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WorldPingEXCLUSIVE: Icelandic crime thriller series Elma, will launch domestically on Síminn’s streaming service on October 15, as its producer brings new title NCU to MIPCOM.
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Speaking at an MPA and Disney+ event during the Busan International Film Festival, the executive surveyed Disney’s Asian originals slate and discussed the trends shaping the region’s streaming business, from Korean co-productions to opportunities in anime.
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WorldPingXu Fu went to the Middle East for the money. The Shenyang cook, played by Shen Teng in “Once Upon a Time in the Middle East,” takes the head-chef job at the Dragon Restaurant because the pay could help clear his family’s debts.
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WorldPing“Chaar Yaar,” an eight-episode Hindi-language crime drama about four Mumbai friends who stumble into the city’s underworld, is headed for a worldwide launch on Prime Video. Purav Jha, Naman Jain, Saqib Ayub and Prayrak Mehta play the leads.
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WorldPingThe third series of Jimmy McGovern’s breathtaking series Time stars David Tennant – and might just be its best ever. We go behind the scenes “I don’t think you would find a young offender institution (YOI) in which stories like these haven’t happened.
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WorldPingWith research on abortion access barriers, STAT Wunderkind Betsy Pleasants is defining a framework for using AI tools without losing sight of the people behind the data.
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