The Broadcast Program Export Association of Japan (BEAJ) will hold an event at MIP Cancun showcasing opportunities for scripted formats, finished drama sales, and international co-productions with LatAm buyers.
Nine Japanese dramas will be presented at Japan Session 2026: The Next LatAm Hit Series from Japan on November 18 as part of the wider “All Japan” initiative at the event next week. Spearheaded by the Japan Commercial Broadcasters Association (JBA), in cooperation with Japan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC), the All Japan initiative is bringing ten Japanese broadcasters to Cancun to highlight the country’s content ecosystem.
“Latin America has a rich tradition of telenovelas, and we see significant potential for Japanese dramas with distinctive storytelling and original concepts,” said Makito Sugiyama, BEAJ’s executive director and executive producer of the session. “By encouraging remakes and international co-productions, we hope to help Japanese content reach wider audiences in the region and create new business opportunities for the participating broadcasters.”
The shows being presented are Nippn TV’s Punch-Drunk Woman, TBS’s Reboot, Fuji TV’s KiDnap GAME, TV Asahi’s 7 Secretaries, TV Tokyo’s Until I Destroyed My Husband’s Other Family, Yomiuri Telecasting’s Black Familia, Tokai Television Broadcasting’s Love and Hatred, MBS’s The Yakuza Boss’s Beloved, and WOWOW’s THE MAN OF 0.5.
