[HanCinema's News] Netflix Announces Aggressive South Korean Film Slate for Next Year

In general, Netflix is better known for its episodic dramas than its films when it comes to Korean content. But the streaming giant has been making big moves to try and change that. Netflix's next project "Uprising" saw its premiere as the opening film at the Busan International Film Festival on October 2nd, which has piqued interest in the historical action film ahead of its October 11th release. But many directors, and many genres are currently working closely with Netflix.

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Six such directors were spotlighted at a recent event on October 4th at the Park Hyatt Hotel in Busan. Kim Byeong-woo of "The Great Flood" was present, his new film a disaster flick, and his first after the commercial failure of "Take Point" back in 2018.

Kim Tae-joon-IV is making "Wall to Wall" his second Netflix thriller after "Unlocked" in 2023. The new film is a man who buys an apartment about which something is clearly very wrong.

Namkoong Sun of "Love Untangled" is fresh from the independent film circuit- she made "Ten Months" back in 2021 and "Time to Be Strong" will come out this winter, although "Love Untangled" is a romance rather unlike thee other two titles.

Yeon Sang-ho has already made several Netflix projects and "Revelations" will be another eerie story about people afflicted by visions of crime.

Lee Tae-sung-I of "Mantis" will be making his debut with the sequel to "Kill Boksoon" with his having worked in a lesser capacity than full director on the prequel film. The director of "Kil Boksoon" Byun Sung-Hyun was not present at the event although he is the credited scriptwriter for sequel.

Byun Sung-Hyun is also currently filming his next movie "Good News" which is an action noir film set in the seventies.

Han Ji-won-I of "Lost in Starlight" was the final attending director. The only director in the group with a recent animation credit, Han Ji-won-I made the lesbian romance "The Summer" last year. "Lost in Starlight" will be a heterosexual romance, with one member of the couple working as an astronaut. The sheer variety of the program is noteworthy, and a definite indication that Netflix has no intention of leaving South Korean film production.

Written by William Schwartz