BATAM (sijori.id) – Infinite Studios, a media entertainment and creative service company based in Singapore and Indonesia and regional content company and OTT Streamer CATCHPLAY will be co-producing an original Bahasa Indonesian language series set to commence filming in early 2022.

The series will have an ensemble cast including Alexandra Gottardo (‘Tanah Air Beta’, ‘Foodlore’), Marthino Lio (‘Vengeance Is Mine, All Others Pay Cash’, ‘Cadet 1947’) and Kiki Narendra (‘Gundala’, ‘Perempuan Tanah Jahanam’).

‘Losmen Melati’, a 10-part horror series will be filmed at Infinite Studios soundstages and backlot in Batam with Infinite Studios’ Mike Wiluan helming the series as Creative Showrunner who previously wrote and produced Grisse which won Best Drama Category for Indonesia at the 2019 Asian Academy Creative Awards.

CATCHPLAY’s Daphne Yang will serve as Executive Producer. Clover Films will also serve as Associate Producers and will handle international sales for territories outside of CATCHPLAY’s key territories.

"We are excited to announce CATCHPLAY's first original Indonesian series in partnership with Infinite Studios. ‘Losmen Melati’ is a premium horror series which is one of our Indonesian subscribers' favourite genres and we hope it exceeds their expectations in terms of production quality through this international co-production structure.” Daphne Yang, CATCHPLAY Group CEO.

“Indonesia has produced many notable horror genres that have found success both in domestic and International markets. We are proud to be part of this rich tradition of storytelling featuring the best of Indonesian talent. The series will be produced in our Batam studios, and we are looking forward to bringing this dark universe of ‘Losmen Melati’ to life together with our partner CATCHPLAY” Mike Wiluan, Showrunner, Infinite Studios.

“We are happy to be part of ‘Losmen Melati’. Created by Mike Wiluan of Infinite Studios and together with the team at CATCHPLAY, they have put together an exciting concept which we felt we had to be part of. We expect ‘Losmen Melati’ to be able to connect with audiences everywhere and do well in many international markets." Lim Teck, Managing Director of Clover Films.

“Having facilitated the introduction between Infinite Studios and CATCHPLAY, IMDA is excited to see them come together in partnership to produce exciting premium original content with the creative and technical capabilities of Singapore-based media companies. As audiences’ appetites for Asian stories grow, there will be more of such opportunities for Singapore show-runners to collaborate with global and regional digital platforms.” – Joachim Ng, Director, Media Industry Development, IMDA This co-production is a further testimony to how regional collaborations will help fuel the growth and meet the increasing content demands of the media industry. (*)