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After a plot-heavy season opener, Pachinko's sophomore outing closes some of the show's more pressing threads in its second episode, all while setting up the future of Sunja (Minha Kim) and Solomon's (Jin Ha) stories. Bolstered by Pachinko's cast of characters, the first episode hammered home the Apple TV+'s series skill at telling parallel stories across generations, but it neglected to provide any resolution for Isak (Steve Sang-Hyun Noh). In season 1, Isak offers to marry Sunja, who's gotten pregnant by the dashing-yet-already-married Hansu (Lee Min-ho), after she nurses him back to health.

In Pachinko season 1's ending, Isak is arrested by Japanese officials for committing a political crime, which snowballs into Isak's brother, Yoseb (Han Jun-woo), losing his job by affiliation. Forced to provide for her sons, Noa (Kim Kang-hoon) and Mozasu (Eunseong Kwon), as well as her in-laws, Sunja sells kimchi at the local market. In Pachinko's 1980s timeline,...

Welcome to Deadline’s International Disruptors, a feature where we’ll shine a spotlight on key executives and companies outside of the U.S. who are shaking up the offshore marketplace. This week, we’re speaking with Korean super-agent Soyoung Lee, who represents some of the nation’s biggest stars and talked to us about her experiences of the Korean content boom.

Few have been better placed to both witness and be part of the Korean content explosion than Soyoung Lee, super-agent and founder of one of the nation’s largest talent agencies, Saram Entertainment.

When she opened what was then called Jaewon Promotion Co almost exactly two decades ago – mainly specializing in marketing major brands such as McDonald’s – Soyoung could never have foreseen that by 2022 she would be representing some of the biggest and most in-demand stars not just in Korea but the world.

“We started completely by chance,...

"Listen to me... if you want to live." Hold on tight!! Netflix has debuted a full official trailer for the thrilling real-time action film titled Carter, a new feature made by the director of The Villainess, one of the best action films of the last decade. It's another mind-boggling "nonstop", one-take film and follows the story of a man who has lost his memory and doesn't know who he is. Thrown into a mysterious operation, "Carter" must reclaim his identity and successfully finish his mission on time in this one-scene, one-cut action film. Carter must complete in his mission and head North to find the girl and save her. Directed by Jung Byung-gil, Carter stars Joo Won, who has established a strong presence in diverse genres of K-dramas and films. The cast also includes Lee Sung-jae, Jeong So-ri, and Kim Bo-min. I hope this is as badass as it looks so far,...