CATDOLL: "Midnight Diner" will launch a Chinese TV series. Will the diner owner become younger?

The popular manga "Midnight Diner" created by Japanese cartoonist Abe Yaro has been adapted into a live-action Japanese TV series in Japan, which has received a great response. Three seasons have been released so far, and the combination of food and warm stories has touched many people. Now "Midnight Diner" is about to launch a Chinese TV series version. The Chinese version of "Midnight Diner" will be filmed in Taiwan, directed by the famous director Cai Yuexun, and will work with the Asian gold medal production team. With the highest requirement of "each episode is a movie", it will bring together many stars from both sides of the Taiwan Strait and Hong Kong to join in the guest appearance. It is reported that the male lead "Diner Boss" in the play has locked in an Asian first-line male star, and the setting will be "younger".

"Midnight Diner" is set in a canteen that opens late at night in a bustling city alley. It combines the stories behind the boss and the various guests with various home-cooked dishes, using stomach-warming food to create heart-warming emotions and comfort lonely people in the city. Once the "Midnight Diner" comic was launched, it not only achieved great sales in Japan, but the adapted Japanese drama of the same name can be called the "originator of late-night dramas", which became popular all over the world and triggered constant discussions, forming a "Midnight Diner craze". The Korean drama of the same name also started airing recently.

Director Cai Yuexun, who has directed dramas such as Meteor Garden and Black & White, took on the role of Midnight Diner this time. He admitted that "I was not only deeply moved by the extremely simple story, but also hungry after watching it", and "I hope to shoot a heart-warming and stomach-warming healing TV series in the current environment". Director Cai Yuexun also revealed that he will work with production teams from both sides of the Taiwan Strait and Hong Kong to produce each episode of the TV series with the high standards of filming a movie. The stories and ingredients in the series will also be adjusted based on the spirit of the original work and the tastes of Asian audiences. Strive to create a warm and urban atmosphere exclusive to Chinese people.

In addition to the huge charm of the super IP and the gold medal production team of Director Cai Yuexun, the Chinese version of "Midnight Diner" also arouses expectations for its star lineup. It is reported that the first protagonist "Diner Boss" that the audience cares about the most has been locked in an Asian first-line male star, and his age will be lowered to be closer to the emotions of young audiences. In the Chinese version of "Midnight Diner", "every episode will be performed by stars from both sides of the Taiwan Strait and Hong Kong", and "several 'partners' who have worked together before are also expected to join", which is "a difficult test and an interesting development opportunity" for Director Cai Yuexun, and is expected to set the record for the largest number of stars in the history of Chinese TV dramas.