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Korea’s CJ ENM HK unveils trio of Mandarin streaming originals backed by Singapore’s IMDA; Eric Khoo, Chai Yee Wei, Fran Borgia & others on board
04 June 2021
The Hong Kong-based division of Korea’s CJ ENM has unveiled a slate of three Mandarin original scripted series supported by Singapore’s Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA).
All three series start production in the second half of 2021.
CJ ENM HK will distribute the series globally.
A fourth show, the 11-episode “Mom, Don’t Do That!”, co-produced with Taiwan’s Butt Mountain, was announced in April this year and is scheduled to release in Q4 this year.
CJ ENM HK will handle distribution within Asia (excluding Taiwan and China).
CJ ENM Hong Kong said today that the new series were being made for global streaming audiences.
The three new titles tap the IMDA’s initiative to produce “streaming first” premium scripted series for global audiences by marrying Korean, Singaporean and regional talent.
This collaboration was announced a year ago under the Capability Partnership Programme.
CJ ENM Hong Kong managing director, Michael Jung, said expanding premium scripted production, particularly in Mandarin and Bahasa, was a priority.
The three new series are the five-episode “Hungry Souls”, made with Eric Khoo/Zhao Wei Films; “Venus on Mars” with Mocha Chai Laboratories; and “Deep End”, with Akanga Film Asia.
CJ ENM HK is bringing in producers from Korea as creative consultants on all three.
Romance/fantasy mini-series, “Hungry Souls”, tells the story of forbidden love between a young chef and a hungry ghost, set against a Hungry Ghost Festival.
“Venus On Mars”, written by Taiwan’s Huang Yu-chia, is a six-party sci-fi, romantic comedy about a female undergraduate student accidentally transported into a parallel world where there are only men.
Chai Yee Wei is the showrunner, with producers Michelle Chang from Mocha Chai Laboratories out of Singapore and Taiwan’s Phil Tang (GM of Greener Grass Productions and Monomyth Films).
Filming is in Taiwan with post-production in Singapore.
“Deep End” is a five-party psychological thriller involving a revenge porn murder investigation and a chain of ...
The Hong Kong-based division of Korea’s CJ ENM has unveiled a slate of three Mandarin original scripted series supported by Singapore’s Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA).
All three series start production in the second half of 2021.
CJ ENM HK will distribute the series globally.
A fourth show, the 11-episode “Mom, Don’t Do That!”, co-produced with Taiwan’s Butt Mountain, was announced in April this year and is scheduled to release in Q4 this year.
CJ ENM HK will handle distribution within Asia (excluding Taiwan and China).
CJ ENM Hong Kong said today that the new series were being made for global streaming audiences.
The three new titles tap the IMDA’s initiative to produce “streaming first” premium scripted series for global audiences by marrying Korean, Singaporean and regional talent.
This collaboration was announced a year ago under the Capability Partnership Programme.
CJ ENM Hong Kong managing director, Michael Jung, said expanding premium scripted production, particularly in Mandarin and Bahasa, was a priority.
The three new series are the five-episode “Hungry Souls”, made with Eric Khoo/Zhao Wei Films; “Venus on Mars” with Mocha Chai Laboratories; and “Deep End”, with Akanga Film Asia.
CJ ENM HK is bringing in producers from Korea as creative consultants on all three.
Romance/fantasy mini-series, “Hungry Souls”, tells the story of forbidden love between a young chef and a hungry ghost, set against a Hungry Ghost Festival.
“Venus On Mars”, written by Taiwan’s Huang Yu-chia, is a six-party sci-fi, romantic comedy about a female undergraduate student accidentally transported into a parallel world where there are only men.
Chai Yee Wei is the showrunner, with producers Michelle Chang from Mocha Chai Laboratories out of Singapore and Taiwan’s Phil Tang (GM of Greener Grass Productions and Monomyth Films).
Filming is in Taiwan with post-production in Singapore.
“Deep End” is a five-party psychological thriller involving a revenge porn murder investigation and a chain of events that plunge a troubled police officer into the dark world of cybersex crimes in Asia.
“Deep End” is produced by Fran Borgia with Yeo Siew Hua (“A Land Imagined”) and K. Rajagopal (“A Yellow Bird”), who are also involved in the writing with playwright and screenwriter, Kaylene Tan.
The series will feature cast and crew from Singapore, Taiwan and Malaysia.
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