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Yao Chen’s Bad Rabbit Pictures Plots ‘Fleabag’-Style Premium Short Drama About Chinese Sea Goddess (EXCLUSIVE)
Chinese superstar Yao Chen reveals short drama series about sea goddess Mazu while her production banner Bad Rabbit takes two films to the Berlinale.
Chinese superstar Yao Chen is steering her production banner Bad Rabbit Pictures into premium short-form television with an ambitious limited series centered on Mazu, the legendary sea goddess who was born mortal in China’s Fujian province. The short-form series, which draws inspiration from compact British dramas like “Fleabag,” will feature Yao, who also hails from Fujian, in a supporting role as a contemporary woman grappling with age-related anxieties while working for the deity. While recent blockbusters like Lunar New Year release “Ne Zha 2” have injected hope into the Chinese film industry after a dire 2024, Yao notes that most financiers remain conservative, particularly toward arthouse projects.
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