Having officially premiered the first ever Filipino series at MIPCOM last year, Cattleya Killer,ABS-CBN , the Philippines' leading media and entertainment company involved in the creation, production, and distribution of television programming both domestically and internationally, announced today its tentpole international co-production for 2023 entitled The Bagman , a spin-off of the original locally produced digital series Bagman for the Filipino audience. This 8 x one-hour action-packed drama series will be produced by Philippine-based companies -ABS-CBN International Production Division and Dreamscape Entertainment, Rein Entertainment, and Nathan Studios Inc. The announcement was made today by Ruel S. Bayani, Head, International Production Division, ABS-CBN.
Being offered at next week's FILMART in Hong Kong for the first time, The Bagman will star Arjo Atayde , reprising his character Benjo Malaya from the original Bagman series, a role that won him the 2020 Asian Academy Creative Awards Best Actor.
'Having had the privilege of being the first Filipino company to screen a series at MIPCOM , we are honored to be following up on the success of Cattleya Killer with our new premium drama series The Bagman . We continue to advocate Filipino representation in a manner that is engaging and entertaining in today's global marketplace. Thanks to our talented co-production partners, Dreamscape , Rein Entertainment and Nathan Studios , I have no doubt The Bagman , packed with action, suspense, and dark humor, will have audiences around the world on the edge of their seats,' commented Bayani .
The original digital series, Bagman1 and 2, which sold to Netflix Philippines, follows the story of Benjo Malaya , a neighborhood barber who landed a job as the governor's henchman and gets caught up in a dangerous web of crime, corruption, and political turmoil.
Now with The Bagman , when convicted prisoner and former governor, Benjo Malaya , learns the tragic news about his missing family, he is left with no choice but to return to the vicious underworld that he turned his back on, and take on a new mission , this time, as a Bagman for the sitting president of the Republic of the Philippines to stop an impending and civil war.
ABS-CBN 's track record as a storyteller and content creator has been the main draw of the media company as a partner in international co-productions, as seen in its growing slate of global titles. The company has been a pioneer and leader in globalizing Filipino content.
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