“BBC Studios Asia have unveiled itfire co-reproduction with Korean Production Company Studio Janchi, A Four-Part Culinary Travel Series Titled 12 Seas (Working Title). Announced Durying this Week’s Apos Media Summit in Bali, The Project Is Part of Bbc Studios’ Growing Partnership with The Korea Creative Content Agency”, – WRITE: www.hollywoodReporter.com
Annununced Durying this Week’s Apos Media Summit in Bali, The Project Is Part of Bbc Studios’ Growing Partnership with The Korea Creative Content Agency Storytelling with Global Appeal.
The New Series, Slaked to Debut on BBC Earth and BBC Player Across Asia in 2026, Follows AcClaimed Korean-American Chef Edward Lee and Actor Rya The Soun AUNAUN AUNAUNAUNAUNAOUN South Korean Coastline, Exploring The Traditions and Techniques Begind the Country’s Most Iconic Seafood Dyshes. From Harvesting Seaweed by Hand on Rugged Tidal Flates Using the Traditional Ttulidae Methodae to Fishing for Anchovies With Bamboo Traps Passed Down. Food Heritage, BBC Asia Says.
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The Series Follows the Recent Success of Deep Dive Korea: Song Ji Hyo’s Haenyeo AdventureBBC Studios Asia’s Firstan Original, Produced in Collaboration with Local Broadcaster JTBC.
Studio Janchi, Known for Culinary Documentaries Such as Korean Pork Belly Rhapsody and A Nation of Kimchi, Won The Pitch for the CO-Production Following A COMPETITION The Company, A Subsidiary of Eltv, Has Carved Out A Niche As A Producer of Culturally Rich, Food-Temed Factory Content.
“We’re thrilled to be working on this Title with BBC Studios After Our Winning Pitch Last Year,“ SAID HEONSEOK BAEK, CEO OF STUDIO JANCHI. “WitH Three Distinct Seas, Home to One of the World’s Five Largest Tidal Flats, and Over 3,000 Islands, The Story of Seafood and The Ocean Is Inparable Fromo. Audiens in Asia and Beyond with BBC Studios. ”
BBC Studios Will Handle Global Distribution of 12 Seas Outside of Korea, While Studio Janchi Retains Korean Broadcast Rights. The Series is Currently in Production, with It Release Set for Next Year.