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Hot on the heels of surprise hit “Squid Game”, Netflix is about to unleash another buzzworthy series from South Korea.
Set in a future Earth that has undergone desertification, “The Silent Sea” follows the members of a special team as the embark on a perilous 24-hour mission to the moon.
On the moon, the space explorers are tasked with retrieving samples from the facility steeped in classified secrets, particularly one mysterious sample that could hold the key to improving the planet’s future.
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Squid Game breakout star Jung Ho-yeon has opened up about her budding friendship with Spider-Man actress Zendaya.In a recent interview with South Korean outlet Star News, Jung shared about her her encounter with the American actress, saying that her time with Zendaya felt “really comfortable”, as translated by Soompi.“Zendaya is a star to me and someone I can’t approach.
Netflix will release its first ever original film in Arabic next month, a remake of the Italian hit movie “Perfect Strangers.” “Perfect Strangers,” the 2016 film from director Paolo Genevese, has been remade 18 times across countries such as France, Spain, South Korea, Germany, Greece and more, making it the most remade film ever. Now, the Arabic version will gather up a cast of Pan-Arab talent, as led by Lebanese director and actor Nadine Labaki (“Capernaum”) and Egyptian star Mona Zaki.
J. Kim Murphy administratorMegan Thee Stallion and Netflix have agreed upon an exclusive first-look deal, the streamer announced on Thursday.
SEOUL, South Korea -- Anupam Tripathi said his grandfather sometimes read his palm and told him he’d be rich one day. His joking response?“Where is my money!”The 33-year-old Tripathi was rightfully doubtful.
EXCLUSIVE: Tim Connors, the former chief operating officer of Marvel Studios, has joined the studio arm of Asia-based video game company Nexon.
Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefThe death earlier this month of Chin Doo-hwan, the most hated of South Korea’s three military dictators, who ruled for nearly a decade until 1988, is a timely reminder of the foundations of the country’s present economic might.Today, South Korea combines global prowess in electronics, semiconductors and shipbuilding (industries boosted by the old regime’s strategic plans) and in culture and services, such as entertainment, cosmetics and food.
2021 KBS Song Festival.On December 15, South Korean TV network KBS announced that several girl groups would be coming together to perform during the annual end-of-year festival.
Squid Game would be a big hit even before its launch.In a new interview with Variety, Netflix’s head of global TV Bela Bajaria said that the streaming giant had always believed the South Korean series would be popular even before it was released. However, the Netflix executive also noted that they didn’t expect the scale of Squid Game’s success.“We knew it would be a big regional hit,” Bajaria said.
Gong Yoo is in a new Netflix thriller!
According to a new report, Saturday Night Live is heading across the pond.
Space has long been the go-to location for sci-fi projects and it’s easy to see why. A void that is cold, dark, and deadly, outer space thrives as much on the unknown as it does known variables.
EXCLUSIVE: Saturday Night Live is heading to the UK.
Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief“Aloners,” a critically-acclaimed debut feature about loneliness, is set to receive a theatrical release in North America in early 2022.
ITZY and Squid Game actor Heo Sung-tae are set to join forces at this year’s Mnet Asian Music Awards (MAMA) show.Earlier today (December 8), South Korean news outlet MBN reported that the quintet would be teaming up with Heo for a special performance.
Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentITV has revealed a first look at “Romulus 2,” the second season of Cattleya’s innovative Rome origins skein enacted in archaic Latin.The outfit is also launching global sales on the series, which has just wrapped shooting and is being touted as more “fast paced and in your face” than the first instalment, as Lisa Perrin, the company’s chief of international productions, puts it.The first season of the lavish Sky Italy original produced by Sky and
Netflix has released a first-look of Leatherface in its upcoming Texas Chainsaw Massacre sequel.The film, which is due to arrive on February 18, is set after the events of Tobe Hooper’s 1974 horror classic.
SEOUL, South Korea -- Despite being one of the most well-known faces in Asia, acting never gets easier for South Korean superstar Gianna Jun.“I feel like I climbed the mountain 1,000 times,” she said about filming her latest series, “Jirisan.”Jun plays Seo Yi-Gang, a mountain ranger at Jirisan, a mountain located about four hours south of central Seoul.
UK ratings body BARB has revealed a “once in a generation” upgrade that can show how many people are watching the biggest shows on SVoD platforms.