iflix Debuting KL Gangster Underworld Spin-Off Movie

iflix is launching the original Malaysian production Rise to Power, a new movie installment to come out of the KL Gangster Underworld franchise.

Rise to Power returns Dynas Mokhtar to the role of Madam Wong to tell the story of how the only woman to lead a KL gang rose to power. The movie, which chronicles her struggles as she defies patriarchal family tradition while plotting her way to the top, is available for free on iflix.

iflix, together with partner SHAREit, will also make Rise to Power and every episode of KL Gangster Underworld’s first season shareable and downloadable for free on the SHAREit app. SHAREit users can share Rise to Power and all of season one with their peers over a Bluetooth connection.

Skop Productions and directors Faisal Ishak and Syafiq Yusof, who made season one of KL Gangster Underworld, reunited for Rise to Power. The second season of the series is slated to be released in 2020.

Mark Francis, iflix’s global director of original programming, said: “KL Gangster Underworld season one was one of our most successful series, and the demand from fans was overwhelming. It was the fans that made it clear that the relationship between the character of Madam Wong (Dynas Mokhtar) and Ayah Zan (Hasnul Rahmat) warranted a deeper dive. So we jumped on the opportunity to expand the KLGU universe and deliver a new special that would preempt the second season with a story set ten years before the events of season one, thereby ‘resurrecting’ Zan. This movie is really unique for its strong and ruthless female lead, whilst serving up the level of fight action and plot intrigue that is making the KL Gangster Underworld franchise a true fan favorite.”

Dinesh Ratnam, iflix’s Malaysia country manager, said: “We’re transforming the industry and we’re doing this across SEA, but we’re starting in our own backyard with Malaysia’s best-ever franchise, giving it to everyone, for free, on any device, without even having to pay for mobile data. We’ve been working towards this for five years and this is the next evolution—we’re literally putting power in the hands of the people.”

Michael Qiu, CEO of SHAREit Technologies, added: “At SHAREit we are very excited to bring iflix’s premium library of high-quality movie, sports and TV content to our 120 million-plus monthly active users in SE Asia,”

Karam Malhotra, global VP of SHAREit, added, “It is a great testimony to our partnership that iflix and SHAREit will be premiering the blockbuster movie Rise To Power exclusively for SHAREit users to stream and download anytime and anywhere. We are excited that SHAREit users will be able to access this and many more of iflix’s premium titles for free!”