TVING Teams Up with Paramount+ to Target Global Market

Online video service (OTT) TVING is partnering with Paramount+ on original content to target the global market.

On the 20th, TVING announced that its original series "Unsu Ojin Nal" and "Woo Ssi Wanghu" have been selected as Paramount+ partnership works. This is part of a strategic partnership between the two companies following "Yonder," which was released on Paramount+ on the 11th, and the upcoming "Mokgap."

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"Unsu Ojin Nal" and "Woo Ssi Wanghu" will be released in 27 countries worldwide where Paramount+ is available, including the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, Latin America, Brazil, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, and France.

Based on the webtoon of the same name, "Unsu Ojin Nal" (written by Kim Minseong and Song Hanna, directed by Pil Gamsung) is a thriller series about an ordinary taxi driver Otaek (played by Lee Sungmin) who picks up a long-distance passenger (played by Yoo Yeon-seok) offering a large sum of money to travel to the provinces, only to realize that he is a serial killer, beginning a terrifying ride.

TVING's first historical drama series "Woo Ssi Wanghu" (written by Lee Byunghak, directed by Jung Segyo) is a chase action drama set in 2024, where Queen Woo Ssi (played by Jeon Jongseo), targeted by princes vying for the throne after the sudden death of the king and five clans seeking power, struggles to find a new king within 24 hours.

Hwang Hyejeong, Chief Content Officer (CCO) of TVING, said, “Recently, diverse TVING original series such as ‘K-school war,’ ‘fantasy action,’ ‘thriller,’ and ‘historical drama’ have been gaining attention not only domestically but also internationally through entries in global award competitions, joint investments with global OTTs, and export of rights. We will continue to expand the global competitiveness of K-content with original series featuring grand scale and unique universes.”

Park Eebeom, Head of Asia Business and Streaming at Paramount, said, “We are pleased to include four outstanding Korean works in Paramount’s vast portfolio. We plan to focus Paramount+’s capabilities to allow viewers worldwide to access more Korean content.”

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