{"id":19486,"date":"2023-10-23T10:18:31","date_gmt":"2023-10-23T14:18:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/cathay-film-company-sets-drama-meileen-choo\/"},"modified":"2023-10-23T11:52:39","modified_gmt":"2023-10-23T15:52:39","slug":"cathay-film-company-sets-drama-from-meileen-choo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/cathay-film-company-sets-drama-from-meileen-choo\/","title":{"rendered":"Cathay Film Company Sets Drama from Meileen Choo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Cathay Film Company, a new banner in Singapore\u2019s Cathay Organisation Group, is developing the new drama series <em>Coolie<\/em>, with CEO Meileen Choo as creator and showrunner.<\/p>\n<p>The eight-episode series centers on the history of enslaved Chinese \u201ccoolies\u201d in Cuba in the 1860s by following a young Chinese girl who sets off to marry a political exile working on a plantation in Cuba. There, she finds the plantation owner plotting for independence from imperial Spain.<\/p>\n<p>Aided by Chinese indentured servants and African slaves seeking freedom, they develop plans for breaking free from Spain. However, the plantation owner\u2019s spurned wife and her old lover conspire against them.<\/p>\n<p>The ensemble cast features acts from Hong Kong, Cuba and Colombia, with names such as Louise Wong (<em>A Guilty Conscience<\/em>, <em>Anita<\/em>), Joseph Chang (<em>Eternal Summer<\/em>, <em>Girlfriend Boyfriend<\/em>, <em>Soul<\/em>), Mauricio Henao (<em>La Herencia<\/em>, <em>Panama<\/em>, <em>Fake Profile<\/em>), Camila Arteche (<em>El acompanante<\/em>,<em> Sergio &amp; Serguei<\/em>, <em>Juego de Mentiras<\/em>) and Sian Chiong (<em>La Mexicana y el Guero<\/em>, <em>Menudo<\/em>, <em>Fidel\u2019s Daughter<\/em>). Arvin Chen (<em>Pachinko<\/em>, <em>Au revoir Taipei<\/em>, <em>Mama Boy<\/em>) is set to direct.<\/p>\n<p>The series will shoot in the Dominican Republic and Panama, with principal photography to commence in December.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis story has long been a passion project of mine,\u201d Choo said. \u201cWe are telling a version here with drama, action, love and intensity during a real time in history with overarching themes that are still very relevant today. Our intent is to make the connection entertaining and meaningful for a contemporary audience, and I\u2019m proud to say we have a tremendously talented cast and team to realize this vision.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Chen said, \u201cThe world of <em>Coolie<\/em> is a captivating and unique multicultural world that I never knew existed, and I&#8217;m excited to work with our amazing cast and crew to bring that world back to life.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cathay Film Company, a new banner in Singapore\u2019s Cathay Organisation Group, is developing the new drama series Coolie, with CEO Meileen Choo as creator and showrunner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1412,"featured_media":19487,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[70],"tags":[7873,7874,7875,7876,7877],"class_list":["post-19486","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-arvin-chen","tag-cathay-film-company","tag-cathay-organisation-group","tag-coolie","tag-meileen-choo","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - 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