Hou Hsiao-hsien’s ‘Twisted Strings’ Set as Series Original at HBO Asia and Catchplay

Generation (Genera+ion) may not continue on for a sophomore season at HBO Max, but creator Zelda Barnz said the series achieved its goal within its short-lived airtime.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefJapanese stars Ito Hideaki (“Tokkai”), Kasamatsu Sho (“Flowers and Rain”) and Yamashita Tomohisa (“The Man from Toronto”) have joined the cast as series regulars on “Tokyo Vice.” The series is backed by streaming service HBO Max, Japanese pay-TV leader Wowow and Endeavor Content.The Japanese and English-language crime drama series boasts a previously announced headline cast that includes Ansel Elgort, Ken Watanabe, Rachel Keller, Ella Rumpf and Kikuchi Rinko.The

Joe Otterson TV ReporterKrysten Ritter has signed on to the cast of the upcoming HBO Max series “Love and Death.”The series is based on the true story of Texas housewife Candy Montgomery, who murdered her friend from church, Betty Gore, with an axe in 1980.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterAnthony Mackie has signed on for the lead role in the “Twisted Metal” live-action series currently in the works at Sony Pictures Television, Variety has confirmed.Sony Pictures Television and PlayStation Productions are developing the series, which is based on the “Twisted Metal” vehicular combat games, the first of which was released in 1995.

HBO Max will debut the first three episodes of season 2 of Love Life on Thurs. Oct. 28 with the focus shifting to a new singleton, Marcus Watkins (Emmy Award nominee, William Jackson Harper), who has just exited a years-long relationship with the woman he thought was going to be his person.

Matt Reeves (“Cloverfield,” “Dawn of The Planet of The Apes,” “War For The Planet of The Apes“) is starting to usher in a new era of the iconic Caped Crusader as his new Bruce Wayne, Robert Pattinson (“Tenet“), is leading “The Batman” as part of a new trilogy and Reeves is also behind the “Gotham PD” series at HBO Max that takes place before the events of the upcoming movie focusing on the city’s corrupt police force.

HBO Max first to confirm a docu-series.Campfire Studios confirmed to The Post on Friday it has been commissioned to produce a “multi-part doc series” for the streaming giant.The series “will investigate the mysterious, still-unraveling events” that started in June, when then-powerful lawyer Alex Murdaugh found his wife and 22-year-old son shot dead near their weekend hunting lodge in Islandton, the production company said.Now “national networks, Hollywood production companies and global

EXCLUSIVE: Homecoming star Stephan James has been tapped as the male lead in Beacon 23, Spectrum Originals and AMC Networks’ psychological thriller series based on the book of the same name by author Hugh Howey.

John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentParis-based MPM Premium has scored further major territory sales on Sundance Festival hit “The Pink Cloud,” closing Korea, China and Taiwan on a title which now plays at the Toronto Industry Selects market.These sales add to deals for North America – with Blue Fox Entertainment – Switzerland (Trigon), Russia (Russian World Vision) and Brazil on one of the stellar Latin American feature debuts of the year, directed by Iuli Gerbase, part of an

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefStreaming service HBO Max this week committed to the first steps in its European rollout and is already looking over the horizon to expansion in Asia.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefOnline platforms have now replaced the free-to-air and pay-TV sectors as the engine of video industry growth in the Asia-Pacific region. Both advertising-supported and subscription video are becoming more dominant.The conclusions were presented as part of an opening address by Vivek Couto, managing partner at research firm Media Partners Asia, on the first session of the three-day APOS conference.

wrote in its story on the man suspended from the helicopter that it was “not immediately clear exactly how he is attached or if he is alive.”In fact, he was alive. The video was posted from a now-suspended account, but another video of the same flight shows the man waving.

Warner’s 45-Day Window In AsiaUpcoming titles from Warner Bros released in Asia will be available on HBO Go 45 days after their theatrical bow, the studio announced today. The territories covered include Southeast Asia, Taiwan and Hong Kong.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefWarnerMedia has spelled out a 45-day window policy for Warner Bros. film releases in parts of Asia.

Next month marks the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, and Spike Lee‘s HBO docu-series “NYC Epicenters 9/11-2021½” landed itself in hot water after it was revealed episodes featured conspiracy theories on the Twin Towers and what “really took down the buildings.” READ MORE: Facing Rising Pressure & Criticism, Spike Lee Is Recutting 4th Episode Of ‘NYC Epicenters’ That Gives The Spotlight To 9/11 Truthers While three of four episodes were given to the press initially for review, it wasn’t

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief“Hellbound,” the TV series debut of “Train to Busan” director Yeon Sang-ho, is one of three shows to be showcased in the new On Screen section of the Busan International Film Festival.

Jamie Lang Kicking off its 2021 in-person edition this Thursday, Lille’s Series Mania has announced the creation of two new initiatives which will run under its Series Mania Forum banner.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefWarnerMedia is set to premiere Taiwanese drama series “Who’s By Your Side” later this year. It will be presented as an HBO Asia original and play on HBO and the streaming service HBO Go in Southeast Asia, Hong Kong and Taiwan.Directed by Peter Ho, the ten-part show with 60-minute episodes, explores relationship issues and marital challenges, and depicts painful dilemmas for the characters through a unique lens on their daily lives.

Crusader Kings 3 has been rated for a console release, meaning the in-depth strategy game could soon be coming to PlayStation and Xbox consoles.First spotted by Gematsu, the Taiwan Digital Game Rating Committee has rated Crusader Kings 3 for PS5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S.