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Who’s who...
Singapore: Brett Hogg Executive Vice President, Distribution & Networks, Asia Pacific Singapore: Adam Herr Senior Vice President, Theatrical and TV Distribution, Southeast Asia and India E: Adam_Herr@spe.sony.com Singapore: Julius Toh Vice President, Sales, Distribution & Networks, Southeast Asia E: Julius_Toh@spe.sony.com Mumbai: Sonika Bhasin Vice-President, International Distribution, India E: Sonika_Bhasin@spe.sony.com Beijing: Dai Huang Senior Vice President, Distribution, Production & Networks, China & Taiwan E: Dai_Huang@spe.sony.com Seoul: Giro Doo Executive Director, Distribution & Networks, South Korea E: Giro_Doo@spe.sony.com Tokyo: Iwao Saito General Manager, Distribution, Japan E: Iwao_Saito@spe.sony.com
Trends & Outlook 2022
Genres Our offerings range from our Hollywood blockbuster movies and TV series across all genres, to our globally recognised scripted and unscripted formats, loved Asian content and outstanding animation programmes.
Original productions A number of scripted formats and unscripted formats are in various development and production stages in India, South Korea, Thailand, Vietnam and Mainland China. Who Wants to be a Millionaire Hindi version, local title Kaun Banega Crorepati, has just finished airing its 13th season; the momentum continues in Vietnam too with season 10 about to launch soon. Shark Tank has expanded its local version footprint. It is now available in India, in addition to Thailand, Vietnam and Mainland China.
Asia focus in 2022 “Our focus as always is to be the best possible partner for our clients and really understand their business, their audiences, and the market, and to work together to grow their business. We will work with everyone in the industry to continue to grow the market, reach new audiences, and meet the booming demand for great content that entertains and excites our local audiences.”
Top shows are… https://connect.sonypictures.com/#/events/SAF https://connect.sonypictures.com/#/events/SAF A Spy Among Friends Watch Trailer
This limited series follows the friendship between two spies that resulted in the gutting of British and American Intelligence at the height of the Cold War. Based on the New York Times best-selling book by Ben Macintyre, starring Damian Lewis as Nicholas Elliott and Guy Pearce as Kim Philby. Genre: Drama. Episodes/ length: 6x60 mins
With the impending arrival of new streaming platforms in 2022 and the increased organic population growth in the region, there will definitely be an even bigger appetite and expectations for fresh new content throughout the year. As the regional audience matures in terms of their viewing tastes, we will continue to see growing appreciation for the curation of perennial and retro Hollywood favourites. Local and regional language content will also see its boom continue with high demand across markets. Thankfully Sony is well placed to meet all these needs with our extensive content offerings!”
Magpie Murders
Julius Toh, Vice President, Sales, Distribution & Networks, Southeast Asia
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Watch Trailer Based on bestselling novel by Anthony Horowitz who is also the author of the highly successful Alex Rider series, Magpie Murders is a beguiling murder mystery with a solution that will both astonish and shock viewers. The plot revolves around the character Susan Ryeland, an editor who is given an unfinished manuscript of author Alan Conway’s latest novel, but has little idea it will change her life. Genre: Drama. Episodes/length: 6x60 mins
https://connect.sonypictures.com/#/events/magpieMurders
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https://connect.sonypictures.com/#/events/monarch Monarch https://connect.sonypictures.com/#/events/monarch Watch Trailer Monarch is an epic, multi-generational drama about America’s first family of country music. In Monarch, the Romans are passionate and fiercely talented, but while their name is synonymous with honesty, the very foundation of this family’s success is a lie. Genre: Drama. Episodes/length: 11x60 mins
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