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Things are going fast at Marvel Studios as Avengers: Doomsday reportedly begins production this March in England. After it was announced in July 2024 that the studio won’t be moving forward with the Kang storyline following Jonathan Majors’ arrest, they have replaced the villain with Doctor Doom who will be played by Robert Downey Jr.

Doctor Doom in Fantastic Four / Credits: Marvel Comics

All of these turns of events brought a shock to the fans. Marvel choosing not to recast Kang the Conqueror could have repercussions, especially after they have already established him in the MCU.

Marvel fan criticized MCU’s latest era as they move forward with Avengers: Doomsday

After the phenomenal successes of Avengers: Infinity War and Endgame, the community was plagued by the so-called superhero fatigue during the fourth phase of the MCU, making it difficult to pick up the momentum again. It also did not help...

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Netflix is producing an exciting new film from Kill Bok Soon director Byun Sung-hyun, Good News. Filming is ongoing and stars Sul Kyung-gu, Hong Kyung, and Ryoo Seung-bum. Good News will be released on Netflix in Q4 2025.

Good News is an upcoming South Korean Netflix Original movie written and directed by Byun Sung-hyun, who previously directed the revenge action film Kill Bok Soon. Star Platinum produces the film.

When is the Netflix release date for Good News?

Netflix has confirmed that Good News will be released late this year in Q4 2025!

What is the plot of Good News?

The only plot details known so far is a brief synopsis from the press release:

“Set in 1970, the film depicts a suspicious operation carried out by a group determined to land a hijacked airplane by any means necessary.”

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Filming concluded in Spring of 2024 on Netflix’s upcoming comedy K-drama Aema. The series is centered on the production of the film Madame Aema, a Korean box office hit in the early 1980s and will be released on Netflix in Q3 2025. We also have our first look at the exciting new K-drama.

Aema is an upcoming South Korean Netflix Original comedy drama series written and directed by Lee Hae Young, who previously worked on K-dramas such as Believer, Phantom, and Like a Virgin. The series is produced by production studio The Lamp, who previously produced dramas such as Taxi Driver, Mal-Mo-e: The Secret Mission, and Samjin Company English Class.

When is the Aema Netflix release date?

Netflix has confirmed that Aema is coming to Netflix in Q3 (July-September) 2025!

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What is the plot of Aema?

“Jeong Hui-ran, hailed as the best actress of her generation...

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Netflix has picked up the exclusive rights to the second season of Weak Hero Class. Previously meant to be released in January 2025, Weak Hero Class 2 has been pushed back to a Q2 2025 release on Netflix.

Weak Hero Class 2 is an upcoming South Korean Netflix Original action K-drama based on the webtoon Weak Hero from SeoPass illustrated by Kim Jin Seok. Han Hee Jun is the creator of the K-drama, with Park Hee Dan to direct. Yoon Min Soo is the writer of the K-drama.

Kim Jin Myung and Park Won Tae are the two executive producers of the series.

When is Weak Hero Class 2 coming to Netflix?

Previously scheduled for a January 2025 release, the second season of Weak Hero Class has been pushed back to Q2 (April-June) 2025. An exact release date has yet to be announced by Netflix.

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Actors Moon Choi and Sukku Son are set to star in the indie feature “Bedford Park,” which will mark the directorial debut of writer and editor Stephanie Ahn.

The film revolves around an accident that “brings together the lives of a Korean American woman, struggling between her loyalty to her family and the pull towards her passions, and a forsaken ex-wrestler, trying to right the wrongs of his fractured past.”

The project hails from producers Gary Foster and Russ Krasnoff for Krasnoff/Foster Productions, Chris S. Lee of B&c Content banner and Nina Yang Bongiovi, who is the producing partner of Forest Whitaker through the Significant Productions banner. “Bedford Park” is expected to begin production in the spring in New Jersey, with hopes of making the festival rounds next year.

“I’m always seeking new filmmaker voices who are singular in their vision with unique perspectives. Stephanie embodies both and...

K-Drama star Hae-In Jung has had a slew successful projects in the last decade he’s been active as an actor.

His first leading role, the 2018 Korean romantic drama series Something in Rain, brought the 36-year-old to a new level of fame. In recent years, Jung has taken on a variety of roles, including romance dramas One Spring Night and Snowdrop, the latter alongside Blackpink’s Jisoo, as well as the Netflix action series D.P.

His latest project, Love Next Door, which aired on tvN in Korea and streams exclusively on Netflix, garnered him and his co-star So-Min Jung plenty of attention. Love Next Door ranked as the top cable program of the day for all of its 16-episode run.

The pair star as childhood friends who reconnect after So-Min’s character returns from living abroad in the U.S. Throughout the series, the pair show off their endearing push-and-pull relationship as adults and,...

Director Kim Sung-su’s historical drama “12.12: The Day,” South Korea’s entry for the 2024 international feature Oscar race, chronicles a pivotal moment in the country’s history. The film depicts the military coup of Dec. 12, 1979, which led to an eight-year military junta.

The tense action drama features an ensemble cast including Hwang Jung-min (“Deliver Us from Evil”), Jung Woo-sung (“Asura: The City of Madness”), Lee Sung-min (“The Spy Gone North”), Park Hae-joon (“Believer”), Kang Gil-woo (Netflix’s “The Glory”), and Jung Hae-in (Netflix’s “D.P.”).

For Kim, the events depicted in the film left an indelible mark on his teenage years. “That night left a very clear memory. I was getting ready to apply for colleges that winter night when I saw in my own neighborhood an armored military vehicle passing down the street,” Kim tells Variety. “I climbed to the rooftop of my friend’s house and watched...

Exclusive: Matt Brolly’s thriller novel The Alliance is getting the small screen treatment. A mixed Korean/English language television adaptation is in development at Universal International Studios, a division of Universal Studio Group, with Kim Bo-tong, attached to write.

Based on Brolly’s book published in April by Thomas & Mercer, The Alliance is a spellbinding global thriller set off by four simultaneous murders in different cities that are broadcasted on the web, puzzling authorities and sending shockwaves across the world, per the official logine. The key might be in the blindfolded witness that each crime left behind. Inexplicably, these witnesses are returned to their respective lives, unharmed, but with a dark mission they can’t refuse. Through them, the Alliance sets off a dangerous and provocative game that will ensnare an audience around the world. All hope rests on Shannon, who will lead the most...

Have you checked out Love Next Door on Netflix yet? It's easily the best K-Drama to be released in August, so we strongly recommend adding it to your watchlist. Not only does it have an interesting premise that'll grab your attention right away, it also stars two well-known South Korean actors in the leading roles.

It's a Korean romantic comedy series coming from Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha creators Yoo Je-won and Shin Ha-eun. You might also recognize Je-won from his previous directorial work on the hit Netflix K-Drama Crash Course in Romance, while Ha-eun can be recognized for previously writing for the Korean shows Argon and The Crowned Clown.

It tells the love story of a project manager named Bae Seok-ryu, who decides to return to her hometown, hoping for a fresh start in life, and an old childhood friend and young architect, Choi Seung-hyo, with whom she shares a complicated past.

Netflix recently released a new Korean drama titled Love Next Door, and people can't stop talking about it. In fact, it's currently ranked on Netflix's top 10 TV shows list as of Aug. 19. The first two episodes dropped on Aug. 17 and Aug. 18, and there are still so many more left to be released. If you’ve added this show to your watchlist and are looking forward to checking it out, we must share with you all there is to know about it, including the release schedule.

Love Next Door is of the romance genre, like most Korean series usually are. Actually, it's a romantic comedy series that was helmed by Yoo Je-won from scripts written by Shin Ha-eun. They had previously worked together on the hit K-Drama Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha.

The rom-com tells a frenemies-to-lovers story between Bae Seok-ryu, a product manager who returns to Korea to reboot her life, and Choi Seung-hyo,...

Quality K-Dramas are abundant, but those with 100% Rotten Tomatoes scores are worth the watch. From alien parasites to heartwarming legal dramas, K-Dramas like Parasyte: The Grey and Extraordinary Attorney Woo offer diverse and engaging storytelling. Series like Chicken Nugget bring unique and hilarious premises to K-Dramas, providing a fresh and entertaining viewing experience.

Whether one is new to K-Dramas or a long-time binge-watcher, there are a Lot of shows available to watch across multiple streaming services, so it can be hard to know what to watch next. One reliable indicator of quality is Rotten Tomatoes scores, where a perfect 100% rating signals a reasonable consensus that the TV show or film is worth watching. With so many options now available, knowing which series has achieved this rare distinction can save you time and ensure a satisfying experience without fear of a shock mid-season cancelation or frustrating cliffhanger series ending.

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‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ is certainly one of the releases this year that is meant to kickstart great things. First, the movie is Deadpool’s first foray into the MCU, something that fans have been asking for, well, since the MCU existed. Second, it’s part of a new strategy that aims to restore at least some of the faith that fans had in the franchise and in the studio.

It’s one special movie judging by countless rumors regarding cameos and jokes. There’s been talk that previous X-Men villains and members will show up in the movie. In recent interviews, Karan Soni, who will be returning as Dopinder in the third movie, revealed that there will be a lot of cameos in the film since a lot of people made it to London. He however couldn’t comment on the specifics of those cameos. Soni also added how a...

“Pleasant Outcast,” a 10-part Korean series that is set to appear at Canneseries next month, is a companion piece to “Concrete Utopia,” the hit film from last year that was selected as South Korea’s Oscar contender.

Both the Lotte Cultureworks series and “Concrete Utopia,” a dystopian drama-thriller set in a post-apocalyptic Seoul, are adapted from best-selling webtoon “Cheerful Outcast,” by Kim Soong Nyung. The film was frequently compared to William Golding’s seminal novel from the 1954 “Lord of the Flies” and its 1964 film adaptation.

Using the first part of the webtoon, the series follows Dong-hyun, a high school junior, who barely survives his day-to-day bullying at school. “When he wishes all were dead, an unexplained powerful earthquake destroys his school. Trapped in isolated circumstances, the hierarchy and power reshuffle as students struggle to survive, while continuous collapses and accidents kill more students. In this collapsed and extreme world, the...

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North American digital distributor Echelon Studios has come on board “12.12: The Day,” the highest grossing film from Korea last year.

The film has been on theatrical release in North America, through 815 Pictures since last year and grossed over $1 million. Echelon said that the film will have a streaming release later this year. It will also be available to pre-order to own on iTunes, Apple TV, Google Play, YouTube Movies, Vudu, Vimeo OnDemand and OnDemand Korea shortly.

Directed by Kim Sung-su and with a Korean gross exceeding $90 million, the action drama is based on true events in December 1979, which resulted in an eight-year military junta in South Korea.

The film stars Hwang Jung-min (“Deliver Us from Evil”), Jung Woo-sung (“Asura: The City of Madness”), Lee Sung-min (“The Spy Gone North”), Park Hae-joon (“Believer”), Kang Gil-woo (Netflix series “The Glory”), and Jung Hae-in (Netflix’s “D.P.”).

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Acemaker Movieworks, the young Korean studio behind 2023 hit “Noryang: Deadly Sea” and “A Man of Reason,” is using the Berlin Film Festival’s European Film Market to launch crime drama “Troll Factory,” its next big budget movie.

Film’s plot revolves around an investigative journalist who, while probing a story about the manipulation of public sentiment, uncovers the existence of a so-called “troll factory” and is confronted with an unbelievable truth.

The movie is in post-production and recently set March 27 for its theatrical release in Korea. Acemaker is unveiling first images now.

The movie is directed by Ahn Gooc-jin, whose debut feature, 2015 crime film “Alice in Earnestland,” won the Grand Prize at the leading Korean film festival in Jeonju, the best new talent award at the Hong Kong Asian Film Festival and the Directors’ Cut award at the Director’s Cut Film Festival. It was also invited to the Stockholm film festival.

Netflix has unveiled a bumper slate of Korean films and series for the year ahead including a historical feature from Park Chan-wook and the return of the streamer’s biggest ever series, Squid Game.

Fresh details on more than 30 titles were revealed as part of Netflix’s ongoing showcase of what is to come in 2024, which has included upcoming slates from the US and Southeast Asia among others over the past week.

Leading the shows from South Korea is season two of Squid Game, the highly-anticipated follow up to the 2021 series that remains the platform’s most popular series of...

The hit series “Squid Game” will be returning to Netflix for Season 2, and Netflix notes in a letter to shareholders this week – obtained by Variety – that it’s planned for this year.

Here’s the full letter from Netflix that was shared by Variety this afternoon:

Looking ahead, despite last year’s strikes pushing back the launch of some titles, we have a big, bold slate for 2024. Audiences will be able to choose from hit returning dramas like The Diplomat S2, Bridgerton S3, Squid Game S2 and Empress S2; unscripted series like Tour de France: Unchained S2, Love is Blind S6, F1: Drive to Survive S6 and Full Swing S2; and brand new shows like 3 Body Problem (based on the best selling novel and from the Game of Thrones showrunners), Griselda, The Gentlemen (from Guy Ritchie), Eric (starring Benedict Cumberbach), Avatar: The Last Airbender, Cien Años de Soledad...

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Starring Parasite’s Choi Woo Shik, Netflix is adapting the webtoon Sarinjaonnangam into a K-drama series A Killer Paradox, and will be directed by Strangers from Hell director Lee Chang Hee. A February release date has been set, and here’s everything you need to know about A Killer Paradox on Netflix.

A Killer Paradox is an upcoming South Korean Netflix comedy thriller directed by Lee Chang Hee (Strangers from Hell) and written by screenwriter Kim Da Min. The series is an adaptation of the Korean webtoon Sarinjaonnangam.

Editor’s Note: A Killer Paradox was formerly titled Murder DIEary.

When is the A Killer Paradox Netflix release date?

A Killer Paradox will be released on Netflix worldwide on February 9th, 2024.

What is the plot of A Killer Paradox?

The synopsis for A Killer Paradox has been sourced from MyDramaList:

Lee Tang,...

South Korea is one of the world’s biggest exporters of popular culture. From K-pop to K-dramas, Parasite to BTS, the East Asian country knows how to reach an international audience. Korean TV, especially K-dramas, have long been of interest to western markets, but it’s no longer just the Korean diaspora or romance drama fans underserved by western markets checking out K-dramas, international watchers of Korean dramas have become much more “mainstream” in the last few years, especially with Netflix’s increased focus and investment in the region.

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Netflix has played a major role in this expansion of Korean TV into the global market. The streamer has not only scooped up an impressive backlog of Korean originals as a global distributor,...

The endings of K-dramas are crucial to their success and viewer satisfaction, with many suffering from poor conclusions due to various factors. D.P., Bloodhounds, and Healer are examples of K-dramas with satisfying endings that resolve conflicts well and give characters their deserved outcomes. The endings of Tomorrow, Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha, Move to Heaven, and Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo are also notable for their emotional impact and the hopeful or happy resolutions they provide.

The growing popularity of K-drama is exposing the genre, and its engaging plots, to global viewers. Although it is often characterized by its numerous feel-good romcoms, that K-drama genre has many thrillers, comedies, and horrors up its sleeves. The category of K-drama isn't what makes a show successful, however, but the ending.

As new viewers start their journey into the K-drama genre, the pressure for them to be outstanding grows. Many K-dramas have suffered from poor conclusions, whether due to cancelation,...

K-dramas like Squid Game and Business Proposal have gained global popularity for their engaging stories and short episode length, making them easy to binge. However, some K-dramas, like Do Do Sol Sol La La Sol and Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo's, have faced criticism for their unsatisfying endings and lack of closure. The cancellation of Joseon Exorcist and negative reviews for A Piece of Your Mind and Memories of the Alhambra highlight the impact of audience backlash on the fate of K-dramas.

K-dramas have begun to see global appreciation for their compelling narratives and engaging stories, but some of those stories have ended far too soon. Dramas such as Squid Game, Business Proposal, and D.P. have reached international audiences and propelled the genre into the spotlight. Part of what make K-dramas so popular is their length. Most K-dramas are only 16 episodes long, making them easy to binge. K-drama writers...

As earning significant profile for shows in a packed marketplace has become one of Europe’s most pressing industry concerns, a new and ambitious TV series festival is launching in Cadiz, southern Spain, as an initiative of Mediaset España and backed by shows from other key players on the Spanish TV scene, such as The Mediapro Studio and Movistar Plus+.

Speakers from the Spanish-speaking world take in writer-director-producer Armando Bo (“El Presidente”), an Oscar winning scribe for “Birdman, or the Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance,” and Daniel Écija, an executive producer on key hits in the last decade in Spain such as the multi-genre free-to-air series “Estoy Vivo,” and “Locked Up” “(Vis a vis,” a key into its lift-off into premium drama selling worldwide.

Some titles screening at Cadiz are already celebrated, such as Russell T. Davies’ “Nolly,” starring Helena Bonham-Carter.

Also in the Coming Next section is Norwegian political satire “Power Play,...

The science fiction feature is from the director of ‘The Battle: Roar To Victory’.

South Korea’s K-Movie Entertainment is to launch big-budget science fiction feature Seeking The King at the Asian Contents & Film Market (Acfm) in Busan this week.

The feature is directed by Won Shin-yeon, the filmmaker whose previous film was award-winning historic action drama The Battle: Roar To Victory. He has teamed with Wysiwyg Studios, the visual effects specialists behind hit features Space Sweepers and Hansan: Rising Dragon.

The cast include Koo Kyo-hwan of hit Netflix titles D.P. and Kill Boksoon, Yoo Jae-myung, Girls’ Generation singer and...

The science fiction feature is from the director of ‘The Battle: Roar To Victory’.

South Korea’s K-Movie Entertainment is to begin sales on big-budget science fiction feature Seeking The King at the Asian Contents & Film Market (Acfm) in Busan this week.

The feature is directed by Won Shin-yeon, the filmmaker whose previous film was award-winning historic action drama The Battle: Roar To Victory. He has teamed with Wysiwyg Studios, the visual effects specialists behind hit features Space Sweepers and Hansan: Rising Dragon.

The cast include Koo Kyo-hwan of hit Netflix titles D.P. and Kill Boksoon, Yoo Jae-myung, Girls’ Generation...

Issues of cultural diversity, different Asian diaspora populations and the quest for the Asian cinematic identity came up for discussion on Thursday as the New Currents competition jury at the Busan International Film Festival prepared to get down to work.

Filmmaker and academic Jung Sung-il, who is set as the jury president, appeared to invite a degree of dispute that might get the blood racing. “I have high hopes, hope for controversies and good conversations among the jurors,” he said in opening remarks. Later he added that he’d be open to championing a “glorious failure” as prize-winner if it contained a truly original scene or section over a slicker, but less innovative title.

Other jurors are: Han Junhee, Korean director of “Coin Locker Girl” and “Dp”; Eva Cahen, head of the Semaine de la Critique section at Cannes; Indonesian director Edwin (“Blind Pig Wants to Fly”); and Korean American...

Twinkling Watermelon will make you laugh out loud and cry within a span of minutes. At the risk of speaking too soon, we highly recommend this show. If you have a gaping hole for feel-good, slice-of-life family dramas, then put everything down and watch this show. It’s a shame we don’t get to see all the episodes at once, and even with an adorable premise (and cast), the show, in the usual K-drama style, has a lot of secrets that will probably be revealed very slowly, and we’ll have to painstakingly wait another six weeks for the show to be completed. Hyun-Wook, who is really getting acknowledged for his fantastic work, is already becoming a big star, playing roles in shows like “D.P.” and now with a lead role such as this one. He shines in comedy, and together with Ryeoun, they make a terrific duo. At the same time,...

The Busan International Film Festival put aside many of its recent internal and local political problems to Tuesday unveil a large selection ranging from bleeding edge art titles to international festival favorites.

“The difficult times are not behind us, but hard work has made this year’s festival better than ever,” said programmer and interim festival chief Nam Dong-chul, speaking at an online press conference.

International guests expected to attend the festival include Luc Besson, Chinese superstar Fan Bingbing, Japanese directors Hamaguchi Ryusuke and Kore-Eda Hirokazu, Iranian filmmaker Mohsen Makhmalbaf, and Korean Americans Justin Chon (“Gook”) and Lee Isaac Chung (“Minari”).

Hong Kong-based superstar Chow Yun-fat has been named as Busan’s Asian Filmmaker of the Year and will be in person to receive the award. The Korean Cinema Award will presented to the late Yun Jung-hee, the actress who starred in “The General’s Mustache” and Lee Chang-dong’s 2010 drama “Poetry.

Two years after co-starring in Netflix‘s hit “Red Notice” with Dwayne Johnson and Ryan Reynolds, Gal Gadot is back in the Top 10 charts for the week of August 7 with her action-thriller “Heart of Stone.” Read on for this week’s analysis.

Gadot’s undeniable star power was on full display as “Heart of Stone” only premiered on the streamer this past Friday, and it was able to easily top the English-language list with 33.1 million views worldwide. It was the #1 watched film in most of the Americas (except Canada), Africa, Asia and Europe, and a great start for what should be another Netflix hit. “Red Notice” is famously Netflix’s most-watched movie ever, with 230.9 million global views total, but “Heart of Stone” will give Gadot a good opportunity to show that she doesn’t need the boys to get viewers watching.

At the same time, Jennifer Lopez‘s hit action-thriller...

The second half of Season 2 of “The Lincoln Lawyer” put the popular crime drama back atop the Top 10 charts for the week of July 31, as far as the English TV list, but how did “Heartstopper” Season 2 fare after its August 3 debut? Read on for this week’s analysis.

It seems appropriate that we start with the TV chart this week, since two returning shows topped the English series list with the second half of the second season of “Lincoln Lawyer” receiving 6.7 million views, followed by “Heartstopper” in second place with 6.1 million views. “Lincoln Lawyer” was the #1 watched show in the United States, Canada, four European countries, as well as Australia and New Zealand, while “Hearstopper” was #1 in Mexico and a few other European countries, including the United Kingdom.

“The Witcher” Season 3 took third place on that chart with 5.4 million views, followed by Season 3 of “Sweet Magnolias” with 2.9 million views. The...

The second half of “The Lincoln Lawyer” Season 2 has pushed its way to the top of Netflix’s top 10 English-language TV list.

Since its return on Thursday, Part 2 of the legal drama has secured 6.7 million views for the week, bringing the season’s total views to 23.3 million. The first half of this installment was released over a month ago on July 6. Season 1 of the David E. Kelley series also reappeared on the list, securing the No. 6 spot with 2.1 million views.

“The Lincoln Lawyer” was then followed by the romantic return of Nick and Charlie thanks to Season 2 of “Heartstopper.” The young-adult series has received 6.1 million views since its Thursday premiere, putting it right ahead of last week’s TV leader, “The Witcher” Season 3 Part 2. The Henry Cavill fantasy thriller only secured 5.4 million views compared to last week’s 7.8 million views.

As for the rest of the English-language TV list, “Sweet Magnolias...

Japanese anime series took four of the top ten places in streaming service Netflix’s latest global chart of non-English-language shows. The top title of the week July 24-30 was Brazilian teen crime drama series “Sintonia,” in its fourth season.

Japanese animation series have long been key audience drivers in Japan and other parts of Asia. But their popularity – last year animated films filled four of the top five places at the Japanese theatrical box office – and their reach have been significantly expanded in the era of multi-territory streaming.

“Baki Hanma: Season 2” made its debut in the Netflix weekly chart in second place, with 6 million views worldwide and some 33 million hours watched. The streamer said that the action-crime series appeared in the top ten rankings of 80 countries. Adapted from a popular manga (comic book), the animated seroes is already headed for a third season.

“My Happy Marriage” placed sixth in...

Although a few movies have been dominating Netflix’s film charts for weeks, the Top 10 English film chart for the week of July 24 had a new entry in the action-comedy “Hidden Strike,” starring Jackie Chan and John Cena. Meanwhile, “The Witcher” returned to first place for TV. Read on for this week’s analysis.

Directed by Scott Waugh (“Need for Speed”), “Hidden Strike” was produced independently and sold to Netflix for worldwide streaming rights, a wise purchase considering that the film received 22 million views since quietly hitting the streamer last Friday. It was the #1 watched movie in roughly 50 territories worldwide, and made the Top 10 in 73 countries. Oddly, the United States was not one of them, since that honor went to “They Cloned Tyrone,” which received 11.1 million views worldwide in its first full week on Netflix, enough for third place.

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“The Witcher” Season 3: Volume 2 debuted to the top spot on Netflix’s most-watched TV list.

After the first half of Henry Cavill’s last season as Geralt also premiered at No. 1 on the list in July, the second installment of Season 3 also climbed the list by logging 7.8 million views since its July 27 debut. With its two-part release, “The Witcher” Season 3 has now brought in 47.7 million views since initially premiering on June 29.

Behind “The Witcher” on the list, “Sweet Magnolias” Season 3 took the No. 2 spot with 5.3 million views, while “Too Hot to Handle” Season 5 came in third place with 3.2 million views and “The Lincoln Lawyer” Season 2 took the fourth spot on the list with 3 million views this week. As Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” continued to dazzle at the box office,...

The hit Netflix Korean drama D.P. is back with a second season of six episodes. The season picks up where it left off with the return of the central characters from the first: Jun-Ho, Ho-Yeol, Beom-Gu, and Captain Ji-Seob. While we didn’t particularly love this season, especially in comparison to the first, we still went through the whole thing pretty quickly. If you wish to read our complete review of Season 2, here is the link. Just like D.P. Season 1, the second one also ends with a mid-credit scene; this one is not as surprising but quite hard-hitting too. We’ll be breaking that down and also the real ending of the show, so read on to know it all.

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What happens in the show?

Both Jun-Ho and Ho-Yeol are struggling to deal with the events of their last deserter pursuit. Suk-Bong had shot himself in the face,...

The new season of D.P. is here, and this season takes a much calmer approach in comparison to its aggressive first counterpart. If you haven’t seen the first season, there will be a lot you won’t understand in this season, as it is a direct continuation of the first. The show follows a young man named Jun-Ho, who quickly becomes part of the Deserter Pursuit department of the military as he joins his mandatory military appointment. His partner is Sergeant Han Ho-Yeol, who is much more eccentric than the calm and resolute Jun-Ho. It’s evident very quickly that they make a great team and actually care to save the deserters rather than get them into any kind of trouble.

D.P. season 1 was beloved globally and made huge waves with its hard-to-digest subject matter, impressive screenplay and pace, and the emotional impact it had on the viewer. The...

The Netflix original D.P. was a super hit back in 2021, and the way it ended had everyone expecting a second season soon enough. Our wait is finally over, and the next season is just around the corner, sporting more emotional damage while still being fun for viewers. The series focuses on the mandatory military service of South Korean men for about two years before they turn 30. Particularly the hardship that the boys and men go through, the hierarchy system, and the bullying that happens within the military that reaches atrocious levels. Our main characters are a part of the D.P. (Deserter pursuit) department of the military, which happens to be the unit that apprehends deserters and brings them back. Season 1 explores the reasons the men choose to desert. The show is based on the webtoon D.P. Gaeui Nal, which translates to D.P. Dog Days, written by Kim Bo-Tong.

Korean production and distribution company Sll is riding high on the current box office success of “The Roundup: No Way Out,” the only local film this year to sell more than 10 million tickets.

In the larger TV production division, it is breathing a sigh of relief with the successes of “Doctor Cha” and “The Good Bad Mother,” shows which have achieved huge local ratings and placed in Netflix’s Global non-English Top 10 charts.

For the company, which rebranded last year from Jtbc Studio, and which acquired U.S. producer wiip, the renewed popularity of its shows represents something of a rebound after “the underperformance of Jtbc dramas in 2022.”

Now the challenge is to keep things fresh and original, while producing the high volumes of Korean content demanded by clients and frenemies that include Netflix, Prime Video and TVing — the Korean streaming platform in which Jtbc is a junior partner behind Cj Enm and Naver.

Choi Ju-hui will be the first female CEO in South Korea’s Ott industry.

Leading South Korean entertainment company Cj Enm has appointed Choi Ju-hui as chief executive of its streaming platform Tving, making her the first woman CEO in the local Ott industry.

Choi previously served as chief business officer at the luxury e-commerce platform Trenbe, where she oversaw strategy, sales, marketing and It. She was also chief strategy officer at Trenbe and online fashion platform W Concept.

Prior to that, she managed business strategy for Asia at Walt Disney Korea, which included the launch of streaming service Disney+...

The US filmmaker delivered a masterclass at the Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival in South Korea.

At the Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (Bifan), Beau Is Afraid director Ari Aster gave a masterclass ahead of the film’s screening on opening night (June 29), in which he discussed working with actor Joaquin Phoenix and his affinity for Korean cinema.

On his first trip to South Korea, Aster sat down with his mentor from the American Film Institute (AFI), Barry Sabath, who is also dean of Bifan’s Fantastic Film School (Ffs) workshop, to talk about surrealist drama Beau Is Afraid.

The film stars Phoenix as Beau,...

Torrential rain could not dampen spirits at the opening ceremony.

Old Boy star Choi Min Sik and Beau Is Afraid director Ari Aster helped open the 27th Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (Bifan) in South Korea this evening (June 29), where Netflix K-drama D.P. received the Series Film Award.

Leading Korean actor Choi, who is also known for roles in I Saw the Devil, Shiri, Luc Besson’s Lucy and box office record holder The Admiral: Roaring Currents, is being feted with screenings of 12 features selected by the actor himself.

At the opening ceremony, the veteran actor said looking back...

The competition has fully assembled.

On Thursday, Netflix unveiled the final new cast additions joining Lee Jung-jae in season 2 of the international hit series “Squid Game”.

Read More: ‘Squid Game’ Season 2: Netflix Reveals Which Actors Will Be Joining Lee Jung-jae

The new cast members include a range of veteran actors and rising stars in the Korean film and TV industry.

Joining the show are “Sweet Home” star Park Gyu-young, K-pop singer Jo Yu-ri from the group Iz*One, “Move to Heaven” actress Kang Ae-sim, “The Fortress” star Lee David, “Miss Granny star Lee Jin-uk, “Commitment” actor Choi Seung-hyun, “Missing Yoon” actor Roh Jae-won and “D.P” star Won Ji-an.

Director Hwang Dong-hyuk is returning to helm the series after its successful first season, with Lee Jungjae back as Seong Gi-hun.

Netflix has previously announced that Lee Byung-hun will return as Front Man, while Wi Ha-joon will reprise the role of Hwang Jun-ho,...

Netflix has officially announced the full cast of the upcoming second season of Squid Game. Featuring a mix of some returning stars along with new cast members, some names were announced earlier this month at Netflix's Tudum event in Brazil. Now, the streamer has divulged the rest of the names that will be a part of the show with its upcoming second season, and better yet, it was also revealed that season 2 is expected to start filming later this year.

Per Netflix, new cast members include Park Gyu-young, one of the stars of Netflix's Sweet Home who will also appear in the streamer's upcoming series Celebrity; Jo Yu-ri, the singer and actress who's a former member of the South Korean-Japanese girl group Iz*One; Kang Ae-sim, a theater and musical actress in Korea who appears in the Netflix series Move to Heaven; Lee David, best known for previously working with...

Toledo, Spain — In 2022, 32 U.S. titles ranked in a top 100 of most globally popular new scripted TV shows released in 2022.

30 South Korean series made the same Top 100, according to a study by London and L.A.-based consultancy Ampere Analysis presented Tuesday at Spain’s Conecta Fiction.

Ampere’s popularity score is a propriety metric based not on viewership but on the tracking of internet search volume received by a title each month as well as other measures, Ampere’s Alice Thorpe clarified at the presentation.

Nine of the Top 100 titles were Japanese. The fandom base of Korean series and Japanese anime are concentrated in teen and YA demographics, which are also most avid Internet users.

“Demographic skew can certainly be a factor, yes. The existence of fandom around these titles certainly helps. We account for not just search volume/trending topics, however, but also factor in page views on...

During a three-day visit to Seoul, Netflix co-ceo Ted Sarandos said the streamer is fairly compensating producers and nurturing new talent, after calls from some local lawmakers and industry figures for more profit-sharing with creators.

Sarandos said emerging writers and directors are getting more breaks as a result of its investment, while global breakout shows like Squid Game had created thousands of jobs. “Between 2022 and 2025 for example, one in five of our titles made for Netflix will come from a first-time writer or first-time director,” he told a press conference in Seoul on Thursday (June 22).

South Korea has produced some of Netflix’s biggest global shows – including Squid Game, The Glory and Extraordinary Attorney Woo – and the streamer announced a $2.5Bn investment in Korean content in April.

However, local lawmakers have been voicing concerns about Netflix’s growing dominance in the local entertainment industry. In the wake of Squid Game’s success,...

Netflix has a string of K-dramas and movies coming to the platform in 2023. As Korean entertainment continues to gain notoriety worldwide, streaming services are playing a big part in this new wave as they make many shows accessible to a wider audience. In 2023, Netflix is ready to continue this trend by releasing multiple new K-dramas, ranging from all kinds of genres.

Over the years, the streaming service has already housed several great shows that eventually became worldwide phenomenons. For example, the Hyun-Bin and Son Ye-Jin-led show, Crash Landing On You, which is exclusively available on Netflix, was so successful, there are plans for an English-language adaptation for it. Meanwhile, Squid Game has become such a massive hit for the service that it resulted in an upcoming second season and a reality competition. Suffice it to say, there's clearly a growing interest in Korean entertainment. For those who are looking to delve deeper into it,...

Earthquake thriller stars Lee Byung-hun of ‘Squid Game’.

South Korea’s Lotte Entertainment has pre-sold disaster thriller Concrete Utopia, starring Lee Byung-hun of Squid Game, to 152 countries including France, Italy and a raft of Asian territories among others.

The feature, in which Seoul is demolished by an earthquake, has been acquired for France and French-speaking territories (The Jokers Film), Italy and Italian-speaking territories (Blue Swan Entertainment), Poland (Media4Fun), Cis (Prime Time Media) and Latin America (bf Distribution).

In Asia, the film has pre-sold to Japan (Klockworx), Taiwan (Movie Cloud), Hong Kong and Macao (Edko Films), Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and Brunei...

Earthquake thriller stars Lee Byung-hun of ‘Squid Game’.

South Korea’s Lotte Entertainment has pre-sold disaster thriller Concrete Utopia, starring Lee Byung-hun of Squid Game, to 152 countries including France, Italy and a raft of Asian territories among others.

The feature, in which Seoul is demolished by an earthquake, has been acquired for France and French-speaking territories (The Jokers Film), Italy and Italian-speaking territories (Blue Swan Entertainment), Poland (Media4Fun), Cis (Prime Time Media) and Latin America (bf Distribution).

In Asia, the film has pre-sold to Japan (Klockworx), Taiwan (Movie Cloud), Hong Kong and Macao (Edko Films), Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and Brunei...

You’ve finished binge-watching Bloodhounds, and now you’re hungry for more action and have no idea what to watch? The no-brainer series is an easy weekend binge and may have left a large, hound-sized void in your watchlist, so we’re here to try and help fill it up. Whether it’s a revenge-action drama or a plot that just involves some boxing, we’ve got you covered. Bloodhounds is a gritty tale of brotherhood and good-heartedness with some emotional elements and a lot of action sequences that are extremely enjoyable. The platform offers a bunch of other Korean mini-series that follow a similar pattern, so let’s dive straight into them.

My Name (2021)

This Han So-Hee starrer is a twisted tale of revenge and an underdog’s story filled with bone-chilling action. A standout performance by the lead actress makes this an outstanding watch apart from its dark and painful plot.

Prime Video is expanding its global slate of Korean dramas with vampire-themed fantasy romcom HeartBeat, starring Ok Taec-yeon.

Produced by Korean broadcaster Kbs, the series will be available on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide outside of Korea starting Monday, June 26. New episodes of the 16-episode series will be available weekly on Mondays and Tuesdays.

Ok previously starred in Let’s Fight Ghost, Vincenzo and Blind. In HeartBeat, he stars opposite Won Ji-an, whose credits include Hope Or Dope, If You Wish Upon Me and D.P.

In Heartbeat, Ok plays a vampire who sleeps in a coffin for 100 years in the hope of experiencing true love, but is awakened one day early by a cold-blooded-yet-mesmerizing woman (Won), who has no time for romance.

“We’re absolutely delighted to be in partnership with one of Korea’s leading national broadcasters,” said David Simonsen, director of Prime Video, Southeast Asia.

Welcome to Global Breakouts, Deadline’s new strand in which, each fortnight, we shine a spotlight on the TV shows and films killing it in their local territories. The industry is as globalized as it’s ever been, but breakout hits are appearing in pockets of the world all the time and it can be hard to keep track. So we’re going to do the hard work for you.

We kick off with a buzzy resurrection drama breaking records in Korea, the nation that introduced the world to Netflix’s Squid Game but in reality has been making smash-hit shows for decades.

Name: Reborn Rich

Country: Korea

Network: Jtbc

Seller: Studio LuluLala

Where can I watch: On Viu in Korea, South East Asia and the Middle East

For fans of: Netflix’s Dark or Christopher Nolan’s Inception

There had never been a “reincarnation drama” on Korean cable before...