Netflix Unveils 3 APAC Series; IFTA Rising Star Nominees; BBC Studios Sells Doc Pair – Global Briefs
deadline.comNetflix APAC CommissionsNetlfix has unveiled a trio of new series from the APAC region. Boy Swallows Universe, from Australia, is an adaptation of the book of the same name and will be turned into an eight x 1-hour show.
John Collee (Master and Commander) is penning the adaptation, which comes from Brouhaha Entertainment Australia. The novel is a coming-of-age story set in Brisbane’s violent working class suburban fringe.Separately, the streamer has set Copycat Killer, an adaptation of Japanese crime novel Mohohan penned by genre fiction writer Miyabe Miyuki.
The project comes from Taiwan and will be directed by Chang Jung-chi and Chang Heng-ju, with a cast that include Wu Kang-ren, Alice Ko, Ruby Lin.
It will be produced by Greener Grass Production, which was behind Netflix’s Chinese-language series The Victims’ Game.Finally, Netflix has set Let’s Get Divorced from Japan.
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