Bad Buddy

Bad Buddy starts with two families that live next door to each other and have never got along. Pat, played by Pawat Chittsawangdee, known as Ohm, is the slacker of the pair, and Pran, played by Korapat Kirdpan, known as Nanon, is the neat, careful one. They have spent years competing, and the series follows what happens when the competition stops being the whole of their relationship.

The central question is the one in the Thai title, which can be read as just friends. The two cannot stay just friends, and the story is about how that comes to light for each of them, with their own friends watching. The supporting group includes Pa, Ink, Wai and Korn, played by Pattranite Limpatiyakorn, Pansa Vosbein, Jitaraphol Potiwihok and Sattabut Laedeke, and the cast also lists Pahun Jiyacharoen, Teepakron Kwanboon and Thakorn Promsatitkul.

Bad Buddy ran for twelve episodes on GMM 25 and WeTV, from 29 October 2021 to 21 January 2022, with a broadcast slot on Fridays and an uncut version later in the evening. It was produced by GMMTV, directed by Aof Noppharnach Chaiyahwimhon and adapted from the novel Behind The Scenes by Afterday and -West-.

The soundtrack carries three named songs, Just Friend? and Our Song by Nanon and Secret, a song by Kacha Nontanun. The series collected a WeTV award for Best of Thai Series, the PCA 2021 prize for Best Thai Drama, the Kazz Awards 2022 prize for Best Couple and the Content Asia Awards 2022 prize for Best LGBTQ+ Programme.