AT&T's WarnerMedia is set to roll out another original HBO series in Asia.
Workers, a six-episode, hour-long comedy drama series set in Taiwan, is set to premiere on HBO Go on May 10. The show is produced by the same team that made HBO Asia's well received drama The World Between Us, which was released across the region last year.
Workers follows a group of construction workers who daydream about being rich. They resort to countless outrageous get-rich-quick schemes only to make fools out of themselves. Despite these setbacks, the happy-go-lucky workers continue to be optimistic.
Filmed in Chinese on ...
Workers, a six-episode, hour-long comedy drama series set in Taiwan, is set to premiere on HBO Go on May 10. The show is produced by the same team that made HBO Asia's well received drama The World Between Us, which was released across the region last year.
Workers follows a group of construction workers who daydream about being rich. They resort to countless outrageous get-rich-quick schemes only to make fools out of themselves. Despite these setbacks, the happy-go-lucky workers continue to be optimistic.
Filmed in Chinese on ...
- 4/14/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Fugitive, the content development, financing and executive producing company run by Anthony Kimble and Merrily Ross, has partnered with Alex Holder’s Rogo Productions, with the former taking international distribution rights to feature doc Keep Quiet, about a far-right Hungarian radical who discovers he is Jewish, series Conflict Of Interest, about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and Empty Planet, a fast-turnaround Covid-19 series being shot entirely using drones during the pandemic. Fugitive will also become a development and distribution partner on Abby, a multi-part drama series about Abby Stein, a young transgender person from New York who used to be an ultra-Orthodox Rabbi.
HBO Go has launched in Japan, teaming with cable operator Taiwan Broadband Communications (Tbc). Existing subs to Tbc will have instant access to the service, with additional fees. The platform will feature U.S. shows including Westworld, as well as WarnerMedia’s Taiwanese original productions such as The Teenage Psychic and its sequel,...
HBO Go has launched in Japan, teaming with cable operator Taiwan Broadband Communications (Tbc). Existing subs to Tbc will have instant access to the service, with additional fees. The platform will feature U.S. shows including Westworld, as well as WarnerMedia’s Taiwanese original productions such as The Teenage Psychic and its sequel,...
- 4/8/2020
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
An influx of global and regional streamers looking to create content for Chinese-language audiences at a lower price point, and without the creative restrictions at play in censorious China, have led to a sort of renaissance for production in Taiwan.
The appetite of platforms, such as Netflix, HBO and Disney-Fox, for local content to attract local users has thrown a lifeline to the creative industries in the self-
governed island, whose content has faced increasing difficulties getting into China — the biggest, most obvious market for Mandarin-language productions — at a time when cross-strait ties are at a nadir.
“Right now, China is comparatively not free and difficult to enter — that’s Taiwan’s opportunity,” says Homme Tsai, chairman of Taiwan’s New Media Entertainment Assn. “The whole world struggles to get into China, but there are still millions of overseas Chinese in North America, Southeast Asia and elsewhere that still need Chinese-language content.
The appetite of platforms, such as Netflix, HBO and Disney-Fox, for local content to attract local users has thrown a lifeline to the creative industries in the self-
governed island, whose content has faced increasing difficulties getting into China — the biggest, most obvious market for Mandarin-language productions — at a time when cross-strait ties are at a nadir.
“Right now, China is comparatively not free and difficult to enter — that’s Taiwan’s opportunity,” says Homme Tsai, chairman of Taiwan’s New Media Entertainment Assn. “The whole world struggles to get into China, but there are still millions of overseas Chinese in North America, Southeast Asia and elsewhere that still need Chinese-language content.
- 2/23/2020
- by Rebecca Davis
- Variety Film + TV
Richie Mehta’s harrowing Netflix series “Delhi Crime” was the big winner at the 2nd annual Asian Academy Creative Awards in Singapore on Friday.
Representing the show, lead actress Shefali Shah was rushed off her feet as she repeatedly had to return to the stage. “Delhi Crime” earned her best actress in a leading role, best drama series and best direction, and fiction, for Mehta. Earlier, the series also won best original program by a streamer/Ott on the first night of the two-day awards.
Shah was also on stage, at Singapore’s beautifully restored historical Victoria theatre to present the inaugural award for best feature film, that went to her compatriot Zoya Akhtar’s Indian Oscar submission “Gully Boy.” Indian animated show, “Lamput,” produced for Cartoon Network was also among the winners.
Indonesian Oka Antara won best actor in a leading role for Hooq’s “Brata,” while Jamie Aditya...
Representing the show, lead actress Shefali Shah was rushed off her feet as she repeatedly had to return to the stage. “Delhi Crime” earned her best actress in a leading role, best drama series and best direction, and fiction, for Mehta. Earlier, the series also won best original program by a streamer/Ott on the first night of the two-day awards.
Shah was also on stage, at Singapore’s beautifully restored historical Victoria theatre to present the inaugural award for best feature film, that went to her compatriot Zoya Akhtar’s Indian Oscar submission “Gully Boy.” Indian animated show, “Lamput,” produced for Cartoon Network was also among the winners.
Indonesian Oka Antara won best actor in a leading role for Hooq’s “Brata,” while Jamie Aditya...
- 12/7/2019
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
South Korean TV producer Kim Yongkyu won the best creative award for Mr. Sunshine.
South Korean TV producer Kim Yongkyu won best creative at the inaugural edition of the Asia Contents Awards in Busan last night, while best Asian drama prizes were presented to Thailand’s Hormones: The Series and Singapore’s Faculty.
Kim won the award for Studio Dragon’s Mr. Sunshine, a historical drama starring Lee Byung-hun (Red 2) that has premiered globally on Netflix. Hormones: The Series is a teen drama covering controversial topics such as teenage pregnancy, while Faculty revolves around professors and students in a Singapore university.
South Korean TV producer Kim Yongkyu won best creative at the inaugural edition of the Asia Contents Awards in Busan last night, while best Asian drama prizes were presented to Thailand’s Hormones: The Series and Singapore’s Faculty.
Kim won the award for Studio Dragon’s Mr. Sunshine, a historical drama starring Lee Byung-hun (Red 2) that has premiered globally on Netflix. Hormones: The Series is a teen drama covering controversial topics such as teenage pregnancy, while Faculty revolves around professors and students in a Singapore university.
- 10/6/2019
- by 89¦Liz Shackleton¦0¦
- ScreenDaily
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