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Tokyo-based pay TV company Wowow has acquired theatrical distribution rights in Japan for Songbird, the pandemic-set sci-fi thriller produced by Michael Bay and former Paramount president Adam Goodman. The pickup is Wowow's first major acquisition through the new theatrical distribution division the company set up earlier this year.

Peter White Television EditorTokyo Vice, the upcoming HBO Max drama series exec produced by Michael Mann, has found a Japanese partner.Premium pay-TV broadcaster Wowow has come on board the project as a co-producer, taking all rights for Japan.This comes as the show, which Mann is directing the pilot, returns to production after the COVID-19 shutdown, this week.The deal was struck by Endeavor Content, which is producing and handling international distribution, with Wowow’s Kayo Washio, who runs the company’s LA office.Tokyo Vice began filming in the Japanese capital earlier this year but went on hiatus in March. Mann recounted the experience to Deadline in an interview in May.