Netflix ups local content in Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines

Homegrown films challenge K-drama, Hollywood in Southeast Asia

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U.S. streaming service Netflix is teaming up with directors in Southeast Asia as viewers in the region develop a taste for locally made entertainment. © Reuters

ERWIDA MAULIA, Nikkei staff writer

JAKARTA -- From Indonesia's first sci-fi series to a Philippine zombie apocalypse movie, U.S. streaming service Netflix is expanding local production to meet Southeast Asians' growing appetite for homegrown entertainment.

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