PARIS AND TOKYO – November 16, 2021 – Nippon TV, Japan's leading multiplatform entertainment powerhouse announced today that Incognita, one of France's leading production companies, has finalized production of the scripted French-language format of Nippon TV's award-winning drama series Mother. Sauver Lisa (Saving Lisa) is currently streaming on the French streaming platform Salto and will air in primetime on M6 starting November 16th. Other than France, Mother has been licensed to South Korea, Turkey, Ukraine, Thailand, China, Indonesia, and Spain, making it the most exported scripted format out of Asia to the world, according to research by K7 Media (May 2021). This announcement also marks the first time the format has been adapted in Europe.

Sauver Lisa tells the story of Rose, a substitute teacher who realizes that one of her pupils, Lisa, 8, is a victim of child abuse. Rose kidnaps Lisa to save her from her mother and flees to her own adoptive mother's - all while trying to escape from the police.

The announcement was made jointly today by Mr. Keisuke Miyata, Head of Sales, International Business Development, Nippon TV, and Mr. Edouard de Vésinne, CEO of Incognita.

Comment from Keisuke Miyata, Head of Sales, International Business Development, Nippon TV
“Edouard came to our booth at MIPTV in 2018, immediately after screening the Korean version of our Mother at CANNESERIES and expressed his strong interest to adapt the story for the French audience. Our producer Hisashi Tsugiya was there as well and understood Edouard's passion, as Tsugiya had always imagined that a French adaptation of his story would also work well. We had heard that Sauver Lisa was very well received by the audience who saw the series on SALTO, and we are thrilled that M6 will now air on their network. We hope that it will also be distributed internationally, for the global audience to enjoy.”

Comment from Mr. Edouard de Vésinne, CEO of Incognita
“We are thrilled to announce the completion of Sauver Lisa, the French adaptation of the hit Japanese series Mother. Caroline Anglade, Victoria Abril, Déborah François and Cristiana Reali star in the six-episode mini-series written by Sylvie Audcoeur and Anna Fregonese and directed by Yann Samuell. This emotional and thrilling drama about family and motherhood has already earned rave reviews and is streaming on Salto. We are so excited that M6 will broadcast the show to general audiences from November 16th.”

ABOUT EDOUARD DE VESINNE and INCOGNITA
Edouard de Vésinne is a French producer, the founder and CEO of Incognita, since its creation in 2009. He has produced overall more than 50 movies, TV movies and prominent series, both French and international. He has won an International Emmy Award and a French TV Producer of the Year Award, among multiple awards. His credits include a dozen feature films including Et Les Mistrals Gagnants, Coexister, and the upcoming Ni Une Ni Deux for TF1 Studio-Mars, and Les Goûts et les Couleurs for Netflix. In television, Edouard de Vésinne has produced several international series including Taken, XIII, Flight of the Storks, Taxi Brooklyn, and French shows such as No Limit, Les Bleus, Section Zéro, Nuit Noire, Marion 13 ans pour toujours.

ABOUT MOTHER
For additional detailed information on Mother, please visit:
https://www.ntv.co.jp/english/pc/2011/03/mother.html

ABOUT NIPPON TV
Nippon TV is Japan's leading multiplatform entertainment powerhouse and ratings champion broadcaster as well as owner of streaming giant Hulu in Japan.
One of the biggest successes for the nation's finest producer of all genres of programming is the Emmy Award-winning Dragons' Den/Shark Tank, a globally successful business show format that has more than 45 versions in 186 territories across all continents of the world. Following closely are the successes of scripted formats Mother and Woman -My Life for My Children-, whose Turkish versions have become mega-hits that have gone on to air in almost 50 territories around the world, a first for a format from Japan. Mother has also been licensed to South Korea, Ukraine, France, Thailand, China, Indonesia and Spain, making it one of the most exported formats out of Asia. The company is also achieving great success with gameshow formats BLOCK OUT, an action-packed game show format that has been sold to Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, Spain and Holland, as well as the award-winning show Mute it!, and Sokkuri Sweets, both sold to WBITVP and produced in the Netherlands. Sokkuri Sweets/Eye Candy is also on The Roku Channel in the US, UK, and Canada. Over 90% of its content IP is fully owned by Nippon TV, in addition to well-established businesses that span VOD/live-streaming engineering, animation/film production, fitness clubs, eSports, and android creation/digital mixed reality technology. Nippon TV is leveraging its coveted platform to revolutionize digital media in an ever-changing industry to solidify its presence and brand as a global media leader.