Thai star Metawin Opas-iamkajorn came by Deadline’s Red Sea International Film Festival studio in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Win, as he is known, gave us the latest on his upcoming historical fantasy series Scarlet Heart Thailand and talked about his ambition to bring Thai stories to the world.
Win had a breakout role in 2Gether, a rom-com series about two male students who fall in love, and which spawned a movie of the same name. He then went on to star in another hit romantic drama series, F4 Thailand: Boys Over Flowers.
Based on Chinese novel ‘Startling by Each Step’, Scarlet Heart Thailand is Win’s new project. It follows a young woman who lives in the modern-day but finds herself mysteriously transported back in time. Win is the male lead of the series, which is in production now. “It’s gonna be the big one for me for next year,” he said, before teasing some details of his part: “My character is a kind of soldier from that time, and he has to protect the country and fight many bad guys.”
Win tells Deadline the show will stream globally on Netflix, meaning a huge potential audience around the world for a Thai-produced drama series. That chimes with the ambitions of its Thai star, who, at 26 years-old, is also a successful entrepreneur with several businesses in Thailand.
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“I just want to do more international projects,” he said. “I just want to try to bring Thailand to the world. I feel like Thailand has that potential to grow globally, and I just want to be a part of that.”
Win became a star over lockdown, which meant the impact of newfound stardom didn’t really hit home until those restrictions had lifted. “All I knew about fame was only on social media, because nobody was going out from home,” he said. “After Covid was gone, then I had a chance to do an event outside…that’s the moment that I saw a lot of fans waiting for me.”
Check out the full interview in the video above.