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Bestselling Japanese Crime Novel ‘The Aosawa Murders’ Set for Six-Part Limited Series From Jonathan Kier, Matt Brodlie’s Upgrade Productions (EXCLUSIVE)
Produced with Japanese media giant Kadokawa, the show adapts Riku Onda's bestselling crime novel about a mysterious mass poisoning in the 1970s.
A riveting murder-mystery based on a prize-winning Japanese crime novel is at the heart of the upcoming six-part series “The Aosawa Murders,” a buzzy U.S.-Japan co-production that’s being pitched this week at Rome’s MIA Market. But when the writer reveals little about the notorious case, Yuko decides to delve into the past herself, seeking out the elusive Hisako Aosawa — who, as a blind 12-year-old girl, was the only family member to survive the incident — and hoping to shed light on a dark episode that only grows more mysterious the further she digs. The duo said the crime drama could also get a boost from the dramatic success of FX’s smash hit, feudal-era Japan-set “Shōgun,” a critical and audience favorite that also shattered records when it scooped 18 Emmy Awards this year.
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