HBO Asia, Viu announce second season of The Bridge adaptation
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Joseph O'Halloran
| 28 August 2019

Leading pan-regional OTT video service Viu and HBO Asia have announced a second Asian adaptation of Viu Original’s The Bridge, which will begin shooting its second 10-episode season this year and will be simulcast on Viu and HBO Asia’s channels and services in early 2020.

Loosely based on the second season of the original series based on the Danish/Swedish border, Bron/Broen, season two will pick up one year after where the story ended in season one. A yacht registered in Singapore drifts ashore in Johor with a deceased Indonesian family on board. Investigating the slew of serial killings that ensue, the characters become mired in a web of treachery, deceit and personal tragedy.

The Bridge is licensed from global producer and distributor Endemol Shine Group. Viu is also working with partner Double Vision to produce season two, as it did with the first season. The new season will be available on Viu in all its markets as well as on HBOAsia’s network of channels and services, including HBO, HBO GO and HBO ON DEMAND, across 24 territories.

“HBO Asia is delighted to once again partner with Viu and PCCW Media Group on the second season of The Bridge,” said Jonathan Spink, chief executive officer of HBO Asia, said, This series, an Asian adaptation of the successful licensed format, which is produced in association with Viu, will complement our growing slate of HBO Asia Original productions that are available to a global audience.”

Janice Lee, Managing Director of Viu parent company PCCW Media Group, added, “Our partnership with Endemol Shine and HBO Asia on the second season of The Bridge is taking our collaboration to a higher level. We are excited to extend on the success of the first season with a storyline that resonates with audiences in Asia and take it even further by adding new elements.”

“We are thrilled about Viu's faith in renewing The Bridge. It has been a stellar example of knitting together the nuances - culturally, creatively and commercially to produce a drama that has worked in a diverse region,” remarked Rashmi Bajpai, executive director Asia of Endemol Shine International. “The commissioning of the second season reinforces our belief in the potential of scripted formats in Asia and we hope this will pave the way for many more co-productions.”