{
  "id": 18623601,
  "title": "Why ‘Suits’ Japan Swapped Drugs for Cash: NBCUniversal, TBS Format Chiefs on Localizing Hits at Taiwan Creative Content Fest",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/why-suits-japan-swapped-drugs-for-cash-nbcuniversal-tbs-format-chiefs",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-07T02:45:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/tv/markets-festivals/suits-japan-swapped-drugs-cash-nbcuniversal-tbs-format-localization-1236941878/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "In the pilot of “Suits,” the briefcase that springs open during a job interview is full of marijuana, and it stays that way in the show’s Korean and Mongolian remakes. In Japan, the drugs became money, because drugs can’t be shown on Japanese TV, according to Linfield Ng, VP of format sales and production, Asia […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}