‘Hawaii Five-0’ Cast Daniel Dae Kim Brings South Korean Drama To The US; CBS Wins Legal Battle Against Talent Agent Over The Series

"Hawaii Five-0" cast Daniel Dae Kim will bring the hit South Korean drama "Good Doctor" to the US. In another development, CBS has won the legal battle against a former talent agent over revenues from the series.

The "Good Doctor" will be distributed through "Hawaii Five-0" cast Daniel Dae Kim's production company 3AD and has already agreed on a deal from the network executives back in South Korea to remake the series.

He said there's something unique about Korean TV that is not present in most shows in the US in "the way they portray heartbreak and melodrama."

"In America there are more serialised dramas and there can be room for something inspired by Korean TV, because I believe good content can transcend cultural barriers," he told The Hollywood Reporter.

The "Good Doctor" is the story of a medical physician who has to deal with a mental disability, THR added.

"Hawaii Five-0" cast Daniel Dae Kim added: "I can understand the Korean dialogue, the cultural nuances of what the show is trying to portray. I think I have a fairly good sense of what will translate and what won't,"

Meanwhile, a Los Angeles Superior Court ruled in favor of CBS  in the $100 million civil case filed by former agent George Litto, Pacific Business News said.

Judge Elizabeth Allen White said in his ruling that George Litto isn't entitled share of any revenue from the "Hawaii Five-0" reboot because the deal between CBS and Rose Freeman, creator Leonard Freeman's widow, "did not include rights to the new series."

In a statement by Henry Gradstein, lawyer for Litto, he said that his client "was responsible for transactions generating nearly $30 million for the Freeman family following Leonard Freeman's death in 1974."

"The judge's decision was a parsing of language without regard to evidence bearing on the parties' obvious intent to include future television revenues, wrongly deprived Litto of a jury trial and will not withstand appeal," the statement added.

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