A trailer for Zero Day, a Taiwanese TV series portraying a Chinese attack on the island has stirred a tide of emotional response.
The nearly 18-minute teaser depicts China’s People’s Liberation Army (Pla) landing in Taiwan after a presidential election, where a “political power vacuum” has also left society vulnerable. China then creates a blockade in Taiwanese waters under the pretext of a search-and-rescue mission after one of the Pla’s “Y-8” planes reportedly goes missing.
The trailer has drawn more than 307,000 views on Youtube with nearly 3,500 comments.
The 10-episode series is partly funded by the Taiwanese government as part of the cultural ministry’s “1 plus 4-t-content plan.” The trailer’s release this week coinciding with annual air raid drills which aim to prepare Taiwan’s 23 million residents in the event of an invasion by the Chinese military.
Beijing has threatened to take over the self-ruled territory, using force if necessary.
The nearly 18-minute teaser depicts China’s People’s Liberation Army (Pla) landing in Taiwan after a presidential election, where a “political power vacuum” has also left society vulnerable. China then creates a blockade in Taiwanese waters under the pretext of a search-and-rescue mission after one of the Pla’s “Y-8” planes reportedly goes missing.
The trailer has drawn more than 307,000 views on Youtube with nearly 3,500 comments.
The 10-episode series is partly funded by the Taiwanese government as part of the cultural ministry’s “1 plus 4-t-content plan.” The trailer’s release this week coinciding with annual air raid drills which aim to prepare Taiwan’s 23 million residents in the event of an invasion by the Chinese military.
Beijing has threatened to take over the self-ruled territory, using force if necessary.
- 7/26/2024
- by Sara Merican
- Deadline Film + TV
Titles include fantasy series ‘Agent From Above’.
Netflix is to boost its Chinese-language line-up of content with a slate of features and series, led by Taiwanese fantasy show Agent From Above and the acquisition of Hong Kong blockbuster Warriors Of Future.
Agent From Above will be a fantasy series rooted in traditional Taiwanese beliefs, produced by Singapore’s mm2 Entertainment and Taiwan’s Good Films Production. Directed by Donnie Lai with Good Films’ Rita Chuang as lead producer, the series will explore a universe of gods, monsters, humans, and ghosts, in which a former drug addict is recruited to do...
Netflix is to boost its Chinese-language line-up of content with a slate of features and series, led by Taiwanese fantasy show Agent From Above and the acquisition of Hong Kong blockbuster Warriors Of Future.
Agent From Above will be a fantasy series rooted in traditional Taiwanese beliefs, produced by Singapore’s mm2 Entertainment and Taiwan’s Good Films Production. Directed by Donnie Lai with Good Films’ Rita Chuang as lead producer, the series will explore a universe of gods, monsters, humans, and ghosts, in which a former drug addict is recruited to do...
- 11/3/2022
- by Michael Rosser
- ScreenDaily
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Netflix unveiled a small slate of Chinese-language content Thursday, led by the Taiwanese fantasy series Agent From Above and Hong Kong sci-fi blockbuster Warriors of Future.
“We’re committed to investing in and creating high-quality Chinese-language shows that we know will appeal to more audiences in Taiwan and around the world,” said Netflix’s manager of Chinese-language content Jerry Zhang.
Produced by Singapore’s mm2 Entertainment and Taiwan’s Good Films Production, Agent From Above is rooted in a universe of “gods, monsters, humans and ghosts” inspired by traditional Taiwanese beliefs. The series follows a former drug addict who is recruited to do the bidding of legendary Chinese god San Tai Zi as redemption for his sins. Directed by Donnie Lai and produced by Good Films’ Rita Chuang, the show stars Taiwan’s Kai Ko, Wang Po-Chieh, Hsueh Shih-ling, Buffy Chen and Johnny Yang.
Netflix unveiled a small slate of Chinese-language content Thursday, led by the Taiwanese fantasy series Agent From Above and Hong Kong sci-fi blockbuster Warriors of Future.
“We’re committed to investing in and creating high-quality Chinese-language shows that we know will appeal to more audiences in Taiwan and around the world,” said Netflix’s manager of Chinese-language content Jerry Zhang.
Produced by Singapore’s mm2 Entertainment and Taiwan’s Good Films Production, Agent From Above is rooted in a universe of “gods, monsters, humans and ghosts” inspired by traditional Taiwanese beliefs. The series follows a former drug addict who is recruited to do the bidding of legendary Chinese god San Tai Zi as redemption for his sins. Directed by Donnie Lai and produced by Good Films’ Rita Chuang, the show stars Taiwan’s Kai Ko, Wang Po-Chieh, Hsueh Shih-ling, Buffy Chen and Johnny Yang.
- 11/3/2022
- by Patrick Brzeski
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Netflix has announced a slate of Chinese-language films and series, headlined by fantasy series Agent From Above, which the streamer says “boasts extensive visual effects that are seldom seen in a local series”.
Produced with Singapore’s mm2 Entertainment and Taiwan’s Good Films Production, the series is set against an oriental universe of “gods, monsters, humans and ghosts”. The story follows a former drug addict who is recruited to do the bidding of legendary Chinese god San Tai Zi as redemption for his sins.
Taiwanese star Kai Ko heads the cast of the series, which also stars Wang Po-Chieh, Hsueh Shih-ling, Buffy Chen and Johnny Yang. Donnie Lai directs with Good Films’ Rita Chuang as the lead producer.
“We’re committed to investing in and creating high-quality Chinese-language shows that we know will appeal to more audiences in Taiwan and around the world,” said Netflix Chinese-language content manager Jerry Zhang.
Produced with Singapore’s mm2 Entertainment and Taiwan’s Good Films Production, the series is set against an oriental universe of “gods, monsters, humans and ghosts”. The story follows a former drug addict who is recruited to do the bidding of legendary Chinese god San Tai Zi as redemption for his sins.
Taiwanese star Kai Ko heads the cast of the series, which also stars Wang Po-Chieh, Hsueh Shih-ling, Buffy Chen and Johnny Yang. Donnie Lai directs with Good Films’ Rita Chuang as the lead producer.
“We’re committed to investing in and creating high-quality Chinese-language shows that we know will appeal to more audiences in Taiwan and around the world,” said Netflix Chinese-language content manager Jerry Zhang.
- 11/3/2022
- by Liz Shackleton
- Deadline Film + TV
Sequoia Entertainment is taking advantage of Taiwan’s gay-friendly culture to launch urban comedy series “The Nipple Talk.” The show is in pre-production and is expected to be delivered by early 2023.
Taiwan, which is self-ruled and democratic, has a more liberal culture than other parts of Greater China. In 2019, Taiwan legalized same sex marriage and is now more actively producing queer content than Hong Kong or mainland China. The island is now one of the main sources of Bl (or ‘boys love’) series, bromance drama shows that have a strong following among female-skewing audiences in the region.
Sequoia bills “The Nipple Talk” as a tribute to classic U.S. series “Sex and The City” but with more open LGBTQ elements and full nudity – a rarity in Asia outside the porn industry. The producer says that it will incorporate themes such as podcasting and influencers, that matter to young adult audiences.
Taiwan, which is self-ruled and democratic, has a more liberal culture than other parts of Greater China. In 2019, Taiwan legalized same sex marriage and is now more actively producing queer content than Hong Kong or mainland China. The island is now one of the main sources of Bl (or ‘boys love’) series, bromance drama shows that have a strong following among female-skewing audiences in the region.
Sequoia bills “The Nipple Talk” as a tribute to classic U.S. series “Sex and The City” but with more open LGBTQ elements and full nudity – a rarity in Asia outside the porn industry. The producer says that it will incorporate themes such as podcasting and influencers, that matter to young adult audiences.
- 3/14/2022
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
WarnerMedia has set up two Chinese-language series that will debut later this year. Period drama series “Legacy” hails from mainland China, while crime drama “Trinity of Shadows” is a three-way venture involving partners from Taiwan and Hong Kong.
“Legacy” is a 1920s-set drama that chronicles the lives of the wealthy Yi family and three sisters who vie to inherit their father’s shopping mall business. In a time of upheaval and uncertainty, the three sisters set aside their differences to keep the business afloat and save their family.
Zheng Yu, director of the smash hit series “Yanxi Place,” is credited as creator of the show which is produced by Huan Yu Entertainment.
Together, they have re-assembled several key cast from “Yanxi Palace” including Qin Lan, Wu Jinyan and Yuan Nie. The series also stars Han Geng (“Ex-Files”), Liu Jun (“All is Well”), Miao Pu (“The Rise of the Tang Empire...
“Legacy” is a 1920s-set drama that chronicles the lives of the wealthy Yi family and three sisters who vie to inherit their father’s shopping mall business. In a time of upheaval and uncertainty, the three sisters set aside their differences to keep the business afloat and save their family.
Zheng Yu, director of the smash hit series “Yanxi Place,” is credited as creator of the show which is produced by Huan Yu Entertainment.
Together, they have re-assembled several key cast from “Yanxi Palace” including Qin Lan, Wu Jinyan and Yuan Nie. The series also stars Han Geng (“Ex-Files”), Liu Jun (“All is Well”), Miao Pu (“The Rise of the Tang Empire...
- 4/20/2021
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Legacy involves talent from Story Of Yanxi Palace, while Trinity Of Shadows is co-produced with Taiwan’s Catchplay and Hong Kong’s Viu.
WarnerMedia has unveiled two new HBO Asia original series, both Chinese-language productions – Legacy and Trinity Of Shadows – at the ongoing virtual Apos conference.
Legacy involves several talents from popular Chinese drama, Story Of Yanxi Palace, while Trinity Of Shadows is a co-production with Taiwan’s Catchplay and Hong Kong’s Viu TV.
Set in the 1920s, Legacy revolves around a wealthy family and its three sisters who vie to inherit their father’s shopping mall business.
The...
WarnerMedia has unveiled two new HBO Asia original series, both Chinese-language productions – Legacy and Trinity Of Shadows – at the ongoing virtual Apos conference.
Legacy involves several talents from popular Chinese drama, Story Of Yanxi Palace, while Trinity Of Shadows is a co-production with Taiwan’s Catchplay and Hong Kong’s Viu TV.
Set in the 1920s, Legacy revolves around a wealthy family and its three sisters who vie to inherit their father’s shopping mall business.
The...
- 4/20/2021
- by Liz Shackleton
- ScreenDaily
The new project is titled ’Septette: More Stories Of Hong Kong’.
Hong Kong-based Media Asia is lining up a second omnibus project looking back at the history of Hong Kong, entitled Septette: More Stories Of Hong Kong, with the focus on emerging rather than veteran filmmakers.
Last year, Media Asia’s Septet: The Story Of Hong Kong, which was selected for the Cannes 2020 Label, featured seven short films from directors such as Ann Hui, Johnnie To, Tsui Hark and Patrick Tam. The film, which To produced, also screened as the opening film of Busan International Film Festival and played in the Limelight section of Rotterdam.
Hong Kong-based Media Asia is lining up a second omnibus project looking back at the history of Hong Kong, entitled Septette: More Stories Of Hong Kong, with the focus on emerging rather than veteran filmmakers.
Last year, Media Asia’s Septet: The Story Of Hong Kong, which was selected for the Cannes 2020 Label, featured seven short films from directors such as Ann Hui, Johnnie To, Tsui Hark and Patrick Tam. The film, which To produced, also screened as the opening film of Busan International Film Festival and played in the Limelight section of Rotterdam.
- 3/1/2021
- by Liz Shackleton
- ScreenDaily
After his screen debut, a horror-thriller “The Tag-Along”, the Taiwanese director Cheng Wei-hao is back with the elaborate mystery crime-thriller “Who Killed Cock Robin?” Though the international world-wide title given after an old English nursery rhyme feels inspired, the original Mandarin title “Mu ji zhe” directly translated as “The Eyewitness” would give a better clue to the viewers what the film is actually about – an accident from the past surfaced by its reportedly only witness who has to solve the puzzle from other unreliable testimonies.
Who Killed Cock Robin is screening at Asian Pop-Up Cinema: Taiwan Cinema Online
The protagonist Wang, played by sleazy-charming Kaiser Chuang, is a journalist not too dissimilar from Lou Bloom, the protagonist of Dan Gilroy’s “Nightcrawler”, using a police radio scanner to get to the scenes of crimes and accidents. After he finds a senator and a celebrity model involved in a car crash,...
Who Killed Cock Robin is screening at Asian Pop-Up Cinema: Taiwan Cinema Online
The protagonist Wang, played by sleazy-charming Kaiser Chuang, is a journalist not too dissimilar from Lou Bloom, the protagonist of Dan Gilroy’s “Nightcrawler”, using a police radio scanner to get to the scenes of crimes and accidents. After he finds a senator and a celebrity model involved in a car crash,...
- 6/8/2020
- by Marko Stojiljković
- AsianMoviePulse
Non-profit pan-Asian film organization Sophia’s Choice has announced Asian Pop-Up Cinema’s second specially curated online program as a result of the Pandemic.
“In support of first line responders and social distancing, we feel that as an Asian film festival, it’s good to remind the public of alternative online content other than the mainstream choices,” states Sophia Wong Boccio, Founder & Executive Director of Asian Pop-Up Cinema.
Riding on the success of the first online program, Audience Choice Winners Rewind (May 10-31), Asian Pop-Up Cinema are bringing together a new line up for early June: Mini-Focus: Taiwan Cinema Online, focusing on contemporary Taiwanese cinema.
Three short films and five narrative features will be streamed for free during June 5 – 12. A wide array of different styles of story-telling will provide a “glimpse” into contemporary Taiwanese filmmakers’ recent endeavors.
Each movie will be made available for a one-time viewing between 2:00pm-10:00pm Cdt.
“In support of first line responders and social distancing, we feel that as an Asian film festival, it’s good to remind the public of alternative online content other than the mainstream choices,” states Sophia Wong Boccio, Founder & Executive Director of Asian Pop-Up Cinema.
Riding on the success of the first online program, Audience Choice Winners Rewind (May 10-31), Asian Pop-Up Cinema are bringing together a new line up for early June: Mini-Focus: Taiwan Cinema Online, focusing on contemporary Taiwanese cinema.
Three short films and five narrative features will be streamed for free during June 5 – 12. A wide array of different styles of story-telling will provide a “glimpse” into contemporary Taiwanese filmmakers’ recent endeavors.
Each movie will be made available for a one-time viewing between 2:00pm-10:00pm Cdt.
- 6/2/2020
- by Adam Symchuk
- AsianMoviePulse
After his screen debut, a horror-thriller “The Tag-Along”, the Taiwanese director Cheng Wei-hao is back with the elaborate mystery crime-thriller “Who Killed Cock Robin?” Though the international world-wide title given after an old English nursery rhyme feels inspired, the original Mandarin title “Mu ji zhe” directly translated as “The Eyewitness” would give a better clue to the viewers what the film is actually about – an accident from the past surfaced by its reportedly only witness who has to solve the puzzle from other unreliable testimonies.
The protagonist Wang, played by sleazy-charming Kaiser Chuang, is a journalist not too dissimilar from Lou Bloom, the protagonist of Dan Gilroy’s “Nightcrawler”, using a police radio scanner to get to the scenes of crimes and accidents. After he finds a senator and a celebrity model involved in a car crash, his life and career turns upside-down. First he gets involved...
The protagonist Wang, played by sleazy-charming Kaiser Chuang, is a journalist not too dissimilar from Lou Bloom, the protagonist of Dan Gilroy’s “Nightcrawler”, using a police radio scanner to get to the scenes of crimes and accidents. After he finds a senator and a celebrity model involved in a car crash, his life and career turns upside-down. First he gets involved...
- 1/31/2019
- by Marko Stojiljković
- AsianMoviePulse
Fox Networks Group Asia will produce with Hong Kong producer John Chong and Taiwanese production outfit Winday Culture
Fox Networks Group Asia (Fnga) is teaming with Hong Kong producer John Chong and Taiwanese production outfit Winday Culture to produce a high-end mini-series based on the music of late Taiwanese singer Teresa Teng.
The new anthology series, Memory Eclipse, will comprise five episodes, each with a different cast and storyline, based on one of Teng’s iconic songs. One of the most famous singers from the Chinese-speaking world, Teng was known for romantic ballads such as When Will You Return? and The Moon Represents My Heart.
Fox Networks Group Asia (Fnga) is teaming with Hong Kong producer John Chong and Taiwanese production outfit Winday Culture to produce a high-end mini-series based on the music of late Taiwanese singer Teresa Teng.
The new anthology series, Memory Eclipse, will comprise five episodes, each with a different cast and storyline, based on one of Teng’s iconic songs. One of the most famous singers from the Chinese-speaking world, Teng was known for romantic ballads such as When Will You Return? and The Moon Represents My Heart.
- 11/12/2018
- by Liz Shackleton
- ScreenDaily
Teresa Teng, one of the most famous Chinese-language singers from the 1970s and 1980s is to be the subject of “Memory Eclipse.” The anthology series is an expansion of the original productions slate at Fox Networks Group in Asia.
The five-part series is produced by former Media Asia executive and “Infernal Affairs” producer John Chong. It is set up at Winday Culture, a film production company from Teng’s native Taiwan.
Each episode will feature a different cast of characters, with a storyline inspired a Teng song. Production will take place in Taiwan and Thailand, where she died suddenly while traveling, age 42. Release is set for 2019.
The series is directed by Winday founder Charles Sun. Key cast members include Kaiser Chuang (“Maverick”), Esther Liu J.C. Lin Nikki Hsieh Alan Kuo and Teresa Daley (“Transformers: Age of Extinction”).
Teng is one of the best-known cultural exports from Taiwan. Performing mainly in Mandarin,...
The five-part series is produced by former Media Asia executive and “Infernal Affairs” producer John Chong. It is set up at Winday Culture, a film production company from Teng’s native Taiwan.
Each episode will feature a different cast of characters, with a storyline inspired a Teng song. Production will take place in Taiwan and Thailand, where she died suddenly while traveling, age 42. Release is set for 2019.
The series is directed by Winday founder Charles Sun. Key cast members include Kaiser Chuang (“Maverick”), Esther Liu J.C. Lin Nikki Hsieh Alan Kuo and Teresa Daley (“Transformers: Age of Extinction”).
Teng is one of the best-known cultural exports from Taiwan. Performing mainly in Mandarin,...
- 11/12/2018
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Giddens Ko is definitely one of the most brilliantly creative minds of Taiwan (to say the least) and this movie, which is based on his homonymous novel, proves just that.
The film begins in a police interrogation room, where a man with a crazy haircut, begins to confess a story that could only be characterized as paranoid. The Landlord claims he has inherited a building with studio apartments from a distant relative, so he became the proprietor of the building, renting the apartments out to tenants. In very “Sliver” fashion, his penthouse came with a room full of screens, receiving feedback from hidden cameras placed in every apartment. The Landlord begins by watching his tenants almost constantly. Mr. Wang Ming-kai and his fourth-grade daughter; Ms. Chen Min-hui, an office worker who uses her body for financial gain and advantages in the workplace; Mr. Chang Kuo-sheng, a physical...
The film begins in a police interrogation room, where a man with a crazy haircut, begins to confess a story that could only be characterized as paranoid. The Landlord claims he has inherited a building with studio apartments from a distant relative, so he became the proprietor of the building, renting the apartments out to tenants. In very “Sliver” fashion, his penthouse came with a room full of screens, receiving feedback from hidden cameras placed in every apartment. The Landlord begins by watching his tenants almost constantly. Mr. Wang Ming-kai and his fourth-grade daughter; Ms. Chen Min-hui, an office worker who uses her body for financial gain and advantages in the workplace; Mr. Chang Kuo-sheng, a physical...
- 6/4/2018
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
Exclusive: Project stars Michael Jq Huang, Chuang Kai-Hsun and Aria Wang.
Taiwan’s Ablaze Image has picked up international right to Hsiao Ya-chuan’s Father To Son, produced by Hou Hsiao-hsien.
Both filmmakers have a long association with Cannes – Hsiao’s Mirror Image was selected for Director’s Fortnight in 2001, while Hou won best director at Cannes in 2015 for The Assassin.
Hsiao’s Father To Son follows two journeys of self-reconciliation – a 60-year-old man with a serious illness travels to Japan to search for the father who abandoned him 50 years ago, accompanied by his son, while a young man connected to his past arrives in Taiwan.
Currently in post-production for release in autumn 2017, the film stars Michael Jq Huang, Chuang Kai-Hsun, Aria Wang and Lu Hsueh-Feng.
Hsiao’s more recent credits include Taipei Exchanges, which won an audience award at Taipei Film Festival in 2010, and a segment of omnibus film 10+10.
Ablaze Image is also selling Chen Yu-hsun...
Taiwan’s Ablaze Image has picked up international right to Hsiao Ya-chuan’s Father To Son, produced by Hou Hsiao-hsien.
Both filmmakers have a long association with Cannes – Hsiao’s Mirror Image was selected for Director’s Fortnight in 2001, while Hou won best director at Cannes in 2015 for The Assassin.
Hsiao’s Father To Son follows two journeys of self-reconciliation – a 60-year-old man with a serious illness travels to Japan to search for the father who abandoned him 50 years ago, accompanied by his son, while a young man connected to his past arrives in Taiwan.
Currently in post-production for release in autumn 2017, the film stars Michael Jq Huang, Chuang Kai-Hsun, Aria Wang and Lu Hsueh-Feng.
Hsiao’s more recent credits include Taipei Exchanges, which won an audience award at Taipei Film Festival in 2010, and a segment of omnibus film 10+10.
Ablaze Image is also selling Chen Yu-hsun...
- 5/17/2017
- by [email protected] (Liz Shackleton)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Company’s titles include a Cheng Wei Hao crime thriller and a drama exec produced by Hou Hsiao Hsien.
MandarinVision has brought a new slate of titles from Taiwan to Hong Kong Filmart, including crime thriller Who Killed Cock Robin, which reunites The Tag Along [pictured] director Cheng Wei Hao with his actress Hsu Wei Ning.
The new film, also starring Kaiser Chuang, Ko Chia Yen and Christopher Lee, is about an enthusiastic journalist’s investigation into a long-forgotten hit-and-run accident. It will open on March 31 in Taiwan.
Also on the company’s slate are Huang Xi’s Missing Johnny, a relationship drama executive produced by Hou Hsiao Hsien, and Huang A Yao’s The Great Buddha+, executive produced by Godspeed director Chung Mong Hong, a dark comedy about a security guard who unleashes a chaotic chain reaction after watching the private videos of his boss. Both debut features are in post-production.
The Taiwan-based...
MandarinVision has brought a new slate of titles from Taiwan to Hong Kong Filmart, including crime thriller Who Killed Cock Robin, which reunites The Tag Along [pictured] director Cheng Wei Hao with his actress Hsu Wei Ning.
The new film, also starring Kaiser Chuang, Ko Chia Yen and Christopher Lee, is about an enthusiastic journalist’s investigation into a long-forgotten hit-and-run accident. It will open on March 31 in Taiwan.
Also on the company’s slate are Huang Xi’s Missing Johnny, a relationship drama executive produced by Hou Hsiao Hsien, and Huang A Yao’s The Great Buddha+, executive produced by Godspeed director Chung Mong Hong, a dark comedy about a security guard who unleashes a chaotic chain reaction after watching the private videos of his boss. Both debut features are in post-production.
The Taiwan-based...
- 3/13/2017
- by [email protected] (Silvia Wong)
- ScreenDaily
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