Continuing its run of slate launches globally, Netflix unveiled new Indonesian originals premiering on its platform this 12 months.
The streamer is engaged on its first collaboration with director and comic Ernest Prakasa, titled The Actor (Lupa Daratan). The comedy-drama movie is about an selfish actor who’s on the cusp of touchdown the lead position in a status biopic, however all of the sudden finds himself stripped of his performing talents. The movie stars Vino G. Bastian, Agus Kuncoro and Dea Panendra.
Netflix will even launch its first zombie movie from Indonesia, The Elixir, from achieved horror director Kimo Stamboel. Previously introduced with the working title of Abadi Nan Jaya, the movie tells the story of a potion that finally ends up triggering a zombie outbreak as a result of ambition of a natural drugs firm’s proprietor. The Elixir stars Donny Damara, Mikha Tambayong, Eva Celia, Dimas Anggara, Kiki Narendra and Marthino Lio.
The Elixir joins Netflix’s line-up of zombie-related works in Asia, together with standard titles from South Korea like All of Us Are Dead, #Alive and Kingdom, in addition to Japanese sequence Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead.
Indonesia is a top-priority marketplace for Netflix within the Southeast Asian area, though the home content material head position continues to be vacant after veteran Rusli Eddy stepped down in October final 12 months. Malobika Banerji, Netflix’s Southeast Asian content material head, is taking over his duties briefly. Banerji additionally just lately took on the portfolio of Thailand ex-content head Yongyoot Thongkongtoon, after Thongkongtoon stepped down from his position this week for private causes.
Losmen Bu Broto: The Series, tailored from the 2021 movie of the identical identify, tells the story of the Broto household who manages an inn in Yogyakarta. Feeling underappreciated, the youngest baby faces a problem as he tries to show himself, solely to fall for an older, married visitor. The sequence stars Mathias Muchus, Maudy Koesnaedi, Baskara Mahendra and Wulan Guritno.
Other titles from Netflix’s Indonesia slate which have already been introduced embody rom-com The Most Beautiful Girl within the World (starring Reza Rahadian and Sheila Dara Aisha), Promised Hearts (Setetes Embun Cinta Niyala) and director Lucky Kuswandi’s psychological drama movie A Normal Woman.
Ratu-Ratu Queens, a observe as much as 2021 movie Ali & Ratu Ratu Queens, will inform the story of 4 Indonesian immigrant girls, every attempting to construct a brand new dwelling in Queens, New York. The sequence stars Nirina Zubir, Asri Welas, Happy Salma and Tika Panggabean.