Current Events > Junji Ito's Tomie is getting a US live action show

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Streaming service Quibi announced on Wednesday that it is producing a live-action series adaptation of Junji Ito's Tomie manga. The series will have episodes that are less than 10 minutes in length, and Alexandre Aja (The Hills Have Eyes) is directing the series. David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick (The Conjuring) is penning the series. Both are also serving as executive producers, while Hiroki Shirota is the co-producer.

Quibi describes the series as "the story of what happens when a beautiful high school girl goes missing and pieces of her body are discovered scattered across a small town. But what starts out as a murder mystery turns into something even more horrific."

Quibi (short for "quick bites") describes itself as "coming from Hollywood and Silicon Valley," stating it will stream "quick bites of captivating entertainment, created for mobile by the best talent, designed to fit perfectly into any moment of your day." The platform is set to launch in North America on April 6, 2020. Jeffrey Katzenberg, co-founder of DreamWorks Animation, is partnering with former eBay CEO Meg Whitman to launch the service.