Banijay Asia are reportedly working on the Indian adaptations of popular American shows like ‘House’ and ‘Suits’.
‘House’ is an American TV series of 8 seasons in total. It forst premiered in 2004 and has seen ever increasing popularity since then. It tells the story of a medical genius with the name of Dr. House who with his extraordinary team in the hospital solves strange medical problems and diseases. He has to break the rules of the hospital to do so. It has won many prestigious awards including the Golden Globe for best performance etc. House has also a spin-off series with the name of ‘Nurse Jeffrey’ and it is equally good.
‘Suit’ on the other hand is a wonderful show starring actors like Gabriel Macht, Patrick J. Adams, Meghan Markle and many more. It tells the story of Mike Ross who is a genius college dropout. He starts working as the associate of a famous lawyer Harvey Specter. They start handling cases keeping the qualifications of Mike a secret. It is a thrilling show of 9 seasons and first premiered on 23 June, 2011.
It is not yet decided who will play the lead and who will be given the responsibility of directing the shows. The streaming platform and release date too will be announced next year.
The production house is already remaking ‘The Good Wife with Kajol as the lead in the Hindi adaptation of the same name and it will be releasing on Disney+Hotstar next year. Banijay Asia is also producing ‘Captain’ which will be the Hindi remake of ‘The Night Manager’ and it is also slated to release on Disney+Hotstar.