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- “A new game begins!” Netflix Officially Confirmed to Produce Squid Game Season 2
- Netflix has officially confirmed to produce Squid Game Season 2. On the morning of June 13, Netflix released a poster and a video confirming the production of Squid Game Season 2, with a letter from Director Hwang Donghyuk. To the fans around the world, the director said, "Thank you for loving S...
- by Park Hyejin / Jun 13, 2022
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- Netflix Korea to Release HELLBOUND and THE SILENT SEA This Year
- Streamer Reveals Raft of Upcoming Korean TitlesIn the wake of their phenomenal success with Hwang Donghyuk’s original series Squid Game, which became the first Korean show to top Netflix’s global rankings, Netflix Korea has revealed its upcoming slate, including their first locally produced film, do...
- by Pierce Conran / Oct 06, 2021
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- Far East Film Festival Stages Yoon Jongbin Retrospective
- Korean Films on Show as Udine Prepares Hybrid EventFollowing last year’s online event, the Far East Film Festival (FEFF) in Udine is returning with a hybrid online/offline event later this month. This year’s 23rd edition will feature 11 Korean films, including a retrospective on director Yoon Jongbi...
- by Pierce Conran / Jun 21, 2021
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- SEOBOK Books July Release in Japan
- Star-Driven Korean Sci-fi Seeks Global AudienceSEOBOK, the new action-drama starring GONG Yoo and PARK Bo-bum, is set to bow in Japan, where it will open theatrically on this summer on July 16.The third feature film from director LEE Yong-ju, who previously made the horror film Possessed (2009) and ...
- by KIM Bo-ra / May 10, 2021
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- Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival Selects 8 Korean Films
- Long a big part of the Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival (BIFFF), Korean films will once again descend on the Belgian genre film jubilee in big numbers this year, as eight films from South Korea have been selected to screen at the event’s 39th edition, which will run entirely online fro...
- by Pierce Conran / Apr 02, 2021
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- SEOBOK to Debut Simultaneously in Theaters and Online on April 15
- CJ to Debut SF Drama in Cinemas and on TVING ServiceThe highly anticipated sci-fi drama SEOBOK, featuring GONG Yoo and PARK Bo-gum and with Architecture 101 (2012) director LEE Yong-ju at the helm, has been scheduled for release on April 15. In a first for distributor CJ Entertainment, the film will...
- by Pierce Conran / Mar 05, 2021
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- Netflix Korea Reveals $500 Investment, Ambitious 2021 Slate
- Global Steamer Announces First Korean Original FilmsOn February 24, Netflix staged a major presentation in Seoul during which they revealed their 2021 lineup in Korea as well as their achievements in the market to date and several details on their plans.The ‘See What’s Next Korea 2021’ event was led...
- by Pierce Conran / Mar 04, 2021
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- Netflix Invests in Studio Space to Aid Growing Korean Slate
- As it continues to expand its presence in Korea, global steamer Netflix has invested in studio space to help it bring its ever-growing local production slate to the screen. The move follows the company’s official establishment as a Korean corporate body last September. Netflix has leased nine sound ...
- by Pierce Conran / Jan 14, 2021
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- Fantasy SF WONDERLAND in Talks for Partial Netflix Launch
- Following the recent rumors that the SF blockbuster Space Sweepers has been in talks for a Netflix launch, news sites light up again when reports surfaced that Wonderland (literal title) another big-budget Korean sci-fi, was also mulling a move to the global streaming platform. Unlike recent Korean ...
- by Pierce Conran / Nov 02, 2020
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- GONG Yoo, BAE Doo-na and LEE Joon Dive into THE SEA OF SILENCE
- GONG Yoo, BAE Doo-na and LEE Joon have all signed on to star in The Sea of Silence, a new sci-fi horror thriller series for global VOD service Netflix. The series will be produced by superstar JUNG Woo-sung and helmed by CHOI Hang-yong who is expanding the material from his own short film of the sam...
- by Pierce Conran / Sep 23, 2020