New Realm Studios
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- Founded
- 2010
- Employees
- 1-10
- Offices
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About New Realm Studios
New Realm Studios is an independent Canadian film and television production company founded in Toronto in 2010. Based in Markham, Ontario, it creates original Chinese-language screen entertainment for Canadian audiences, Chinese-speaking communities abroad and international distribution. Its work spans narrative features, episodic television, political thrillers, satirical comedy and contemporary drama.
The studio's productions frequently explore modern Chinese politics, censorship, human rights and international tensions. Political commentary runs through projects ranging from the comedy series Big Shorts to the geopolitical thriller Claws of the Red Dragon. Its broader portfolio also includes spiritual fantasy and espionage drama, reflecting a narrative focus that extends across several genres.
Production and post-production
New Realm Studios handles development, casting, principal photography, editing, visual effects and sound post-production through an in-house production pipeline. This connects the creation of original stories with physical production and picture finishing. Alongside its own films and series, the company offers production services for commercial, corporate and short-form projects.
Its post-production capabilities include dailies management, offline editing suites, sound editorial, sound design, final audio mixing, visual effects and colour grading. The studio also undertakes commissioned productions and co-productions, supporting projects through development, filming and delivery.
Original films and series
Recent productions include The Fall of Winnie, a political satire drama released across two seasons in 2025–2026, and The Puppeteers, a Toronto-set espionage drama examining covert foreign interference. Once We Were Divine brings spiritual fantasy into the company's feature-film catalogue, while earlier productions include Coming for You and Eternal Fifty Minutes.
The company also co-produces narrative features with its production label Brilliant Media, including the 2025 political thriller The Unrestricted War. Its releases reach audiences through international streaming platforms, including Ganjing World and GJW+, as well as Canadian theatrical distribution. These release routes support the studio's focus on Chinese-language storytelling for audiences beyond its Canadian production base.
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People and production model
- The report identifies Kevin Yang and Yan Ma among the studio's key directors, writers and producers, and Sophia Sun as Chief Financial Officer and producer. It does not identify the company's founders by name.
- The studio maintains a small core team and scales production with cast and project-specific crew during shoots.
Recognition
Claws of the Red Dragon won at the 2020 Canadian Screen Awards. The Academy credits its production company as 2600641 Ontario Inc (New Realm Studios); the recognition concerns the film rather than a separate studio-wide award.
Broadcasting collaboration
NTD Canada has presented multiple New Realm Studios productions, providing an ongoing presentation and broadcasting relationship. It remains a separately operated broadcast network.
Notable credits
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Current and former locations of New Realm Studios
- 195 Allstate Pkwy, Markham, ON L3R 4T8, CanadaMarkham, Ontario, Canada
Markham Studio & Production Office
HeadquartersOverall company headquarters and dedicated studio and production facility.
- 300 Consumers Rd, North York (Toronto), ON M2J 1P8Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Toronto office
Former officeAbout this office
Former corporate and production premises. The report establishes that the premises were vacated and operations consolidated into Markham; no closure year is supplied.
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