This fall, dive into a world of Japanese mob bosses, college students and forbidden love in Yakuza Lover, coming to Disney+ November 2. Based on the popular comic of the same name, Yakuza Lover centers around Yuri, a college student who dreams of a man who will love her for who she is. During a night out at a party, Yuri gets mixed up with a shady group, but is rescued just in time by Oya Toshiomi, the leader of a local yakuza clan. Drawn to Toshiomi’s gentlemanly ways, the … [Read more...] about Japanese romantic drama Yakuza Lover available November 2 on Disney+
Disney
All3Media International’s Icelandic crime drama Black Sands picks up heat in global market as second season commissioned
Leading independent distributor All3Media International has inked a raft of sales for the debut season of Icelandic drama Black Sands, it announced today, as commissioning broadcaster Channel 2 in Iceland orders a brand-new second season of the distinctive crime thriller. Produced by acclaimed indie Glassriver in association with All3Media International, the first eight-part season of Black Sands is heading to broadcasters in Canada, Europe, Australia and Asia. Directed by … [Read more...] about All3Media International’s Icelandic crime drama Black Sands picks up heat in global market as second season commissioned
Japanese Original series Sumo Do, Sumo Don’t! To launch exclusively on Disney+ on October 26
When lackadaisical student Ryota is told he is missing the necessary credits needed to graduate university, he will be strongarmed into joining and competing in the school’s decrepit sumo club in Sumo Do, Sumo Don’t! – a laugh-out-loud Japanese Star original coming exclusively to Disney+ on October 26. An expansion of the world created in 1992’s Sumo Do, Sumo Don’t movie, this upcoming original series sees Ryota, an apathetic university student who spends his days playing … [Read more...] about Japanese Original series Sumo Do, Sumo Don’t! To launch exclusively on Disney+ on October 26
STUDIOCANAL renews global deal with Nickelodeon
STUDIOCANAL, Europe’s leader in production, distribution and international sales of TV series and feature films has renewed a global deal with Nickelodeon who will board Season 3 of hit CG-animated series THE ADVENTURES OF PADDINGTON. THE ADVENTURES OF PADDINGTON is a Heyday Films and STUDIOCANAL production in association with Copyrights. The series is directed by Blue Zoo Animation Studio’s (Go Jetters, Digby Dragon, Miffy, Q Pootle 5) Adam Shaw and Chris Drew. The series is developed for … [Read more...] about STUDIOCANAL renews global deal with Nickelodeon
Bomanbridge Media lines-up factual and lifestyle deals ahead of MIPCOM
Content distribution, and co-production company Bomanbridge Media announces a number of factual and lifestyle content sales to several international broadcasters ahead of MIPCOM this year. Discovery US-owned Food Network, Disney Bulgaria (for Eastern Europe) and Viaplay Netherlands have acquired food travel show Paul Goes to Hollywood (4x60’). The series follows the Great British Bake-Off judge and chef on a road trip across the U.S. on his Harley Davidson, bringing viewers to … [Read more...] about Bomanbridge Media lines-up factual and lifestyle deals ahead of MIPCOM
Korean Undercover Crime-Action Series “The Worst Of Evil” To Debut Exclusively On Disney+ Next Year
SINGAPORE. (October 4, 2022) – When an investigation into a notorious international drug ring hits a brick wall, one police officer will risk it all to expose a web of underground crime in The Worst of Evil (working title), a Star Original coming exclusively to Disney+ in 2023. Set in 1980s Korea, The Worst of Evil will follow an investigative taskforce as their undercover officer, Kang Joonmo, infiltrates a new criminal organization responsible for fueling the … [Read more...] about Korean Undercover Crime-Action Series “The Worst Of Evil” To Debut Exclusively On Disney+ Next Year
