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BBC Studios’ Jodie Comer Drama ‘Thirteen’ Is Being Remade By Japan’s Tokai TV

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By Jake Kanter International TV Editor Killing Eve star Jodie Comer’s breakthrough drama Thirteen is being adapted in Japan by Tokai Television Broadcasting, which is also known as Tokai TV.

The format deal represents the first direct agreement of its kind between BBC Studios, which originally made Thirteen for BBC Three in 2016, and Tokai TV.

The companies have previously worked together on an Orphan Black remake. The kidnap thriller will be written by Ichi scribe Taeko Asano and will star Nanami Sakuraba in the lead role, originally played by Emmy Award-winner Comer.

Thirteen will be shown on Fuji TV Nationwide Network across Japan on June 6. The drama centers on a young woman who escapes the clutches of her kidnapper after 13 years

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