Nine Japanese TV Dramas Head to Latin American Buyers in Cancun
Nine Japanese TV Dramas Head to Latin American Buyers in Cancun
Nine Japanese TV dramas will be pitched to Latin American buyers at MIP Cancun on 18 November. MIP Cancun is a trade market in Mexico where TV companies show their shows to people who might buy them for their own channels and apps.
The pitch is a 30-minute presentation called "Japan Session 2026: The Next Latam Hit Series from Japan." The Broadcast Program Export Association of Japan, known as BEAJ, is producing it. Each of the nine participating broadcasters chose one drama to present. Nicolás Smirnoff, an executive at Editorial Prensario and a board member of FRAPA, will introduce the trailers in Spanish, according to Variety.
The line-up covers a wide mix of titles. Nippon Television Network is bringing "Punch-Drunk Woman," and Tokyo Broadcasting System Television is presenting "Reboot." Fuji Television is pitching "kiDnap Game," while TV Asahi has chosen "7 Secretaries." TV Tokyo is offering "Until I Destroyed My Husband's Other Family."
Other entries come from smaller and regional broadcasters. Yomiuri Telecasting's pick is "Black Familia," and Tokai Television Broadcasting is presenting "Love and Hatred." MBS has chosen "The Yakuza Boss's Beloved," and Wowow is pitching "The Man of 0.5."
The session has three goals. The first is remake deals, where a buyer makes a local version of a show from another country. The second is sales of finished series. The third is finding co-production partners, meaning companies that agree to make a show together and share the work and costs.
The presentation is part of a wider "All Japan" presence at the market. That group brings together 10 Japanese broadcasters under the Japan Commercial Broadcasters Association, known as JBA. Japan's Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications is cooperating on the effort.
Buyers who want to take a closer look will be pointed to the rights holders, the companies that own the right to sell each show. They can find them at the Japan Pavilion run by JBA, and through networking sessions during the market.
For Latin American viewers, the session is the first step in a long chain. A pitch does not mean a show will reach a screen. Deals made at a market can take months, and many titles never leave the room. What the 18 November session does set is a clear list of what Japanese broadcasters are offering, and who to call about it.
