iflix, Southeast Asia’s leading Internet TV service, offering subscribers unlimited access to thousands of TV shows, movies and more, is thrilled to premiere the gripping new medical drama series, “Pure Genius.” Starting today, all thirteen episodes of the intriguing first season will be available to stream or download for the first time in the Philippines, only on iflix.
Written and created by Jason Katims (Friday Night Lights) and Sarah Watson, “Pure Genius” follows a young Silicon Valley tech titan, James Bell (Augustus Prew) who enlists an exceptional veteran surgeon with a controversial past to run a state-of-the-art hospital with an ultramodern and unconventional approach to medicine. Bell has built Bunker Hill Hospital to revolutionize health care and treat the rarest and most challenging medical mysteries, at no charge. To do so, he pairs the most brilliant minds in medicine with the most forward thinkers in technology and cuts bureaucracy out of the equation, all in the interest of saving lives, including his own.
Starring Dermot Mulroney (My Best Friend’s Wedding), Augustus Prew (The Borgias, About A Boy), Odette Annable (House M.D., Transformers), Brenda Song (The Suite Life of Zack & Cody, The Social Network) and more, “Pure Genius” joins iflix’s fantastic slate of award winning and popular exclusive shows, including Emerald City (fast-tracked from the U.S.), Mr. Robot, Channel Zero: Candle Cove, The Magicians, Fargo and Black Sails, amongst others.
James Bridges, iflix Global Head of Content Partnerships, commented: “Set in a Utopian world where technological breakthroughs in medicine mean anything is possible, Pure Genius is an intense, compelling drama that will keep viewers hooked. Themes of hope and benevolence resound strongly with the Southeast Asian market, and we are thrilled to premiere the show for the very first time to iflix members across the region.”
Now available in Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Brunei and the Maldives, iflix additionally recently announced its joint venture with Zain to launch its world class service in the MENA region as iflix Arabia. The company will continue to roll out its world-class service to key additional emerging markets in the coming months. Offering consumers a vast library of top Hollywood, Asian regional and local TV shows and movies, including many first run exclusives and award-winning programs, each subscription allows users to access the service on up to five devices, including phones, laptops, tablets, and television sets, for viewing wherever, whenever. iflix subscribers can also download TV shows and movies from iflix’s extensive catalogue for offline viewing. The service is priced at only Php129 per month in the Philippines for unlimited access with no ads!
For new subscribers, iflix offers a complimentary 1-month trial with full access to its world-class service, features and content. Go to www.iflix.com to register.