HBO Asia Archives

Yuko Takeuchi, 40, Star of The Ring and Miss Sherlock, passes away
No suicide note was found. Yuko Takeuchi and Shihori Kanjiya in "Miss Sherlock", HBO Asia Her passing comes eight months after she gave birth to her son with Nakabayashi, whom she married in 2019 She has another 14-year-old son with kabuki and film actor Shido Nakamura II, whom she divorced in 2008. Takeuchi was one of the most[...]
HBO Folklore Poster
HBO is bringing its original horror series Folklore from HBO Asia over to the US on February 1st The six-part series aired from October through November on HBO Asia last year, and will be streamable on HBO GO, HBO NOW, and on HBO OnDemand The episodes take place across Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, and[...]
Miss Sherlock
HBO Asia and Hulu Japan are premiering Miss Sherlock on Friday, April 27th, and it will star Yuko Takeuchi and Shihori Kanjiya as the equivalent of Sherlock and Dr Watson While not the first time Dr Watson has been portrayed by an Asian person (Lucy Liu in CBS's Elementary) this is definitely the first time both protagonists are being played[...]
'Best of HBO International" Showcases Six Series for U.S. Audiences
This ruins his career, family relations, and entraps him in a following mystery. From HBO Asia: Taiwan's The Teenage Psychic; and fantasy drama Halfworlds from Indonesia and Thailand: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbHSA3lN8msVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: HBO – The Teenage Psychic (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbHSA3lN8ms) Xiao Zhen is a 16-year-old teenager with psychic abilities[...]