The move strengthens the BBC Studios and U-NEXT partnership to offer a wide range of content across multiple genres to Japanese audiences. Earlier this year BBC Studios and U-NEXT renewed their partnership to include beloved children’s programmes like Sarah and Duck and Go Jetters as well as English language learning series Yakka Dee.
With its larger catalogue, subscriber base and revenue, U-Next is now better positioned than any other domestic SVOD service to challenge the dominance of Prime Video and Netflix in Japan, according to Ampere Analysis.
The tentpole drama will premiere worldwide on the OTT platforms Viu in 16 markets across Asia, the Middle East and South Africa, Viki in the Americas, Europe and Oceania, and U-Next in Japan.