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The Netflix actor has his face disfigured in a drone accident

Taiwanese actor Kai Ko suffered a serious injury while filming the Netflix series Agent from abovewith a camera drone colliding with his face.

second Variety, the actor’s agent described the wound as a “severe disfigurement”, with his injuries including a cheek wound that required 30 stitches to close. The incident occurred on December 27, during the production of a fantasy series called Mandarin Agent from aboveproduced by Singapore’s mm2 Asia and Taiwan’s Good Films Production, but has only recently been brought back.

The series’ producers tell Variety that the crew has resumed work, but Ko has yet to return to set because he has more time to rest and recover. In a statement, the producers were keen to emphasize that the crew were operating the camera-equipped drone within standard safety guidelines.

In particular, they explained that the drone’s propeller blades were “protected by a protective layer and there was no explosion or breakage of the blades, as reported in some articles”.

The statement added, “We are deeply sorry that the accident occurred and injured Kai’s cheek. Kai received immediate medical attention and his talent management team also arranged micro stitching for him.

The production team has launched a full investigation into the incident to try to understand how the drone filming could have gone so wrong.

In recent years, advances in drone technology have meant that flying machines are increasingly used in television and film productions for a variety of aerial and low-air shots. Incidents like these are extremely rare during productions, so it will be important to find out how last month’s incident actually happened.

Despite being a more unknown actor on the global stage, Ko is a huge star in Taiwan. He rose to prominence in the 2011 school drama You are the apple of my eyewhich was a huge hit across Asia.

Netflix has yet to release public comment on the drone crash involving the actor.

The post The Netflix actor has his face disfigured in a drone accident that first appeared on Olhar Digital.

Source: Olhar Digital

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