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HBO is rounding out the cast for its upcoming limited series, The White Lotus, from Enlightened creator Mike White. Saturday Night Live alum Molly Shannon is set to recur, along with Jon Gries (Dream Corp.), Jolene Purdy (Under the Dome), Kekoa Kekumano (Aquaman) and Lukas Gage (Euphoria). They join previously…

Here's the first look at The Head, the thriller from HBO Asia, The Mediapro Studio and Hulu Japan that will debut in multiple markets June 12. The series, consisting of six one-hour episodes, follows events at an international research station in Antarctica after the long dark winter months, when the commander returns…

HBO Asia is doubling down on Taiwanese drama with a new ten-part crime drama, The World Between Us. The Asian division of the Warnermedia-backed pay-TV service will launch the series on Sunday 24 March with two back-to-back episodes. The show, which will launch on the linear channel, HBO Go and the Catchplay On Demand…

HBO Asia has ordered Dream Raider, an eight-episode sci-fi original drama series for premiere in 2019. Filmed and set entirely in Taiwan, the hour-long Mandarin series features an all-star Taiwanese cast including Vivian Hsu (徐若瑄) (The Devil Fish 《人面魚：紅衣小女孩外傳》), David Wang (王耀慶) (Project Gutenberg 《無雙》)  and Jason…

HBO Asia has boarded a local remake of The Bridge. The pan-regional pay-TV broadcaster has struck a deal with PCCW and Vuclip-backed SVOD service Viu to launch the adaptation, which takes place between Malaysia and Singapore in a raft of countries. It will launch the ten-episode show on November 26, day-and-date, with…

HBO Asia’s first comedy drama series Sent is ready to deliver. The series will be making its debut across Asia on Sunday, September 17, exclusively on HBO. The half-hour series will run episodes and premiere with double back-to-back episodes and air two episodes at a time on Sundays through October 8. Set and filmed…

Filmmaker Wong Kar-wai has been set as the recipient of this year's Prix Lumière. A tribute to the director will be held at the Lumière Festival in Lyon on October 20. This is the fest that's organized by Cannes chief Thierry Frémaux and filmmaker Bertrand Tavernier and which each year welcomes big-name talent for a…

China's internet giant Tencent has picked up rights to Amazon Studios-produced The Collection, created by Ugly Betty and Desperate Housewives showrunner Oliver Goldstick. The eight-episode drama, which is being represented by BBC Worldwide, is set in the world of French haute couture after WWII and stars Tom Riley…

Hong Kong action director Corey Yuen (The Transporter series, Rise Of The Legend) is set to exec produce the first two movies in an anthology being developed in partnership with HBO Asia and China Movie Channel. The films are due to premiere at the end of the year on CMC's channels and across 23 Asian markets via HBO…

Elton John and David Furnish's Rocket Pictures has enlisted Technicolor’s Mikros Image (Asterix: The Land Of The Gods) to lead the digital animation work for Paramount Animation and MGM's Sherlock Gnomes. This is the follow-up to Rocket's Gnomeo And Juliet which grossed $194M worldwide in 2011. Mikros Paris and new…

‘Gone With The Bullets’ Sets China Release Date Jiang Wen's Gone With The Bullets has secured a December 18 release date in China. The film is the follow-up to Jiang's blockbuster Let The Bullets Fly, which made $140M worldwide in 2010. Based on a true story, 3D comedy Gone With The Bullets is set in 1920s Shanghai…

BBC Comedies Vie For Commissions At Salford Sitcom Showcase The BBC is taking a shot at remaking It Takes A Village, the 2010 ABC pilot by Casey Johnson & David Windsor that starred Leah Remini. Whether the UK version actually goes forward, however, will be in the hands of a live studio audience next month. For the…