Studiocanal Developing Drama Series About All-Female Gang In “Wild West” Of Asia With Beach House & Momo
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: Studiocanal is forging a crime drama series about an all-female gang in the Asian “Wild West.” The French major is teaming with Fremantle-backed Beach House Pictures and Singapore’s Momo Film Co.
on Red Butterfly, which comes from The Great scribe Constance Cheng and Kris Ong. Based on a true story, Red Butterfly follows the rise of an all-female gang run by two sisters set in 1950s Singapore, at that time a city of crime, the glamorous but lawless “Wild West” of Asia.
The buzzy project has been unveiled on the eve of the Asian TV Forum & Market in Singapore. Studiocanal is selling and Canal+ is developing in Vietnam and Myanmar.
Red Butterfly will be filmed in English and Chinese languages on location in Singapore and Malaysia. Co-creator Cheng will write and serve as showrunner.
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