Japan’s Wowow Boards Michael Mann’s ‘Tokyo Vice’ As Co-Producer As Production Resumes This Week
Peter White Television EditorTokyo Vice, the upcoming HBO Max drama series exec produced by Michael Mann, has found a Japanese partner.Premium pay-TV broadcaster Wowow has come on board the project as a co-producer, taking all rights for Japan.This comes as the show, which Mann is directing the pilot, returns to production after the COVID-19 shutdown, this week.The deal was struck by Endeavor Content, which is producing and handling international distribution, with Wowow’s Kayo Washio, who runs the company’s LA office.Tokyo Vice began filming in the Japanese capital earlier this year but went on hiatus in March. Mann recounted the experience to Deadline in an interview in May.