HBO Asia Aligns with Viu for Local Adaptation of The Bridge

Viu’s Asian adaptation of The Bridge will become available on HBO Asia’s channels and services throughout the region.

From November 26, the show will be available day and date on Viu in all available markets and on HBO, HBO GO and HBO On Demand in a number of countries: Brunei, Cambodia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Macau, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Palau, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam. Viu is working with Double Vision to produce the localized Malaysia-Singapore, ten-episode adaptation.

The Bridge (Bron/Broen) was originally created and written by Hans Rosenfeldt as a joint production of Sweden’s Filmlance International and Denmark’s Nimbus Film. Endemol Shine Group holds the rights.

“HBO Asia is committed to quality original local programming and working with Viu on The Bridge is another step towards that,” said Jonathan Spink, CEO of HBO Asia. “This adaptation of The Bridge will add to our ever-growing lineup of Asian original content that will resonate with audiences in the region and around the world.”

Kingsley Warner, Viu’s country manager for Malaysia and executive producer of The Bridge for Malaysia and Singapore, said: “Our approach is not just to produce great content, but also continue investing in the local ecosystem by providing a platform for sustained growth. It is great to partner with HBO Asia on The Bridge, because they share our vision and passion when it comes to original content.”