TBS maps global push for Japanese live-action with Legendary and Studio Monowa

At TIFFCOM, TBS executives laid out a plan to expand Japanese live-action programming internationally, Deadline reports. TBS’s $150 million minority stake in Legendary comes with a non-exclusive Japanese IP development agreement; Studio Monowa is a separate production joint venture involving TBS, CJ ENM and U-Next. Variety reports that Ninja Warrior has local adaptations in 25 countries, an existing example of TBS’s international reach. Deadline said Studio Monowa’s first project announcements were expected soon.