Taiwanese popstar Jay Chou, who has appeared in Hollywood films including The Green Hornet and Now You See Me 2, is to front a magic travelogue for Netflix.
The streamer has ordered weekly series J-Style Trip – one of its latest commissions coming out of Asia.
The 12-part series will launch on the service on March 21 and episodes will drop weekly on Saturdays.
The show will give viewers the chance to glimpse into Jay’s personal life and candid moments with friends and fans around the world as well as see the group, which also includes Funky Tu, Norman Chen and Will Tsai perform magic tricks.
Guests will include Jam Hsiao, JJ Lin, Blackie Chen, Nicholas Tse, Yohji Yamamoto, Cyril Takayama, Ryota Katayose, Darren Chou from the Drifters and Chien-chang Sung from Nan Quan Mama. The group will travel to The Gold Coast, Innsbruck, Paris, Singapore, Tokyo, Shenzhen, Taipei and Vienna.
The streamer has ordered weekly series J-Style Trip – one of its latest commissions coming out of Asia.
The 12-part series will launch on the service on March 21 and episodes will drop weekly on Saturdays.
The show will give viewers the chance to glimpse into Jay’s personal life and candid moments with friends and fans around the world as well as see the group, which also includes Funky Tu, Norman Chen and Will Tsai perform magic tricks.
Guests will include Jam Hsiao, JJ Lin, Blackie Chen, Nicholas Tse, Yohji Yamamoto, Cyril Takayama, Ryota Katayose, Darren Chou from the Drifters and Chien-chang Sung from Nan Quan Mama. The group will travel to The Gold Coast, Innsbruck, Paris, Singapore, Tokyo, Shenzhen, Taipei and Vienna.
- 3/10/2020
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
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