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Netflix’s New Korean Legal Drama Stormed Into Global Top 10 Chart! (Photo Credit – Netflix)

Netflix’s new Korean legal drama Beyond the Bar has quickly climbed the platform’s global rankings. The series features Lee Jin-wook, known for his role as Player 246 in Squid Game, as veteran lawyer Yoon Seok-hoon, who guides newcomer Kang Hyo-min in her early career. The story follows their journey through the legal world, blending experience with fresh talent.

Beyond The Bar Enters Netflix’s Top 10 Non-English Shows

Since its release, Beyond the Bar has made it into Netflix’s Top 10 non-English language shows for the week of late July to early August 2025, per Flixpatrol. The series ranked number 10 worldwide, attracting 3.1 million watch hours from 1.8 million viewers. The show also made its presence known in South Korea, Singapore, Brazil, the Dominican Republic, Honduras, and Venezuela.

— #BeyondTheBar, episode 1 (2025) pic.twitter.com/NiDfYJRsXk

— kdrama diary (@kdramasdiary) August 3, 2025

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Omniscient Reader: The Prophet Crosses Key Milestone! ( Photo Credit – Instagram )

On July 23, 2025, Omniscient Reader: The Prophet, one of the most anticipated Korean movies of the year, got a theatrical release. The film crossed the expected moviegoers milestone, 13 days after it hit the theatres. Featuring Lee Min-Ho, Ahn Hyo-Seop, Chae Soo-Bin, Blackpink’s Jisoo, and others in important roles, the film is based on the popular webnovel by Sing Shong. For those who don’t know, it’s a fantasy action thriller drama.

The storyline follows Kim Dokja (Ahn Hyo-Seop), the sole reader of the webnovel Three Ways to Survive in a Ruined World. One day, his life takes an unusual turn when the fictional world from his webnovel blends into his real world, an apocalypse hits, and only he knows how the story ends in the novel. The movie is all about what he does to help the people and survive the chaos.

Everything about Yu-ri aka Player 222 from Squid Game 3(Photo Credit –Facebook)

Netflix’s hit Korean series, Squid Game 3, has taken the world by storm. As Player 222 (or Kim Jun-hee) in season 2 and 3 of the series, Jo Yu-ri has established herself as an actor worth her salt.

Surrounded by experienced actors, Yu-ri had a lot to prove. Her Jun-hee enters the competition desperate and determined, wanting to raise her unborn child with the winnings. Despite being her first big role, the actress’ convincing performance will surely invite meatier roles in the future.

Beyond Squid Game: Jo Yu-ri’s Tryst with Idol Reality Shows, K-pop Group Iz*One, and More

one thing abt jo yuri is that she’ll win a survival show one way or another! pic.twitter.com/Ufs565d3PZ

— jo yuri news (@winwingstopped) June 27, 2025

The 23 year-old actress first gained attention in the 2017 reality show, Idol School. Placing 15th,...

Here’s Why Blackpink Jisoo’s Fans Are Boycotting Omniscient Reader: The Prophet! ( Photo Credit – Instagram )

Omniscient Reader: The Prophet is an upcoming Korean movie adapted from a popular web novel by Sing Shong. It features Ahn Hyo-Seop, Lee Min-Ho, Jisoo, Chae Soo-Bin, and others in lead roles. While the film has been getting a lot of buzz online, the latest move by the production team has been called out for being disrespectful to Jisoo.

The Blackpink member’s fans claimed that they used Jisoo only to chase the clout and make the movie buzzworthy, but ultimately, they are not giving her the due respect that she deserves. The fans have also started to demand a boycott of the film online. Scroll ahead what ignited the controversy!

Why Jisoo’s Fans Have Started To Boycott Omniscient Reader: The Prophet?

On July 4, 2025, Lotte World Entertainment, the production team of Omniscient Reader: The Prophet,...

Stars: Ayisha Issa, Steven Ogg, Chris Jericho, Sara Canning, Michael Eklund, Jonathan Cherry, Leo Fafard, Skene Kittle, Damian Chao, Stephanie Wolfe | Written and Directed by Lowell Dean

Dark Match, from Wolfcop director Lowell Dean, is a wild, blood-soaked mashup of indie wrestling and satanic horror that feels like it was birthed in the mind of a pro wrestling fan who fell asleep watching films like The Green Room and Mandy after eating an entire batch of mommas special brownies. Set in the gloriously grimy 1980s, Dark Match sees a ragtag crew of small-time territory wrestlers against a cult led by none other than wrestling legend Chris Jericho, chewing scenery like it’s a steel chair in a No Dq match. Does it deliver a piledriver of fun, or does it tap out under the weight of its own ambitions? Let’s step into the squared circle and discuss.

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Today, Apple drops the first two episodes of Extrasensory, its latest Original podcast exploring the mind-bending themes of reincarnation, family secrets, and the supernatural. Narrated by BAFTA-winning actor Will Sharpe, known for his acclaimed role in The White Lotus, Extrasensory promises a compelling dive into the mysteries of life and death, with Episode 1, “The Prophet,” and Episode 2, “One White Crow,” setting the stage for this gripping new series.

In The Prophet, Extrasensory introduces listeners to the story of John Pollock, a milkman in 1950s England, who made a shocking prophecy that his two deceased daughters would be reborn. Initially dismissed as delusional, even by his wife Florence, Pollock’s prediction takes a strange turn when Florence later gives birth to twin girls. These twins not only resemble their lost sisters but also share memories and characteristics eerily similar to them, reigniting the debate over reincarnation and attracting the attention of a serious American academic.

While last year’s strikes created a somewhat subdued energy on the Lido with very few talent able to be present, this year’s 2024 Venice Film Festival proved to hot and steamy. And we’re not just talking about the excessive heat movie stars and fan alike were subjected to. Films like Halina Reijn’s erotic thriller “Babygirl” and Luca Guadagnino’s adaptation of William S. Burrough’s short novel “Queer” aroused audience interest with career-best performances from Nicole Kidman and Daniel Craig and highly revealing sexual interplay. However it was Pedro Almodóvar’s “The Room Next Door” that took home the coveted Golden Lion, marking the first time the filmmaker has won a top prize at any major festival throughout his career.

Brady Corbet returned to the Palazzo del Cinema with his four-hour post-wwii epic “The Brutalist,” which screened to rave reception and earned the director the Silver Lion,...

Our feature series Origins provides artists with a space to break down everything that went into their latest release. Today, Madison Cunningham takes us through her new single, “Subtitles.”

Folk singer-songwriter Madison Cunningham has shared her new single, “Subtitles.” The song marks a change in direction for the artist, and follows the release of a deluxe edition of her Grammy-winning album Revealer.

Featuring a driving guitar and a staccato bassline propelling the song forward, the song was given the title of “dino-rock” by the singer herself. Drawing inspiration from ’80s new wave, Cunningham directly referred to Xtc as a major inspiration for the song’s melody, inspiring her to sweeten up the track and “pack this song with candy.”

Drawing together feelings and thoughts of dystopia and cluelessness, Cunningham conjures all of this together and more for this undeniable new track.

Currently supporting Hozier’s “Unreal Unearth” tour, Cunningham will...