Disney+ expands Korean slate for 2024 following creative success

SEOUL, March 12 (Yonhap) -- Disney+ will maintain its investment in original Korean content development and boost collaboration with local creators, a senior executive said Tuesday, citing creative talent and market success as key factors.

Lee Sugyeong Joins Wavve Original Film DEAD MAN

Crime Mystery Also Stars Cho Jinwoong, Kim HeeaeRising star Lee Sugyeong has joined the main cast of the upcoming wavve original film Dead Man (literal title). She joins a line-up that already includes Cho Jinwoong and Kim Heeae. Production kicked off earlier ...

Cho Jinwoong and Kim Heeae to Headline wavve Original DEAD MAN

Ryu Hyeyoung to Co-Star in Hah Junwon’s Feature DebutThe Korean streaming platform wavve has landed another major new original film project. Actors Cho Jinwoong, Kim Heeae and Ryu Hyeyoung have all confirmed their participation in the upcoming political thrill...

Korean Streamer wavve Targets Film Productions with $35 Million Equity Fund

Broadcaster-Led Service Partners with C47 Investment to Finance Film Productionswavve, the streaming service run by broadcasters SBS, KBS, MBC and SK Telecom, is making a move into the film arena. The streaming service announced that it has partnered with C47 ...

Gianna JUN Reportedly in Talks for KINGDOM Prequel

Reports have surfaced that Gianna JUN may be headlining a prequel to the hit Netflix series Kingdom. The My Sassy Girl (2001) star previously appeared at the end of season two in a cameo role. The same sources suggest that PARK Byung-eun has also been approach...

Netflix Enters ROUND SIX with HWANG Dong-hyuk

Netflix is partnering with one of Korea’s most successful directors for an upcoming series. Director HWANG Dong-hyuk will helm the series Round Six. The show will follow a group of people unlucky in life who are given an opportunity to participate in a surviva...

BONG Joon-ho Wins Best Director at Chunsa Film Art Awards

BONG Joon-ho’s latest film PARASITE, fresh from its Palme d’Or win at the Cannes Film Festival, was the top prize-winner at this year’s 24th Chunsa Film Art Awards, which took place in Seoul on July 18. The film, which crossed the ten million viewers threshold...

WINTER’S NIGHT, MAGGIE and THE SPY GONE NORTH Invited to Rotterdam

The International Rotterdam Film Festival (IFFR), which kicked off on January 23, has invited three Korean films to its program this year, YI Ok-seop’s Maggie (2018), YOON Jong-bin’s The Spy Gone North (2018) and JANG Woo-jin’s Winter’s Night (2018). Screening...

THE ODD FAMILY: ZOMBIE ON SALE Books Valentine’s Day Release

Korean horror-comedy The Odd Family: Zombie On Sale will hit screens on February 14. Fromnew director LEE Min-jae, the film stars KIM Nam-gil (The Shameless, 2015), UHM Ji-won (MISSING, 2016), JUNG Jae-young (Right Now, Wrong Then, 2015), LEE Su-gyeong (Heart ...

Season 2 of Netflix’s KINGDOM Begins Shooting in February

Just as its first season is gearing up for its global launch on January 25, the Korean Netflix Original series Kingdom is already getting ready to go back into production on its second season, which will begin shooting in February and is expected to continue u...