Neerraj Pathak is directing and producing the series, based on the experiences of real-life Uttar Pradesh cop Avinash Mishra.
CHIME NEWS
Netflix strikes eight-film deal with Saudi digital studio Telfaz11
Eight new Arabic-language films, produced by rising digital studio Telfaz11, will be aimed at Arab and global audiences.
Italy’s Far East Film Festival launches streaming service for Asian cinema
Titles set to steam on the Italian service include Johnnie To’s Throw Down and Japanese foodie documentary Ramen Heads.
Celestial Tiger enters original production with Model Family
Hong Kong-based pay-TV operator is producing the two-part suspense thriller with Malaysian director-producer Adrian Teh.
Japan’s Wowow acquires hit Chinese suspense thriller The Bad Kids
Critically-acclaimed show, produced by Chinese streaming platform iQiyi, will be broadcast in Japan in early 2021.
Bilibili sends satellite into space to capture educational content
The Bilibili Video Satellite, one of nine launched this week, will be used to create educational programming covering science, technology, nature and history.
CHIME FEATURES
Comment: Netflix’s problem in adapting The Three-Body Problem
Although an impressive array of producing talent has been brought on board, Netflix has its work cut out adapting Liu Cixin’s mind-bending sci-fi trilogy.
BEGINNERS GUIDE: INDIAN WEB SERIES [PART THREE]
Rural tales, spy thrillers and Delhi’s murky underbelly: Chime’s update on some of the best Hindi-language web series streaming on Netflix and Amazon Prime.
INTERVIEW: Srishti Behl Arya on Netflix India’s original films strategy
Karan Johar, Anurag Kashyap and Sooni Taraporevala are among the filmmakers contributing to Netflix India’s upcoming slate of original films.
COMMENT: Where will the next foreign-language Oscar winner come from?
Following Bong Joon Ho’s multiple Oscar win with Parasite, filmmakers across Asia are pondering when it’s going to be their turn.
CHIME FESTIVALS
FESTIVALS: Hope, The Pencil TAKE top prizes at Japan’s Skip City
Maria Sodahl’s Hope received the Grand Prize at this year’s Skip City International D-Cinema Festival in Japan, which took place virtually and wrapped on October 4.
FESTIVALS: Kurosawa, Tamhane win big at Venice Film Festival
Kiyoshi Kurosawa won best director at this year’s Venice film festival for Wife Of A Spy, while India’s Chaitanya Tamhane took best screenplay for The Disciple.
FESTIVALS: Better Days takes top prize at Udine Far East Film Festival
Derek Tsang’s youth drama Better Days won the top prize, the Golden Mulberry, at Italy’s Far East Film Festival in Udine, which took place as a virtual event (June 26-July 4).
FESTIVALS: Taipei fest unveils International New Talent Competition
Taipei Film Festival has announced the 12 films selected for this year’s edition of its International New Talent Competition.