Netflix has confirmed the production of Parasyte: The Grey, a series by visionary director Yeon Sang-ho based on Hitoshi Iwaaki's comic book published by KODANSHA Ltd. The story is about unidentified parasitic life-forms that live off of human hosts and strive to grow their power. As they start to disrupt society, a group of humans wage war against the rising evil. Hitoshi Iwaaki's original comic book series "Parasyte" about invasive life-forms that seize and control human bodies has sold over … [Read more...] about Netflix announces Korean series that reimagines Kodansha’s legendary comic book series, ‘Parasyte: The Grey’
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ZED boosts its Fall 2022 true crime offerings
Leading French documentary indie producer and distributor ZED (Manuel Catteau), announces a special True Crime focus in its new line-up with four new acquisitions, representing 12 hours of new programs in this booming genre. HIGHWAY TO HELL: THE STORY OF A $100M FAILURE - A 4 part documentary series of 52 minutes, directed by Clément Godart, Alexandre Mehring & Raphaël Rouyer, which in the style of "Fargo", tells the incredible story of Martin Lepage, an ordinary man embarked in an … [Read more...] about ZED boosts its Fall 2022 true crime offerings
iQiyi to premiere star-studded summer blockbusters
iQIYI has in store a spectacular cast and unconventional storylines in their upcoming shows. This August, look forward to three original films exclusive to iQIYI. The Hidden Fox (雪 山飞狐之塞北宝藏), which will be released on 19 August, is an adaptation of one of popular wuxia novelist Jin Yong’s most iconic novels, where villains in the story go after an ancient treasure left by a king; In Our Prime (奇怪的数学家), a South Korean film starring Oldboy’s Choi Min-Sik, which will be released on 20 August; … [Read more...] about iQiyi to premiere star-studded summer blockbusters
Beyond Rights announces new deals for Spring/Summer slate titles
Beyond Rights is pleased to confirm a series of deals for titles from its Spring/Summer programming slate, launched just ahead of MIPTV earlier this year. End of the Rope (6 x 60), an obs-doc/reality series from Big Coat Media about the high-octane world of rope access technicians, was pre-sold to UKTV and has subsequently been sold to RTI Mediaset in Italy and Bell Media‘s Canal D for French Canada. Re-titled as Extreme Heights Repair Team in the UK, the series has just had its premiere on … [Read more...] about Beyond Rights announces new deals for Spring/Summer slate titles
A+E Networks tentpole drama ‘If You Wish Upon Me’ gears up for worldwide premiere
A+E Networks®’ drama series If You Wish Upon Me, an A+E Studios production starring Ji Chang-wook, Sung Dong-il, and Choi Soo-young, is set to have its worldwide premiere release on August 10th. If You Wish Upon Me is a transformational story of an impoverished man with a troubled past and a twisted attitude accidentally joining Team Genie, which carries out the last wishes of patients in hospice care. As a member of the team, he starts caring for people other than himself for the … [Read more...] about A+E Networks tentpole drama ‘If You Wish Upon Me’ gears up for worldwide premiere
All3media International announces new sales for hit series ‘Annika’
UKTV’s leading crime drama channel, Alibi, has co-commissioned a second season of the hit Black Camel detective drama Annika (6x60’) with US broadcaster MASTERPIECE and All3Media International. The critically-acclaimed series is based on the hugely successful BBC Radio 4 drama, written by Nick Walker. The second series will see the return of Nicola Walker (The Split, Unforgotten) as DI Annika Strandhed, Jamie Sives (Guilt, Frontier) as DS Michael … [Read more...] about All3media International announces new sales for hit series ‘Annika’