New Office Rom-Com from Mediacorp & TVBS

Mediacorp has partnered with Taiwan’s TVBS for the first time to produce the new office romantic comedy Love on a Shoestring for release in 2024.

Based on the best-selling Chinese novel of the same name, the drama will star Guo Shu Yao, Sam Lin Zi Hong, Lin He Xuan, Huang Bo Feng and Katie Chen Yu An from Taiwan and Mediacorp actors Cheryl Chou, Tyler Ten and Jernelle Oh.

Filming is set to begin this month, with the title to air in Singapore and Taiwan in 2024.

Virginia Lim, chief content officer at Mediacorp, said, “This is an exciting collaboration between Mediacorp and TVBS, two media companies who share a deep passion for storytelling. Partnerships continue to be an important strategy in Mediacorp’s drive to create quality, engaging content. In this regard, we are pleased to be joining forces with TVBS to co-produce Love on a Shoestring, a cross-border showcase of some of the best creative talents from Singapore and Taiwan. We can’t wait for audiences to enjoy this delightfully lighthearted romantic comedy!”

Steven Hao, VP of TVBS, added, “With this collaboration with Mediacorp, we hope to take Chinese productions in both Singapore and Taiwan to the next level. Our teams came together and worked closely in various areas, such as finalizing the project scope, putting together the production team, as well as in the selection of artists, with the end result being the romantic comedy Love on a Shoestring. With investment from overseas partners to bring Taiwanese content beyond our shores, our content is able to gain greater regional presence, allowing TVBS to compete against Korean and Mainland Chinese dramas while consolidating our presence in the Taiwanese market.”