Chain of Amber Live Action Television Series

Sixteen-episode Live Action Television Series

Prior to Jennifer’s trip to Seoul in 2021 for the opening of the Dilkusha Museum, she was contacted by LA-based screenwriter/director John Rhee. A producer Rhee works with in South Korea named Hosung Kim had contacted him, and voiced his desire to pursue a film project based on a book he had read called Chain of Amber. John was given the task of finding Jennifer to discuss a collaboration. After the initial contact between Jennifer and John was made, Zoom introductions and meetings followed between the three of them. Once in Seoul, Jennifer met up with Hosung at the museum opening event, an instant kinship was felt between them, and further discussions ensued. Since then, the three have formed a working partnership and have completed a pitch doc for a 16-episode live action TV series based on the book, Chain of Amber. As of 2024 they continue to pursue development of their project.

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HO SUNG KIM

Ho Sung Kim is a record-breaking Korean Film Producer, Content Creator and multi-cultural business expert with proven track record, constantly creating paradigm shifts in the film industry. He produced Along with the Gods I &II, the first franchise movie recording the highest audience share in the all-time box office in Korea. His other works include, Masquerade—a period piece which again broke the record for audience share in its genre and The Wailing. At the 69th Cannes Film Festival, The Wailing was invited to present in the ‘Out of Competition’ category. Ho Sung produced 8 commercial movies over 12 years, including The Warriors of Dawn, Take off, and 200 Pound Beauty, and has received over twenty major recognitions.

Ho Sung is also an experienced TV commercial producer. He was Head of Production at advertising agency, McCann Erickson, and later started his own production company, InkSpot. For almost two decades, he’s worked with Fortune 500 companies, namely Coca Cola, Levi’s, Nestle, Nike, and McDonalds. Again, he received recognition from Cannes Lions Creativity Festival for McDonalds and Korea Telecom projects. Up until Fox International Production was acquired by Walt Disney, he was the Head of the Korea business.

He introduced the first branded content, The Influence, for Diageo which was first distributed online then later edited to be shown in the cinema. Ho Sung organized the first iPhone 4 Film Festival, opening doors for early adapters in the movie industry to shoot with a smart phone. Also, Ho Sung set up the Be Funny Studios in Korea with Funny or Die and CAA (Creative Artists Agency) and fed short-form comedy contents into its Korean and global platform. Aside from commercial productions, Ho Sung planned, developed and produced an independent music drama film entitled Play.

Based on his decades of experience in creating and investing in the content business, he will launch COCOMO this year, a media service provider and production company offering online streaming of global short form and long form content.

JOHN RHEE

John Rhee was born in Seoul, South Korea but traveled and resided in many different countries, including Germany, England, and France before, at the age of 7, making Philadelphia, Pennsylvania home for the vast majority of his life. John currently resides in Los Angeles, California.

While pursuing film studies at Temple University, John became heavily involved in his second artistic passion—music. He worked extensively as a session guitarist and recording engineer throughout the east coast and the Nashville music scene.

John’s professional career started by assisting and coordinating the production of various television commercials and media projects for local community leaders and church groups. He worked for ABC’s Good Morning America and launched The Martial Arts Channel, where he spearheaded and directed the company’s television production and multimedia design initiatives.

John was a founding member and partner of a film and media production company based in New York City and Los Angeles that produced three indy feature films. Recently, he founded his own production company, The Proclivity, writing and directing commercials and focusing on his narrative storytelling.

Some of John’s other achievements are: directing music videos for an international recording artist, Siris, which aired on MTV and was the number one downloaded Chinese music video in the early 2010s; and writing and directing a very moving PSA for the National Council on Alcohol and Drug Dependency, which aired nationally.

John is currently developing a political thriller show titled No Country with M83 studios.

John partnered with Jennifer Linley Taylor and Hosung Kim to bring Chain of Amber to the screens.