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YouTube, Amazon to show Youku’s ‘Longest Day in Chang’an’
    2019-07-05  08:53    Shenzhen Daily

“THE Longest Day in Chang’an,” a period detective series being shown on Chinese streaming website Youku, will premiere outside of China this month via streaming partners such as YouTube, Amazon Prime and Rakuten Viki.

The 25-episode Chinese series is slated to debut in Singapore, Japan, Malaysia and Vietnam on partnering streaming platforms and TV networks. YouTube, Amazon and Viki will also offer the program to their paid-subscriber base in the United States, Canada and South America.

The program is currently available in Chinese, English and Vietnamese, with plans to support other languages such as Malay in the coming months, Youku said.

Based on young writer Ma Boyong’s historical novel set in the Tang Dynasty (618-907), “The Longest Day in Chang’an” tells the story of a retired investigator tasked with preventing a criminal conspiracy within 24 hours, to save the citizens of Chang’an (present day Xi’an) — the capital at the time. It stars Chinese actor Lei Jiayin, known for his role in the Chinese comedy “Guns and Roses,” and Jackson Yee of Chinese boy band TFBoys.

Debuting on Youku on June 27, “The Longest Day in Chang’an” now has a score of 8.6 out of 10 on popular Chinese review site Douban. Netizens have expressed their approval for the show saying it is a high-quality production with actors that are well-suited for their roles. Everything from the props to the costumes to the filming are good enough to be used in a movie. Young fans of Yee praised the star for seeming to have found the perfect medium to showcase his talents of acting such as his ability to convey emotions with facial expressions.

The release of series like “The Longest Day in Chang’an” is part of Youku’s recent push to produce and distribute a higher-quality lineup of original content, ranging from online dramas and variety shows to documentaries.

In 2017, Netflix purchased the rights to Youku’s detective thriller “Day and Night,” which had drawn more than 4 billion views in China in its first four months. It also won exclusive rights to stream another one of Youku’s original online series, “I Hear You,” outside of China.

Last October, Fox Networks Group purchased the foreign rights to basketball reality show, “Dunk of China,” with plans to produce localized remakes of the show for other markets.(SD-Agencies)

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