Bestselling Japanese Crime Novel ‘The Aosawa Murders’ Set for Limited Series From Jonathan Kier, Matt Brodlie’s Upgrade Productions (Exclusive)

A riveting murder-mystery based on a prize-winning Japanese crime novel is at the heart of the upcoming limited series “The Aosawa Murders,” a buzzy U.S.-Japan co-production that’s being pitched this week at Rome’s Mia Market.
Adapted from the novel of the same name by Japanese writer Riku Onda, the show is produced by Jonathan Kier of Upgrade Productions, the L.A.-based company launched in 2021 by the ex-Sierra/Affinity president Kier and former Disney Plus and Netflix executive Matt Brodlie, and Takeo Kodera of Japanese publishing house and media giant Kadokawa.
The series begins in 2004, when...
Adapted from the novel of the same name by Japanese writer Riku Onda, the show is produced by Jonathan Kier of Upgrade Productions, the L.A.-based company launched in 2021 by the ex-Sierra/Affinity president Kier and former Disney Plus and Netflix executive Matt Brodlie, and Takeo Kodera of Japanese publishing house and media giant Kadokawa.
The series begins in 2004, when...
- 10/16/2024
- by Christopher Vourlias
- Variety - TV News
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