China’s Mad About You Adaptation Set for Dragon TV, Youku Tudou

BEIJING: The Chinese adaptation of Sony Pictures Television's Mad About You is set for a January 2016 debut on Dragon TV and will be available for streaming on Youku Tudou shortly after the satellite TV premiere.

Huaso Film/TV Digital Production, the joint-venture production company of Sony Pictures Television (SPT) and CCTV6’s HuaCheng Pictures, and Croton Media lined up two separate deals for the adaptation. Shanghai Media Group acquired the exclusive, first-run satellite TV rights to the comedy, which will be known locally as Xin Hun Gong Yu. Youku Tudou secured the online video rights to the series in a separate agreement.

The local comedy is written by veteran Chinese screenwriter Shu Huan (Lost in Hong Kong, Lost in Thailand) and stars real-life husband and wife Li Jiahang (New Princess Pearl) and Li Sheng (New My Fair Princess).

“With Xin Hun Gong Yu, we have combined SPT’s expertise in Hollywood storytelling with strong local writing talent to create a comedy that captures the spirit of the original series in a way that is authentically Chinese,” said Andrea Wong, the president of international production for SPT and president of international for Sony Pictures Entertainment. “We are pleased to be working with both Dragon TV and Youku Tudou to bring this series to a broad Chinese audience.”