USA Network’s
Suits
will be getting a South Korean remake,
NBCUniversal
International
Formats said on Tuesday.
Korea’s
EnterMedia
Pictures Co. Ltd. has bought the rights and will handle the legal drama’s first international adaptation. The deal was concluded by
Linfield
Ng
,
Asia
director format sales liaison, and
Yvonne
Pilkington
, senior
vp
formats & production at
NBCUniversal
International.
The arrangement marks the company’s first scripted format deal in Asia.
The Korean version will be jointly executive produced by
Sebastian Dong Hun Lee
and
David Kim
of
EnterMedia
Contents, who are represented by
WME
. Both producers were responsible for the U.S. adaptations of Korean hit series
My Love From Another Star
and
Good Doctor
.
Suits
tells the story of a law associate who works for a high-profile lawyer despite never having actually attended law school. The drama debuted on USA in 2011 and is now in its fifth season.
“This deal further cements our interest in broadening our activity in the vibrant Asian market. Having recently acquired Korean non-scripted formats for international distribution [
Hidden Singer
and
Where Are We Going, Dad?
], we are excited to announce
Suits
Korea
as our first scripted format deal in Asia,” said
Pilkington
.
Kim, managing director of
EnterMedia
Pictures, said: “We are very excited for
Suits
and fans of the show. This will be the first-ever adaptation of this U.S. show in Korea as well as in Asia, and many U.S. scripted shows have been very popular among Korean audiences.”