The Box: Richard Mofe-Damijo Shares Experience on 'Magenta Coal'
Richard Mofe-Damijo
Africa: Richard Mofe-Damijo shares his experience on Magenta Coal in a recent interview. He goes into detail about the opportunity and hopes for a second season. The series debuted on Netflix on October 27, 2023, and stars Richard Mofe-Damijo (RMD), Desmond Dube, Nambitha Mpumlwana, Connie Chiume, and Vusi Kunene.
Paramount Africa confirms the rebrand of Nickelodeon (DStv 305) TV channel. The intent was to modernize the logo and anticipate new content in store.
Asia: Banijay Asia and Endemol Shine India have ambitious plans in scripted and unscripted spaces. The Donkey Route is a series that follows a cross-border immigration story based out of Punjab. There are also Indian adaptations of international IP: Call My Agent, The Night Manager, Hostages, The Good Wife (The Trial), and Fall (Vertige). Indian scripted originals include Rani, Shrikant Bashir, and Dahan. Plans are underway for India for global reality formats Survivor and Temptation Island, with the country serving as the hub for both Asian and international versions of the shows.
Jung Woo-sung (A Moment to Remember) and Shin Hyun-been (Hospital Playlist) will star in Tell Me That You Love Me, a remake of the hit Japanese series of the same name first aired 28 years ago in 1995. The original series was written by Kitagawa Eriko and follows a romance between a young actress and a painter who lost his sense of hearing. The show premiered on Genie’s streaming service on November 27.
The Railway Men is the first series production from YRF Entertainment and will be directed by Shiv Rawail. The four-part series is a tribute to the unsung heroes of the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy. The cast is led by R. Madhavan (Rocketry), Kay Kay Menon (Bambai Meri Jaan), Divyenndu Sharma (Mirzapur), Babil Khan (Friday Night Plan) and Sunny Hinduja (The Family Man). The series marks Rawail's directorial debut.
Shin Min Ah (Our Blues) will star in the new Korean drama Karma. The series is a crime thriller about a surgeon with a traumatic past who eventually has to face someone involved in it again and a mysterious man who witnesses an accident and makes a deal to cover it up. The cast includes Park Hae Soo (Money Heist: Korea – Joint Economic Area).
Lee Sung Kyung (Dr. Romantic 3) will star in the upcoming Korean drama Nice Guy. Nice Guy follows the story of the oldest grandson as he experiences life. Lee Dong Wook (Tale of the Nine-Tailed 1938) will also star in the series. Nice Guy will premiere in 2024.
TVING’s Death’s Game has revealed a new teaser for its upcoming release. The series is based on the webtoon of the same name and tells the story of a man who gets more than one chance at life. The show will star Park So Dam, Seo In Guk, Kim Ji Hoon, Choi Siwon, Sung Hoon, Kim Kang Hoon, Jang Seung Jo, Lee Jae Wook, Lee Do Hyun, Go Yoon Jung, Kim Jae Wook, and Oh Jung Se.
