Infoinmovie | Stories International is teaming up with Tokyo Broadcasting System Television (TBS) to rework a curated list of TBS shows for global viewers. This announcement supports their joint mission to create English versions of popular shows that would appeal to international audiences, as does Eye Love You, Tokyo MER, and Unnatural.
On January 21st, Comicbook wrote that the idea is to select 40 series out of the 500 TBS dramas and make them anew with a Hollywood caliber budget for a global audience. Tokyo and LA are pivotal in making it happen, and Stories International is the key here.
Details on which 40 TV shows will be selected remain a mystery. But this collaboration between Stories International and TBS clears the way for a wide range of content to come. Factoring in its library of dramas, TBS already plays a prominent role in the Japanese television landscape — its slate hosts Ninja Warrior and Takeshi’s Castle.
Interesting to note, the Takeshi’s Castle being referenced here is the same show that got the American makeover, to become MXC. But this partnership is set to be a more ambitious project than simple dubbing.
Tomoya Suzuki, president of Stories International, mentioned that he is thrilled to partner with TBS, a leader in Japanese television drama. The hope is to tap TBS's wide catalogue and amplify their shows globally through their partnerships with showrunners and producers.
Jun Fukai from TBS's Global Business Development Department agreed, noting TBS's previous success with scripted content. His confidence comes from their developmental process, and the passion that Stories International has for real storytelling.
With English-language adaptations, following successful shows like Squid Game, more recently have championed hope — and we had David Fincher behind this in the form of an adaptation. Such pursuits in Japanese dramas appears to save worthy effort. It might also promote TBS’s content library and stimulate interest in Japanese dramas internationally.
Stories International, which has produced everything from TV shows to commercials, is now aiming to help Japanese dramas reach more viewers through this collaboration. Given the success of Netflix’s Alice in Borderland and the international reach of TBS’s Unnatural, Japanese dramas may well enthrall global audiences in the same way recent Korean dramas have done. Working with a network that is regularly among Japan's top five most-watched television channels, Stories International could be gearing up for something significant.
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