Disney+ Korean Drama ‘A Shop For Killers‘ Renewed For Season 2
Disney+’s popular Korean drama A Shop For Killers has been renewed for a second season. Season 1 saw college student Jian diving for cover in her childhood home after a series of highly skilled assassins got her in their sights. Desperately fighting to survive, Jian began to remember invaluable lessons her uncle Jinman taught her before his mysterious death, drawing on them to help her stay alive. The show stars Lee Dongwook (Guardian: The Lonely and Great God, Tale of the Nine Tailed 1938) as Jinman, a former mercenary and Kim Hyejun (Connect, Kingdom) as Jian, a college student on the run from some of the world’s deadliest assassins, while Season 2 has been boarded by Japanese star Masaki Okada (Drive My Car, We’re Millenials. Got a Problem?) and Hyunri (Pachinko, The Naked Director). The news comes with Korean content continuing to punch above its weight. Recent research found that Korean content is second only to U.S.’ shows and films on Netflix for total viewing hours.
Indian Film Festival Of Los Angeles Expands Industry Days
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The Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles is going big on its IFFLA Industry Days. The two-day forum will take place on May 8-9 at the Landmark Theatres Sunset in LA and will look to foster connections between South Asian film and TV creative and industry leaders in the U.S., with execs from the likes of Netflix, Neon, Temple Hill Entertainment, Orion Pictures, Gaumont Television and NBCUniversal in attendance. Included in the program is a $10,000 Pitch Competition, panels and a masterclass. An initiative titled IFFLA Connect will see a selection of South Asian film projects showcased alongside North American projects curated by IFFLA. “Following the tremendous success of last year’s inaugural Industry Day, the expanded Industry Days offers a vital, curated space for visionary creatives from South Asia and its diasporas to connect, engage with prominent industry leaders, forge and nurture meaningful relationships, and explore an eclectic slate of projects with universal appeal,” said Christina Marouda, Executive Director of IFFLA.
ProSiebenSat.1 Extends Bert Habets Contract As CEO
Bert Habets will remain CEO of Germany’s ProSiebenSat.1 Media for another three years after signing a new contract. The company said this would equip him “with the mandate to continue the consistent transformation” of ProSiebenSat.1. The contract award comes amid a fight for the broadcaster’s future, with shareholders such as MediaForEurope and PFF agitating for change and ProSiebenSat.1’s board believing their current strategy, based around streamer Joyn, is the correct course. The news closely follows the nomination of former Paramount and ITV Studios exec Maria Kryiacou as the success of Supervisory Board chair Andreas Wiele. “I would like to congratulate Bert Habets on the extension of his contract,” said Wiele. “With this decision, the Supervisory Board is sending an important signal of stability which also finds the support of my designated successor, Maria Kyriacou.”
Applause Entertainment Launches Kids YouTube Channel
India’s Applause Entertainment has laucnhed ApplaToon, a YouTube channel for kids. The digital net will kick off with original animated series Kiya & Kayaan, which is based on the Amar Chitra Katha Junior library. The show, aimed at 4-8s, follows the adventures of two imaginative siblings who stumble upon VR headsets that take them to Storyland, a world built on iconic stories from Indian mythology and folklore. Applause, known for the likes of the Scam dramas and Black Warrant, has struck a deal with Amar Chitra Katha to adapt up to 400 stories from its comic book universe. Kiya & Kayaan is the first from the agreement. It has Sanjeev Sahoo directing and Applause is working with Popcorn Animation Studio, Prayan Animation Studio, Living Pixels and Warnick Studios on the show.
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