HOOQ Gears Up for Launch of First Original

SINGAPORE: OTJ: The Missing 8, the first original series for Asian on-demand service HOOQ, is set to premiere in the first quarter of 2017.

The six-part drama is based on Erik Matti’s acclaimed Filipino movie OTJ and focuses on the investigation into the massacre of eight journalists. It is produced by Reality Entertainment, the independent film outfit headed by Matti and Dondon Monteverde, in partnership with Globe Studios, the digital entertainment content arm of Filipino telco Globe.

“Globe Studios’ thrust is to create unique and original content for our customers, whether they are at home or on mobile,” said Dan Horan, the senior advisor for the consumer business at Globe. “OTJ is something familiar yet dangerous enough that shows how far we can push the limits of this exciting online medium.”

Krishnan Rajagopalan, co-founder and chief content officer at HOOQ, noted, “HOOQ originals will enhance our best-in-market content offering by adding exclusive local movies and TV series that are made for SVOD.”

Matti added, “Creating a miniseries exclusively for a VOD service like HOOQ allows us to push the limits of this new platform and explore unique stories and get viewers more immersed in this compelling world we’re building.”