{"id":6178,"date":"2018-04-04T11:30:31","date_gmt":"2018-04-04T15:30:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvformats\/format-deal-tv-asahis-weather-girl-knows\/"},"modified":"2018-04-04T11:58:11","modified_gmt":"2018-04-04T15:58:11","slug":"format-deal-for-tv-asahis-the-weather-girl-knows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvformats\/format-deal-for-tv-asahis-the-weather-girl-knows\/","title":{"rendered":"Format Deal for TV Asahi’s The Weather Girl Knows"},"content":{"rendered":"
TV Asahi has landed a deal for the Japanese format The Weather Girl Knows<\/em>, which follows an oddball weather girl, who\u2019s also a brilliant climatologist, paired with a rookie detective to investigate mysteries.<\/p>\n Shaftesbury, in partnership with WexWorks Media, has acquired the rights to The Weather Girl Knows<\/em>. The procedural features weather as the key to unlocking puzzling crimes.<\/p>\n Yuka Kakui, the head of format development and sales at TV Asahi, said: \u201cWe are excited to have the opportunity to work with Shaftesbury and WexWorks Media on bringing The Weather Girl Knows<\/em> to the worldwide audience. The script is unique yet universal and is bound to capture the hearts and imaginations of the global audience.\u201d<\/p>\n Christina Jennings, chairman and CEO of Shaftesbury, added: \u201cThe Weather Girl Knows<\/em> is a procedural crime drama, with real-world science at its core. The format has been a huge success in Japan and we are thrilled to bring these characters to new audiences.\u201d<\/p>\n Matthew Wexler, CEO and executive producer at WexWorks Media, said:\u201cI knew TV Asahi had created something special the minute I saw The Weather Girl Knows<\/em>. I\u2019m sure it will resonate with audiences around the globe and I couldn\u2019t be more excited to be working with Christina and her team.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" TV Asahi has landed a deal for the Japanese format The Weather Girl Knows, which follows an oddball weather girl, who\u2019s also a brilliant climatologist, paired with a rookie detective to investigate mysteries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":350,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[648],"class_list":["post-6178","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","","category-top-stories","tag-tv-asahi","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"\n