Hit Korean drama 'My Love from the Star' to get remake in U.S.

The major American TV network ABC will remake the South Korean mega-hit TV series "My Love from the Star," the series' local producer said Friday.

"We've been prepared for the U.S. remake of the drama since February, and we're thankful for getting this opportunity," Moon Bo-mi, head of the original drama's producer HB Entertainment, said in a press release.

Confirming an earlier report from the Hollywood Reporter, an influential entertainment media company in the United States, Moon said her company has recently accepted a pilot order from ABC for the remake. 

It is currently fine-tuning terms of a contract with Sony Pictures Television Inc., the producer of the American version, she said, adding that the writing of the script and the casting of the crew for the ABC adaptation are also underway.

The 2013-14 soap series enjoyed huge popularity in South Korea and China, making its stars Kim Soo-hyun and Jun Ji-hyun household names especially among young Chinese viewers. 

The drama is about an alien who landed on Earth 400 years ago and falls in love with a top actress in modern-day Korea.

Based on the Korean format, ABC's take is described "as epic supernatural love story about a world-famous pop star, Lark, and her anti-social neighbor, James, who happens to be from another planet," according to the report by the Hollywood Reporter.

Elizabeth Craft and Sarah Fain, a writing duo known for "666 Park Avenue," "The Vampire Diaries" and "Dollhouse," will pen ABC's adaptation while Moon and Park Ji-eun, the creators of the original series, are also on board to executive produce the American series, according to HB.

This marks the latest Korean show to be adapted in the U.S. CBS is also developing a medical drama based on the South Korean series "Good Doctor" and NBC is readying a reality show based on "Grandpas Over Flowers." (Yonhap)

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