{"id":6478,"date":"2022-09-29T09:01:21","date_gmt":"2022-09-29T13:01:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.worldscreen.com\/tvasia\/disney-disney-hotstar-line-new-asiapac-originals\/"},"modified":"2022-09-29T09:01:21","modified_gmt":"2022-09-29T13:01:21","slug":"disney-disney-hotstar-line-up-new-asiapac-originals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvasia\/disney-disney-hotstar-line-up-new-asiapac-originals\/","title":{"rendered":"Disney+, Disney+ Hotstar Line Up New AsiaPac Originals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Walt Disney Company Asia Pacific has added additional originals from Korea and Japan to launch on Disney+ and Disney+ Hotstar in the coming months.<\/p>\n<p>The additions include the Korean crime fantasy thriller <em>Connect<\/em>, which tells the story of Ha Dongsoo, a man with a secret who is kidnapped by a gang of organ harvesters. It is a unique collaboration between Japanese director Miike Takashi and an all-star Korean cast.<\/p>\n<p>The dating show <em>Pink Lie<\/em> sees a group of contestants, each armed with one lie about themselves, come together in an attempt to find the love of their lives. Hosted by Super Junior\u2019s Kim Heechul, Lee Sunbin (<em>Work Later, Drink Now<\/em>;\u00a0<em>Air Murder<\/em>), Song Wonseok (<em>Business Proposal<\/em>, <em>One the Woman<\/em>) and YouTube influencer Ralral, <em>Pink Lie<\/em> debuts exclusively on Disney+ and Disney+ Hotstar on October 5.<\/p>\n<p>The roster also includes the global debut of the hit Korean thriller <em>Big Mouth<\/em>. A Star original, <em>Big Mouth<\/em> is a 16-part thriller about a third-rate lawyer who takes on a murder case in order to turn his career around but soon ends up entangled in a conspiracy.<\/p>\n<p>There are also two new Japanese originals: <em>Gannibal<\/em> and <em>Sumo Do, Sumo Don\u2019t!<\/em> <em>Sumo Do, Sumo Don\u2019t!<\/em> is a coming-of-age story starring Shono Hayama (<em>Murder at Shinjinso<\/em>, <em>Edomoiselle<\/em>) and Rikka Ihara (<em>Hoshizora no Mukou no Kuni<\/em>, <em>In His Chart<\/em>). <em>Gannibal<\/em> is a suspense-filled thriller starring Yuya Yagira (<em>The Fish Tale<\/em>, <em>Pay to Ace<\/em>) and Riho Yoshioka (<em>Blind Witness<\/em>, <em>The Romance Manga Artist<\/em>).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe consumer appetite for authentic local language stories from the Asia Pacific continues unabated,\u201d said Carol Choi, executive VP of original content strategy at The Walt Disney Company APAC. \u201cOur curated content from APAC is a key part of the best global storytelling The Walt Disney Company is known for and complements the vast global tent-pole series and films we recently announced at D23 Expo. We are excited to showcase our upcoming Korean and Japanese originals to mainstream audiences in the coming months and look forward to further showcasing storytelling excellence from the region on the world stage.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Walt Disney Company Asia Pacific has added additional originals from Korea and Japan to launch on Disney+ and Disney+ Hotstar in the coming months.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":350,"featured_media":6479,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[1627],"class_list":["post-6478","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-the-walt-disney-company-asia-pacific"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Disney+, Disney+ Hotstar Line Up New AsiaPac Originals - 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