Nippon TV (Japan) heads into MIPTV 2022 with three new formats: two unscripted formats, Dark Doubt and Turbo Brain and one scripted Tall Older.
All three of these formats just recently aired on Nippon TV to stellar ratings and Nippon TV will be offering these titles at MIPTV 2022 for the first time to its buyers around the world.
Mikiko Nishiyama, Managing Director, International Business Development: ‘In terms of our new unscripted formats, Dark Doubt turns its back on the traditional notion that game shows are just funny and lively. It illustrates how fear is a universal form of entertainment that fascinates people. Using night-vision and fixed-point cameras in pitch-dark spaces, the resulting visual impact is quite amazing’.
Turbo Brain (‘60 eps.) tests the human brain’s ability to make instantaneous decisions, a function necessary to survive. The series aired four episodes between November and December 2021 on Nippon TV to stellar ratings among children, teenagers, and 20-to-34-year age group, is the ultimate rapid-fire battle of the brains.
‘As for our scripted title, anyone who follows the protagonist in Tall Order (10x’60) will want to rally behind her as she tackles the endless impossible demands from her boss in the stressful office environment in solving the myriad of business and personal troubles, and then suddenly becomes promoted as CEO against her will. The dramedy series was originally broadcast weekly on Nippon TV from January to March 2022.
Nishiyama concludes: ‘Nippon TV’s scripted formats that depict the lives of women, such as Mother and Woman –My Life for My Children-, are receiving high acclaim globally, and I am confident that Tall Order presents a story that will resonate with viewers the world over.
Dark Doubt (‘60 eps.) first aired on Nippon TV in December 2021 to stellar ratings among young adults. The unscripted format is an escape game show with a thrilling horror twist, where seven contestants attempt to break out through the pitch-black stages in order to clear missions within a time limit. While placed in unknown locations (hospital, school, etc.), contestants must work together to navigate through the dark to escape from fear.
Other Nippon TV’s top shows for MIPTV are the suspense scripted format Guilty Flag (20x’60), which was launched last December, has just finished airing with big success in Japan this March and the full storyline is now available; and the crime drama Connected (’30-’60 eps.) co-created with Envision Entertainment that perfectly fits for today’s world defined by hybrid communication.
