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From Park Seo Joon – Han So Hee’s Gyeongseong Creature to Sweet Home season 2, Netflix announces 34 originals including films and dramas for 2023

Following the sudden popularity of Squid Game and Crash Landing On You around the globe, the streamers are now in a race to acquire and make available more and more Korean content. The global fandom for K-content is continuing to grow, with over 60 percent of all Netflix members watching Korean titles last year. Looking ahead at 2023, Netflix is debuting a diverse array of Korean TV series, films and unscripted shows. Today, we’re showcasing 34 upcoming titles, including eye-popping original productions alongside returning fan favorites, in our biggest-ever lineup of Korean films and series.

On January 16, Netflix announced its upcoming slate of Korean films, series and documentaries lined up to hit the streamer this year. The list also includes returning series like D.P. Season 2, Sweet Home Season 2, and the second part of recent Song Hye Kyo drama The Glory. Part 2 of revenge drama The Glory will be released in March, with Part 1 being the most-watched non-English TV show during the week of January 2 with 82.48 million viewing hours.

While Sweet Home, D.P., and The Glory are ready with their returning seasons, Netflix is also bringing a string of brand-new exciting shows ranging in different genres like romance – Gyeongseong CreatureA Time Called You, Behind Your Touch, Crash Course in Romance, Destined With You, Doona!, King the Land, Love to Hate You, and See You In My 19th Life.

Survival has become a recurring theme across some of the top series, whether it’s battling monsters during the dark days of 1945 in Gyeongseong Creature, struggling to breathe in the dystopian future of sci-fi series Black Knight, or fighting to protect Joseon during Japanese colonial rule in action drama Song of the Bandits.

Netflix also has a slate ready for Korean films including sci-fi thriller JUNG-EKill Boksoon, Ballerina, Unlocked, Believer 2, and The Match. On the reality side, it has Physical: 100, Siren: Survive the Island, as well as Zombieverse, Nineteen to Twenty and The Devil’s Plan. In the Name of God: A Holy Betrayal and Yellow Door: Looking for Director Bong’s Unreleased Short Film are lined in documentaries.

“The global popularity of K-content has continued apace over 2022, with Netflix bringing a wider variety of stories and genres to fans around the world. Over the last year, Korean series and films have regularly featured in our Global Top 10 list in more than 90 countries, and three of Netflix’s most-watched shows ever are from Korea. This year, we’re pushing the envelope even further with the stories we tell and how we tell them. With this lineup of Korean titles, Netflix will continue to be the ultimate destination for compelling, diverse and must-watch Korean storytelling,” said Don Kang, VP of Content (Korea).

This year, Netflix is expanding its film offering with six Korean movies, kicking off with sci-fi thriller JUNG-E on January 20, followed by Kill Boksoon which depicts a professional killer with conflicting maternal instincts, and Believer 2, a sequel to a crime action thriller revolving around drug gangs. Other films explore the topics of revenge (Ballerina), teacher-student rivalry (The Match), and hacking (Unlocked). Meanwhile those who love living vicariously will be spoilt for choice with a dazzling lineup of reality shows, spanning endurance (Physical:100, Siren: Survive the Island), zombie survival (Zombieverse) coming of age (Nineteen to Twenty), and mind games (The Devil’s Plan).

“We are very excited over the variety of the titles that we’re sharing with our members,” said Kang. “There’s truly a series, a film or an unscripted show for everyone, and we look forward to our Korean shows connecting to fans both overseas and at home.”

The streaming giant will also debut drama series like Daily Dose of Sunshine, Queenmaker, and The Good Bad Mother, Goodbye Earth as well as Bloodhounds, Celebrity, and Mask Girl.

There are also two new documentaries coming out. Yellow Door: Looking for Director Bong’s Unreleased Short Film (working title) traces the quest for Oscar-winning director Bong Joon-Ho’s debut film while true-crime documentary In the Name of God: A Holy Betrayal explores the self-proclaimed ‘messiahs’ in modern Korean history

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