{"id":22081,"date":"2025-01-22T11:19:37","date_gmt":"2025-01-22T16:19:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/prime-video-orders-rise-of-the-empress-adaptation\/"},"modified":"2025-01-22T13:04:29","modified_gmt":"2025-01-22T18:04:29","slug":"prime-video-orders-rise-of-the-empress-adaptation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/prime-video-orders-rise-of-the-empress-adaptation\/","title":{"rendered":"Prime Video Orders Rise of the Empress Adaptation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Prime Video has ordered <em>Rise of the Empress<\/em>, based on the popular book series of the same name, to series, with JuVee Productions (<em>The Woman King<\/em>, <em>G20<\/em>), Significant Productions (<em>Godfather of Harlem<\/em>, <em>Fruitvale Station<\/em>) and Gemma Chan (<em>The Creator<\/em>, <em>Crazy Rich Asians<\/em>) on board.<\/p>\n<p>Crystal Liu (<em>American Horror Story<\/em>) will serve as co-showrunner, writer and executive producer on the series alongside Golden Globe winner and Emmy-nominated director and producer James Wong (<em>American Horror Story<\/em>).<\/p>\n<p>A fantastical ancient Asian empire is on the verge of destruction, torn apart by an insidious rivalry. The only hope is a marriage between the handsome heir to the throne and a princess from one of its feuding kingdoms. As the competition to win the prince\u2019s hand heats up, chaos reigns when a dazzling peasant girl named Xifeng is thrown into the romance wars by a vengeful sorceress.<\/p>\n<p><em>Rise of the Empress<\/em> is set to premiere exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Executive producers include Viola Davis, Julius Tennon and head of television Andrew Wang for JuVee Productions; Forest Whitaker and Nina Yang Bongiovi for Significant Productions; and Chan. The book\u2019s author, Julie C. Dao, will serve as a co-executive producer. The series is produced by Amazon MGM Studios.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis story, led by an incredible female heroine, is an inspiring tale of strength and resilience,\u201d said Nick Pepper, head of U.S. SVOD TV development and series, wholly owned, at Amazon MGM Studios. \u201cCrystal, alongside the teams at JuVee and Significant, and Gemma, have done an amazing job capturing the magic created by Julie, and we are thrilled to welcome James to help bring this brilliant project to life in a way that will resonate with our global Prime Video customers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m honored and so excited for this opportunity to bring Julie C. Dao\u2019s extraordinary books to the screen\u2014a sumptuous, spellbinding tale of intrigue with a subversive heroine for the ages,\u201d said Liu. \u201cFeeling beyond grateful to be embarking on this journey with the legendary James Wong and our spectacular producers JuVee, Significant and Gemma Chan. And I couldn\u2019t ask for a more perfect partner than Amazon to build this epic, daring new world fueled by the wondrous, twisted things we do for love.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt JuVee, it is one of our missions to identify the stories that can transcend borders,\u201d said Davis, Wang and Tennon from JuVee Productions. \u201cJulie C. Dao\u2019s book series not only builds a fantastical world of opulence and mystery out of Asian history but centers a character who, in her defiance to be what she is expected to be, finds the strength that may give her the power to change the world. We are excited to be working with the incredible Crystal Liu, James Wong and our partners at Amazon, Significant and Gemma Chan to bring this story to life on the screen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Whitaker and Yang Bongiovi from Significant Productions added, \u201cWe are ecstatic to witness Crystal\u2019s vision come to fruition alongside the venerable James Wong. It\u2019s truly joyful to be on this inspirational journey with Amazon, JuVee Productions and Gemma Chan.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m delighted to be working with this inspiring team to bring Julie C. Dao\u2019s incredible books to the screen,\u201d said Chan. \u201cWith the fresh vision of Crystal Liu, the esteemed James Wong and our wonderful partners JuVee, Significant and Amazon MGM Studios, I couldn\u2019t be more excited for audiences to discover the spectacular world and unforgettable characters of <em>Rise of the Empress<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prime Video has ordered Rise of the Empress, based on the popular book series of the same name, to series, with JuVee Productions (The Woman King, G20), Significant Productions (Godfather of Harlem, Fruitvale Station) and Gemma Chan (The Creator, Crazy Rich Asians) on board.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":350,"featured_media":21302,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[70],"tags":[10205,10203,518,10202,10204],"class_list":["post-22081","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-gemma-chan","tag-juvee-productions","tag-prime-video","tag-rise-of-the-empress","tag-significant-productions","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - 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