Lemuel Ong is a writer-producer from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. With over 7 years of experience working in Malaysia's media and entertainment industry, Lemuel has written and produced several short-form and series content across digital, OTT, and TV platforms, including X-Change (2024), the 10-episode crime-action-romance series he created and showran. As a senior production executive of the film studio Astro Shaw, Lemuel currently oversees the development and production of their slate of films and series. Currently, Lemuel is writing and producing his debut feature film Petrified, which he developed in Busan Asian Film School (AFiS) as a 2025 fellow. In the same year, Petrified was selected as the winner of the ATF X EST N8 Studios Horror Pitch in Singapore.

Lemuel Ong

Lemuel Ong is a writer-producer from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. With over 7 years of experience working in Malaysia's media and entertainment industry, Lemuel has written and produced several short-form and series content across digital, OTT, and TV platforms, including X-Change (2024), the 10-episode crime-action-romance series he created and showran. As a senior production executive of the film studio Astro Shaw, Lemuel currently oversees the development and production of their slate of films and series. Currently, Lemuel is writing and producing his debut feature film Petrified, which he developed in Busan Asian Film School (AFiS) as a 2025 fellow. In the same year, Petrified was selected as the winner of the ATF X EST N8 Studios Horror Pitch in Singapore.

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Lemuel Ong is a writer-producer from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. With over 7 years of experience working in Malaysia’s media and entertainment industry, Lemuel has written and produced several short-form and series content across digital, OTT, and TV platforms, including X-Change (2024), the 10-episode crime-action-romance series he created and showran.

As a senior production executive of the film studio Astro Shaw, Lemuel currently oversees the development and production of their slate of films and series. Currently, Lemuel is writing and producing his debut feature film Petrified, which he developed in Busan Asian Film School (AFiS) as a 2025 fellow. In the same year, Petrified was selected as the winner of the ATF X EST N8 Studios Horror Pitch in Singapore.

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Experience Level

Expert

Language

English
Fluent
Malay
Fluent
Indonesian
Intermediate

Work Experience

Senior Production Executive at Astro Shaw
August 1, 2021 - Present
Supervised development and production of Astro Shaw series and films; Showran and created X-Change (10-episode crime & romance series) achieving 1.9 million TV viewers and 1.1 million streams; oversaw script supervision, writers' room and content planning; supported PR & marketing, including copywriting for marketing materials and press kits; coordinated branded integration and sales of Astro Shaw’s slate.
Content Producer at Astro Malaysia
November 1, 2018 - October 31, 2020
Produced digital content end-to-end for Go Shop, SYOK, Astro Radio brands, International Business Content partners, and Astro Human Capital; created Retention & Winback campaigns; researched and prototyped customer-solutions projects; supported the 2020 AGM & Annual Report.
Content Planner / Strategy Lead at Astro Malaysia
October 1, 2020 - January 31, 2021
Led content planning and strategy for the launch of SOOKA, Astro's freemium OTT streaming app; streamlined programming across key pillars; helped SOOKA emerge as No.1 Entertainment app in Google Play within two weeks and achieve 1.5 million downloads within a year.
Content Developer / Producer at Astro Malaysia (Gempak Creative Unit, Malay Nusantara)
February 1, 2021 - July 31, 2021
Developed, wrote, and supervised the slate of original and branded digital and TV content for Astro Gempak; supported SOOKA Originals including Wattpad adaptation Kau VS Aku and thriller Kamcing (6 months).

Education

Bachelor of Arts in Film & Media at Calvin College (University)
January 1, 2014 - January 1, 2018

Qualifications

ATF X EST N8 Horror Pitch 2025 Winner
January 1, 2025 - December 24, 2025
Anugerah Seri Angkasa 2022, Best Official YouTube Short Drama Award
January 1, 2022 - December 24, 2025
Astro Scholarship Award
January 1, 2014 - December 24, 2025
Busan Asian Film School (AFIS)
January 1, 2025 - December 24, 2025

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment