Netflix to Make English Language Version of TIME TO HUNT

Yoon Sunghyun’s Dystopian Heist Thriller to Be Updated by Adam RandallYoon Sunghyun’s Time to Hunt (2020) has been optioned for English-language by its global distributor, streaming giant Netflix.Directing the remake will be Adam Randall, the British filmmaker...

Ha Jungwoo and Hwang Jungmin Head to SURINAME with Yoon Jongbin for Netflix

Stars Reunite with Director for Crime SeriesDirector Yoon Jongbin is partnering with Netlfix for the forthcoming original series Suriname. The project will see the director reunite with stars Ha Jungwoo and Hwang Jungmin, and feature Yoo Yeonseok, Jo Woojin an...

CHOI Woo-shik and KIM Da-mi to Headline first Studio N Original Series

Korea’s busy streaming market is set to welcome a new content creator as Studio N, the streaming service of internet web portal giant Naver, has announced its first original series. CHOI Woo-shik and KIM Da-mi have been tapped to headline the series That Year,...

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 dis...

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 ‘S...

BELIEVER Director LEE Hae-young Begins Shoot on Spy Thriller PHANTOM

Filming for the upcoming Japanese Occupation Era spy film Phantom (translated title) kicked off on January 4. Believer (2018) filmmaker LEE Hae-young is in the director’s chair and his cast includes stars SUL Kyung-gu, PARK So-dam, LEE Ha-nee, PARK Hae-soo, SE...

Actress LEE Joo-young Cast in YOON SI-NAE HAS DISAPPEARED

Rising star LEE Joo-young has been cast in Yoon Si-nae Has Disappeared (translated title), a project from the 14th feature-length film production class of the Korean Academy of Film Arts (KAFA). The project is being helmed by KIM Jin-hwa, who makes her feature...

SPACE SWEEPERS Confirms Netflix Launch

Following rumors that surfaced in October, Netflix has confirmed that it will launch SPACE SWEEPERS globally on its streaming service. From director JO Sung-hee, the film has drawn attention for being Korea’s first ever space-set blockbuster. It stars SONG Joo...

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 s...

CALL Books Netflix Release on November 27

The upcoming thriller CALL with PARK Shin-hye and JUN Jong-seo has become the latest mainstream Korean film to abandon a planned theatrical release in favor of a global streaming launch on Netflix. The streamer will debut the film online in its 190 markets on ...