ATF Spotlight: HBO Asia

SINGAPORE: HBO Asia’s ATF slate includes Master of the Drunken Fist: Beggar So and Master of the Shadowless Kick: Wong Kei-Ying, which mark the first time the channel is producing an anthology of martial-arts action TV movies.

Co-produced with China Movie Channel, the movies will premiere on December 25 and December 26, respectively. The HBO Asia original Halfworlds returns for a second season in 2017, while the global hit Game of Thrones debuts in its seventh season in mid-2017.

HBO remains dedicated to premiering “the biggest and latest blockbusters first on Asian television,” according to Magdalene Ew, the head of marketing, creative and content at HBO Asia. “We are also committed to producing shows and telling local stories that resonate with audiences across Asian territories.”