SPANISH ADAPTATION OF NIPPON TV's GLOBAL MEGA-HIT DRAMA FORMAT “MOTHER” ENTITLED “HERIDAS” FROM ATRESMEDIA IS SET TO STREAM ON ATRESPLAYER STARTING APRIL 17

TOKYO, JAPAN – March 29, 2022 – Nippon TV, Japan's leading multiplatform entertainment powerhouse, announced today that Atresmedia, one of Spain's largest media groups with an international audience of over 73 million viewers, will stream the Castilian Spanish adaptation of their award-winning drama series Mother (11 x 60') as Heridas (13 x 50') on Atresplayer from April 17.

Marking the eighth international deal for this megahit drama, the scripted format Mother has already been licensed to CJ E&M (South Korea), MF Yapim (Turkey), STB TV (Ukraine), JSL Global Media (Thailand), Radiant Pictures (China), GoPlay (Indonesia), and Incognita (France). Mother is ranked as Asia's most exported scripted format to the World.

Heridas is an intense drama that addresses the issue of child abandonment and the search for one's own identity through the present and past experiences of its two protagonists. The filming took place in spectacular locations in Cadiz, Tarifa, Cabo de Gata, Madrid, Guadalajara and Toledo. It is a production by Atresmedia TV in collaboration with Buendía Estudios.

Quote from Ms. Montse García, director of Fiction of Atresmedia TV:
"We're very excited about the upcoming premiere of Heridas. We presented the series at the Malaga Film Festival, one of the most important Spanish film festivals, and it has received critical and public acclaim,” commented García. “It's a fascinating story and this's demonstrated by the great international success achieved by the original series, 'Mother'. We hope that 'Heridas' will follow the same path."

Quote from Mr. Keisuke Miyata, Head of Sales, International Business Development, Nippon TV:
“We are very excited about the 8th adaptation of our most successful series in Spain. We have been waiting for this great opportunity to partner with Atresmedia who is a powerful production company that is well known worldwide,” commented Miyata. “I still remember strongly when we first met each other at MIPTV in 2019. The producer of Atresmedia came to us and expressed how much they were passionate about producing their local adaptation of this series and we were very touched. We are thrilled that it will be streamed on their digital platform and then will air on their network. We look forward to this series being distributed internationally for the global audience.”

ABOUT HERIDAS
Returning to Spain after seven years of studying abroad, Manuela has decided to stay in a faraway town, and continue to keep a deliberate distance from her adoptive family in Madrid.
Traumatized by the wound of having been abandoned as a child by her biological mother, love for her has always entailed the threat of the wound being repeated, and so she always declared that she would never be a mother. But one night she finds little Alba in a garbage bag in which her mother has left her as a punishment. Without thinking about it, she kidnaps the girl and runs away with her, on a journey that will lead her to face her demons and become a mother.

ABOUT MOTHER
The heroine of this drama is a woman in her mid-thirties who has apathetically lived her life without interest in romance, society or even her own life. Working as an elementary school teacher, she learns that one of her students is being abused at home. Although unable to comprehend her sudden impulse, she decides to kidnap the young, abused girl to bring up as her own. During her life on the run, she re-examines her past lifestyle and searches for her path in life. Pivotal to this drama is the
word “maternal.” The heroine, who had never awakened to her own maternal side, discovers this instinct deep within herself. This drama portrays how this unexpected discovery stirs the feelings of hesitation and conflict, which help her to mature as both a woman and as a person.
https://www.ntv.co.jp/english/pc/2011/03/mother.html

ABOUT ATRESMEDIA：
Atresmedia is the leading Communication Group in Spain, the only audiovisual company with key positions in all the sectors in which it operates -television, radio, internet, cinema, production for third parties and training, etc.- through its flagship brands: Antena 3, laSexta, Onda Cero, Europa FM... In this way, Atresmedia has developed its strategy in different Divisions such as Atresmedia Televisión (Antena 3, laSexta, Neox, Nova, Mega and Atreseries together with its OTT platform, ATRESplayer), Atresmedia Radio (Onda Cero, Europa FM, Melodía FM), Atresmedia Publicidad (dedicated to advertising and commercial exploitation) and Atresmedia Diversificación (activities and businesses not dependent on advertising). As part of its commitment to Corporate Responsibility, it has campaigns such as Ponle Freno, Constantes y Vitales, Objetivo Bienestar, Hazte Eco, Crea Cultura, Tolerancia Cero and Levanta la Cabeza.

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. Over 90% of its content IP is fully owned by Nippon TV and the company has been active in bringing its content to the international market in the form of ready-made programs, formats, and through co-production partnerships. 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 45 versions in more than 186 countries across all continents of the world. Additionally, their hit drama series Mother has also achieved global success as the most exported scripted format out of Asia, with its format sales to South Korea, Turkey, Ukraine, France, Thailand, China, Indonesia, and Spain. The company is also known for its viewer engaging gameshow formats. BLOCK OUT is an action-packed game show format that has been adapted in Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, Spain, and Holland. The award-winning unscripted format Mute it!, and Sokkuri Sweets, have both been produced in the Netherlands. Sokkuri Sweets/Eye Candy is on The Roku Channel in the US, UK, and Canada. As evident by the company's success, 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.