Sara Merican

From the highly-anticipated third and final season of Netflix’s industry-defining Squid Game series, to the sequels for thought-provoking breakout shows like Taiwan’s The World Between Us and Indonesia’s Santri Pilihan Bunda, here are the shows out of Asia to look out for in 2025. Add your own thoughts…

How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies clinched a historic spot on the Oscar shortlist for Best International Feature Film this week, becoming the first Thai feature to ever make the December list. Thailand has submitted 24 films for the international Oscar to date, since 1984, but the country has…

Welcome to Global Breakouts, Deadline's strand in which we shine a spotlight on the TV shows and films killing it in their local territories. The industry is as globalized as it's ever been, but breakout hits are appearing in pockets of the world all the time and it can be hard to keep track. So we're…

EXCLUSIVE: Korean coming-of-age film Love in the Big City is set for a streaming release in North America on Rakuten Viki on December 24. Adapted from a novel of the same name, the film had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival in September, released domestically in South…

Korean action drama Bad Guys, which first aired in 2014, is set for an Indonesian adaptation. Marking a collaboration between Vidio, Base Entertainment and CJ ENM Hong Kong, the Indonesian adaptation of Bad Guys will star Afrian Arisandy (Nightmares and Daydreams), Oka Antara (The Raid 2), Dwi Sasono…

Romantic comedy You, Always, starring Adrian Grenier and Jessica De Gouw, has wrapped production in Queensland, Australia. Principal photography for You, Always primarily took place on location in far-north Queensland, with some scenes shot at Screen Queensland Studios’ sound stage in Cairns…

The 54th edition of the International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) will open with the world premiere of dark comedy Fabula from Dutch filmmaker Michiel ten Horn and close with historical epic This City Is a Battlefield from Indonesian director Mouly Surya. With the festival taking place from…

The 35th edition of the Singapore International Film Festival (SGIFF) concluded with its highest-ever box office earnings. Total ticket sales saw a 10% increase from last year’s edition, with attendance numbers also surpassing the previous edition's record. At the festival’s Silver Screen Awards, Mon…

Based on the novel by Shuang Xuetao, My Friend An Delie marks seasoned actor Dong Zijian’s directorial debut. Dong has starred in Jia Zhangke’s Mountains May Depart and Ash Is The Purest White, as well as Han Han’s Duckweed, among others. Dong tells Deadline that he spent nearly six years…

Japanese singer and actress Miho Nakayama was found dead at her home in Tokyo on Friday. Born in Saku, Japan, Nakayama was known for her lead roles in Love Letter (1995) and Tokyo Weather (1997), among others. She was 54. Nakayama was scheduled to perform at a Christmas concert in Osaka on…

EXCLUSIVE: The series adaptation of Nyaight of the Living Cat will be led by executive director Takashi Miike, who has helmed titles like Audition, Ichi the Killer and 13 Assassins. Adapted from the original manga written by Hawkman and illustrated by Mecha-Roots, the Nyaight of the Living Cat anime…

Thirteen years after making her debut feature, Kiran Rao marked her directorial return with Laapataa Ladies (Lost Ladies), which has been selected as India’s Oscar entry for the Best International Feature Film race. “It felt a bit like cycling, after not having cycled for a while,” Rao tells Deadline…