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Halloween’s just around the corner, and you’re trying to figure out the perfect horror show to watch during the spooky season but just can’t seem to find the right fit. Well, do not fret, my friend, because in this list I will try to cover your specific criteria because not everyone likes gore, ghosts, or slow-burn mystery thrillers, and that’s totally alright. Horror is a massive mezze platter that can leave you overwhelmed, so let me help you decide which dish you want to devour. Many believe Korean dramas are only reserved for romance lovers because that’s the stereotypical Korean drama that’s been popularized over the years. But the Korean entertainment industry, just as any other industry, consists of many genres, melodrama being their favorite, comedy, romance, mystery thrillers, and yes, of course, horror. While always bringing their A-game in the genre with films...

Exclusive: When webtoon artist Joo Dong-geun published All of Us Are Dead on Korean platform Naver in 2011, he never expected that it would take 11 years for his zombie story to be turned into a series — one that also became the first Korean show to rank number one on its global top 10 list after Squid Game achieved the feat.

In those 11 years, Joo witnessed how Korean studios and companies awakened to the financial and artistic potential of Korean zombie IP after the success of Train to Busan and Kingdom, as well as the global recognition of Korean webtoons after their adaptations into some of the streamers’ most successful shows. Some of these shows include Disney+’s Moving as well as Netflix’s Sweet Home.

In a way, the long webtoon-to-series journey of All of Us Are Dead reflects some of the biggest shifts in the adaptation business in Korea’s entertainment industry,...

In less than a decade, Netflix has become a production powerhouse in South East Asia, and that fact was reinforced at a showcase the streamer held in the Indonesian capital Jakarta last week, where it showed off its latest batch of original local films and series.

Through aggressive and consistent investment in producing originals, Netflix has gained a market leading position in Indonesia, Thailand and the Philippines, and these three countries were the focus of the showcase on June 13. Among the slew of announcements, trailers, first-look stills and clips, Netflix unfurled news on not one, but two zombie projects, a period sex comedy, Thai sci-fi, more horror and action from Indonesia, and a serial killer thriller that could find a global audience.

Read on for details on the biggest Sea titles that Netflix showcased.

Kimo Stamboel on the set of ‘Abadi Nan Jaya’

Abadi Nan Jaya (working title) (Indonesia)

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If you were craving more South Korean content after brilliant shows like Squid Games, All Of Us Are Dead, Hellbound, and Sweet Home, then I’m sure that you found Netflix’s latest teen thriller drama series, Hierarchy, to your liking. Directed by Bae Hyeon-jin from a screenplay by Chu Hye-mi, the Netflix series is set at an elite South Korean high school, and it follows the story of a transfer student who seems to have a hidden motive behind enrolling in the school. So, if you loved the teen drama, revenge, love, and friendships in Hierarchy, here are some similar shows you could watch next.

Revenge of Others (Hulu) Credit – Disney+

Revenge of Others is a South Korean teen thriller drama series directed by Kim Yoo-jin from a screenplay by Lee Hee-myung. The Disney+ series follows the story of Ok Chan-mi, a shooting champion, as she transfers to a...

10. All of Us Are Dead (2022)

Coming straight from South Korea, All of Us Are Dead mixes two interesting and seemingly all too different genres: high-school drama and zombie apocalypse. In this TV show, a local high school becomes ground zero for the zombie virus outbreak, and the students are struggling to escape its territory, revealing their true colors.

You can watch All of Us Are Dead on Netflix and Apple TV.

9. The Midnight Club (2022)

Death is always sad, but when it takes away those who are still so young, it feels much worse. Eight friends in a hospital for terminally ill young adults find solace in gathering at nights and sharing their scary stories. They make a pact that the first of them who dies will contact the other from beyond the grave… And then it happens.

You can watch The Midnight Club on Netflix.

8. Sweet Home (2020)

Another South Korean arrival,...

Leading Japanese TV producer Morii Akira and South Korea’s J.Q. Lee are joining forces to create an action-driven series built around a protagonist with special powers.

The pair are both currently riding high, developing or producing additional seasons for their recent hit shows. Morii is currently working on a third season of Netflix original, dystopian series “Alice in Borderland.” Lee is working on Season 2 of Korean hit “All of Us Are Dead.”

The untitled new series is pitched as “an action-packed spectacular drama, featuring a protagonist with unique abilities never before seen in movies or Japanese comics [and] promising an unprecedented viewing experience,” the pair said.

A long-form story arc is being completed before being fleshed out into episodic storylines. Shooting, production schedules and cast details will be announced in the future.

“We cannot disclose specific details at this time, but I can say that this project will feature an ingenious and unheard-of storyline.

There are well-known tropes in horror — the final girl, the jump scares and perhaps the most distressing one of all: the way our leads tiptoe into dark and spooky places when they should know better. But the tropes don’t necessarily detract from the story; these breadcrumbs allow us to follow the story more easily, and often these expectations offer us a source of comfort.

But there’s something to be said about shows and movies that lay down the groundwork and find new ways to surprise us. Case in point: All of Us Are Dead, a series about a group of teens at Hyosan High who band together against a zombie outbreak that threatens their city — as if high school couldn’t get more terrifying.

All of Us Are Dead stays true to its zombie-horror roots. The blood, the gore and the scares are all there. And because this...

With so much stress in the real world today, it's not surprising that more and more people are finding comfort in fictional stories. However, comfort looks different for everyone, and while some look for sweet and romantic comedies, others watch monster movies and TV shows to blow off steam.

If you need something dynamic and intriguing, yet as scary and gross as it gets, here's the list of 10 Netflix monster shows guaranteed to keep you up at night. Just pick one and join the adventure!

Midnight Mass (2021)

If you like horror with some heavy lore, Midnight Mass is a perfect choice. Even though the show only consists of one season, it will be enough to enjoy the creepy atmosphere, jump at all the scares, and of course, appreciate the monsters the show throws at the viewer. Despite being released in 2021, the show remains one of Netflix's hidden horror gems.

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When most people think of South Korean zombie movies, they likely think of Train to Busan, one of the first global hits to establish the country as a powerhouse in the genre. But South Korea has actually produced a trove of horror-thrillers over the years, like the zombie-filled #Alive and All of Us Are Dead.

If suspenseful horror often finds a home in your queue, we’ve selected a range of dark and moody South Korean thrillers, featuring zombies, monsters and psychologically creepy-crawly vibes that might just be what you’re looking for next.

Be warned: It gets scary and gory.

Three weeks after the release of Netflix’s Parasyte: The Grey, an adaptation of the cultish sci-fi horror manga series, it stays as a prominent feature of the platform’s global chart. However, there is a big choice of other worth-watching Korean horror movies and series for chilling evenings, with 7 of them being enlisted here.

1. Train to Busan (2016)

The first feature that presumably comes to mind here is this zombie horror, starring Squid Game’s Gong Yoo and Eternals’ Ma Dong-seok.

Following a train overrun by relentless zombies, it offers a spectacular claustrophobic roller coaster full of twists.

2. Goedam (2020)

Next comes the short-form horror anthology, which is quite a rare subgenre for South Korean filmmakers, which tells eight separate nail-biting ghost stories, reminiscent of Korean folktales. It’s a must-watch for the admirers of this country’s culture.

3. The Call (2020)

Following two women, who connect through a phone call that interchanges their lives,...

Finally, Netflix is getting pretty good at adapting animes and mangas into live-action and the fans are loving their latest adaptation Parasyte: The Grey. Based on a manga series titled Parasyte by Hitoshi Iwaaki, the Netflix series follows the story of a group of people who must rise to defend themselves against alien parasites who are taking over people’s bodies. Parasyte: The Grey stars Jeon So-nee in the lead role with Masaki Suda, Lee Jung-hyun, Koo Kyo-hwan, Kwon Hae-hyun, Kim In-kwon, and Lee Hyun-kyun starring in supporting roles. So, if you loved the gore and the unique storyline in Parasyte: The Grey here are some similar shows you should check out next.

Parasyte: The Maxim (Hulu & Prime Video Add-On) Credit – Madhouse

Parasyte: The Maxim has the same plot as Parasyte: The Grey because both of the shows are based on the same manga series titled Parasyte by Hitoshi Iwaaki.

Prime Video’s Global Top has recently lacked some good old horror shows, with the prominent domination of the sci-fi saga Fallout and the superhero hit Invincible. However, their supremacy can be shattered by the upcoming platform’s horror show, which appears to be the continuation of the 2021 gripping anthology series.

3 years ago, the world saw its ten-episode season, set in 1953, which followed a black family moving to an all-white neighborhood in Los Angeles during the Second Great Migration. The audience was amazed by the chilling supernatural events, subsequently tormenting the members of this family and finally destroying their new life.

We’re talking about Them: The Scare, and the new season is going to be set in 1991, with the back-then rapid development of cinema with the horrifying slashers of the 1990’s. It is promised to tell a story of the LAPD Detective Dawn Reeve, who is assigned to the case of a relentless murder,...

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Netflix is doing pretty well when it comes to South Korean content, as it is dominating the market in the US. With massive hits like Squid Games, All of Us Are Dead, and Hellbound the streaming service has added another surefire hit to the list. Based on the Naver Webtoon titled SalinjaㅇNangam (A Killer Paradox) by Kkomabi, A Killer Paradox revolves around a submissive college student who accidentally kills a serial killer with a hammer. Soon, he learns that he has a superpower that senses evil in people and he starts getting rid of said people while being chased by a relentless detective.

A Killer Paradox is one of the most refreshing superhero series I’ve seen in a while, and while it starts as a crime thriller it soon turns into a superhero series within the crime thriller genre. The way A Killer Paradox pulls off...

Griselda spent another week lording over Netflix, but Fool Me Once had its own reason to celebrate.

It was easily the most-watched title of the week with 20.6M views, marking its second week atop the English-language TV Top 10. According to Netflix, the series was in the Top 10 in 90 countries. That was nearly three times the viewership of second place, which was the docuseries Alexander: The Making of a God with 7.1M views in its debut week.

While Fool Me Once was pushed to No. 4 this week, the additional 5.1M views put it on the Most Popular List at No. 9. The series has managed 84.9M views in its first 35 days on Netflix. Expect this series to continue to climb the list, since it has plenty of time to build a larger 91-day viewership. It’s next hurdle will be Season 2 of Bridgerton, which would require nearly 10M additional views.

Speaking of,...

New info may have just revealed when All of Us Are Dead Season 2 will finally be released. 

The hit K-drama - which can be streamed on Netflix stateside - has been long awaiting its second batch of episodes, as fans are eager to know what has become of the series' band of high schoolers stuck in a zombie apocalypse. 

Season 2 of All of Us Are Dead was officially greenlit back in June 2022, but since then, there has been little in terms of word when the show would return to TV screens. 

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Felix Solis, Brooke Smith, Omar Maskati, Alana Hawley Purvis, Devika Bhise, James Purefoy, Do Hyun Shin, Young-Ah Kim, and Sanghee Lee have joined the cast of Netflix’s “The Recruit” for Season 2, which is currently in production in Vancouver, Canada. The streamer also announced that filming will additionally take place in Seoul, South Korea.

Solis (“Ozark”), who’s joined among the cast by his “The Rookie: Feds” castmate Bhise, plays Tom Wallace, a senior diplomat in the State Department tasked with bringing American hostages home, he will talk to anyone to get our people back – even the worst of America’s enemies. Bhise plays Juno Marsh, an eager CIA Counter Espionage Group officer whose buttoned-up persona masks a bit of a wild side.

Maskati (“Unbelievable”) plays Jae King, a jet-setting rich kid with a charming and affable personality.

Brooke Smith (“Grey’s Anatomy”) plays Marcy Potter, a seasoned and serious CIA...

Netflix has rounded out its recurring cast for Season 2 of The Recruit, which has begun production in Vancouver. Filming will also take place in Seoul, South Korea on the series from Alexi Hawley.

Joining Season 2 in recurring roles are James Purefoy (Rome), Brooke Smith (Grey’s Anatomy), Devika Bhise (The Rookie: Feds), Felix Solis (The Rookie: Feds), Young-Ah Kim (Juvenile Justice), Do Hyun Shin (Hospital Playlist), Sanghee Lee (All of Us Are Dead), Omar Maskati (Good Sam) and Alana Hawley Purvis (Range Roads).

They join previously announced new series regular Teo Yoo (Past Lives), along with returning Season 1 series regulars Noah Centineo as Owen Hendricks, Aarti Mann as Violet, Colton Dunn as Lester, Fivel Stewart as Hannah, Kristian Bruun as Janus and Vondie Curtis-Hall as Nyland. Kaylah Zander (Amelia), Maddie Hasson (Nichka) and Angel Parker (Dawn) recurred in Season 1 and were promoted to series regulars for Season 2.

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From revenge dramas to classic romances, 2024 promises to be another fruitful year for Korean content. At the top of the list are the anticipated returns of Squid Game and All of Us Are Dead, along with upcoming K-dramas like the fantastical Everything Will Come True, fake marriage drama The Trunk, and space romance Ask the Stars. And there are plenty more worth getting excited over, such as the psychological thriller The Bequeathed, the 1980s comedy Aema, the action thriller Badland Hunters, and the revenge mystery Wonderful World.

In 2002, Danny Boyle and Alex Garland teamed up to make the British horror film "28 Days Later," and the zombie genre was changed forever. Sure, we can argue whether or not those infected with the rage virus are truly zombies until we're blue in the face, but that discourse is as stale as those still fighting to prove "Die Hard" is a Christmas movie. By taking the social commentary of George A. Romero's zombie films that came before, injecting the story with the bleak stillness of a post-apocalyptic London, and incorporating zombies that move at a breakneck pace — zombies were scary again for the first time in decades.

2007's "28 Weeks Later" saw Boyle and Garland step back into a producer capacity, and although the film certainly has its defenders (myself included), fans have been frothing at the mouth for a return of the magic Boyle/Garland collaboration. Now,...

Netflix is here with another brilliant Korean monster drama after the popularity of Sweet Home, All of Us Are Dead, and Hellbound. The fans are expecting so much from their new offering and we are happy to say that it doesn’t disappoint. Created by Kang Eun-kyung, Gyeongseong Creature is set in 1945 Korea in the city of Gyeongseong during the Japanese Occupation where a group of young fight for their survival from a monster born out of human greed. Gyeongseong Creature stars Park Seo-joon and Han So-hee in the lead roles with So Hyun, Kim Hae-sook, and Jo Han-chul starring in supporting roles. So, if you loved both parts of the first season of Gyeongseong Creature and are waiting for the recently announced here are some titles you could watch while waiting for the new season to come out.

Ghoul (Netflix) Credit – Netflix

Ghoul is the most similar series to...

Picture: Hellbound season 2 is coming to Netflix in 2024

There are many K-dramas to look forward to on Netflix in 2024 and to celebrate the New Year, we’ve selected a handful of K-dramas we’re most excited to watch on Netflix this year.

2023 was a solid year for K-dramas on Netflix. We’re hoping 2024 will be an equally strong year for the streaming service, with several new and exciting movies and shows on the way. Predicting what’s going to be popular and what’s going to flop is almost an infallible task. However, we can undoubtedly showcase all of the K-dramas for which we are most excited so far.

Squid Game and All of Us Are Dead are omitted from the list below, as we’re not expecting to see them released on Netflix until sometime in 2025.

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Episodes: 6*

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Following the story of a wealthy man in 1945, Netflix’s Gyeongseong Creature is a period drama that combines history with horror and brings about an intriguing show that poses questions about humanity and the perils of survival in a monster-infested world. South Korea has been well known for making some incredible thrillers over the years, and Gyeongseong Creature does not disappoint on that front either. Although it’s a plot that is rather predictable, there are a lot of thrills to keep one occupied. The show is also set in Japan-occupied Korea, a dark time for the country, and does a decent job of representing the time period. Whether you’re looking for something historical or monstrous, this list will serve you well.

Sweet Home

The most obvious choice when it comes to a double feature with Gyeongseong Creature would be Sweet Home, the TV show about a virus that turns humans into monsters.

From Squid Game 2 To Extraordinary Attorney Woo 2, Netflix Renews 7 K-Dramas For 2024!(Photo Credit –IMDb)

It’s the Soju’o clock for K-drama lovers as Netflix remains committed to contributing to the ongoing Hallyuwave. The streaming giant has renewed as many as seven dramas, promising to bring some of its wildly popular hits back. In 2023, viewers saw a redemption arc in Korean dramas after a relatively mundane last year, and 2024 is already off to a promising start.

From The Glory 2 to Sweet Home 2 and Taxi Driver 2 to Strong Girl Nam-soon, 2023 was a year of remakes. With 2024 shaping up as a strong year for K-dramas as Netflix promises to keep the entertainment rolling, it’s interesting that the streaming giant has introduced a franchise culture for K-dramas, a rare phenomenon in the Hallyuwood. Now, your favorite dramas are not limited to just 16 episodes, which will be instrumental in the character growth of side characters,...

The high school thriller drama Night Has Come is the latest to join the list of extreme school dramas like Extracurricular and All of Us Are Dead. In the first week of its release, we got four 30-minute episodes all at once. The show follows a group of high school students who go on a school retreat and find themselves in a realistic game of “mafia” in the absence of adult supervision. With no escape, the students have no option but to play the game or be eliminated. By the end of the fourth episode, there are a handful of survivors left in comparison to the beginning of the show. It’s not quite certain who is making them play this game, but to add to the mess, there also seem to be some supernatural elements at play.

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What Happens In Episode 5?

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Sweet Home is an apocalyptical action-drama series created by Kim Seol-jin. The Netflix series is based on a Naver webtoon of the same name by Kim Carnby and Hwang Young-chan, and it revolves around Cha Hyun-soo, and his neighbors as they fight for their survival after monsters begin appearing. Cha Hyun-soo finds out that he has the monster gene but he is able to control his transformation and with this newfound power, he chooses to save what’s left of humanity. Sweet Home stars Song Kang in the lead role with Lee Jin-wook and Lee Si-young starring in supporting roles. Season 2 of the apocalyptical recently aired on Netflix, and with a third season on its way check out these similar shows you could watch while waiting.

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Synopsis: From the director of Death Note comes Attack on Titan. Many years ago, humanity was forced to retreat...

Monarch: Legacy of Monsters is a monster television series created by Chris Black, who also developed the series with Matt Fraction. The Apple TV+ series is based on Godzilla and serves as the sixth installment in the MonsterVerse. It revolves around the members of an organization called Monarch and it spans over three generations and almost half a decade. The main story follows the events after Godzilla and MUTOs epic battle in 2015 that destroyed San Francisco. Monarch: Legacy of Monsters stars Kurt Russell, Wyat Russell, Anna Sawai, Kiersey Clemons, Ran Watabe, Mari Yamamoto, Anders Holm, Joe Tippett, and Elisa Lasowski. So, if you loved the Apple TV+ series here are some similar shows you could watch next.

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Synopsis: 99 out of a hundred times, the missing kid is with a parent or relative. What about the other time? A love letter to the supernatural classics of the 80’s,...

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,...

In the years at the start of the Korean New Wave, a number of titles from the country broke out that showed the wider audience what the cinema of the country was capable of in an all-round fashion. One genre that the filmmakers there have always been rather proficient at is the romantic melodrama and works like “Christmas in August” reiterated the same at the start of the New Wave. However, in 2000 came “Ditto”, a “science-fiction” romance that was unlike something the South Korea had produced before, a feature that went on to be a big hit with the audience. The story, a high-concept romance which connects two people in different eras through a ham radio, resonated with and is much loved by audiences and storytellers alike, so much so that 22 years later, we get a modern day namesake retelling from “Go Back” director Seo Eun-young.

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Anthony Chen (“The Breaking Ice”) is attached to direct and Shinho Lee to write “Sunset Park” for Barunson C&c, a film and TV production subsidiary of Barunson E&a, the Korean company that produced Oscar-winning hit “Parasite.”

“Sunset Park” recounts a surprising journey in the U.S. made by a Korean father with his son’s room mate, after the man receives tragic news about his son. The project is being developed by Jane Hyojin Kwon (Lucky Jane Title) and Woo-sik Seo (Barunson C&c), with Chen’s production outlet Giraffe Pictures boarding as producing partner. New York-based Lee is the writer of Na Hong-jin’s breakout Korean actioner “The Chaser” as well as Wayne Wang’s drama film “While The Women Are Sleeping.”

The cross-cultural story is only one of several high-profile global projects that the company is launching in and around the Busan International Film Festival and on...

All of Us Are Dead is confirmed to return for Season 2 on Netflix, and the hype for it is high after its stellar debut.

The South Korean series is based on the Naver webtoon of the same name created by Joo Dong-geun which focuses on a group of high school students who band together to survive a zombie outbreak. 

All of Us Are Dead premiered on Netflix on January 28, 2022. 

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Exclusive: In the opening scene of Netflix survival show Zombieverse, a dating couple in a bar in Seoul’s trendy Hongdae district lean in for a kiss.

But tell-tale bloodshot eyes and popping veins on the girl’s face signal something might just be amiss. Instead of a smooch, the young guy ends up having his neck chomped while blood is spurting everywhere. Cue screaming and chaos as the café’s other guests flee the scene – Seoul’s zombie apocalypse has begun.

Produced by Kakao Entertainment and launched globally earlier this week, Zombieverse is a hybrid immersive reality show that forms part of Netflix’s expanding Korean unscripted slate, which has already seen hits such as Physical 100 drop on the platform. Ten contestants must work together to secure basic necessities and survive the zombie onslaught with the ultimate goal of reaching an evacuation ship on Wolmi Island (35 kilometres outside Seoul). If they get bitten,...

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From action-packed thrillers like “Squid Game” and “All of Us Are Dead” to romantic comedies like “Business Proposal” and “Crash Landing on You,” it seems the world can’t get enough of K-dramas these days. Netflix, for its part, has recently announced its plans to invest a whopping $2.5 billion in South Korean content over the next several years, so it looks like the K-drama craze won’t be dying anytime soon.

But with so many Korean TV shows already available on Netflix, it can feel overwhelming to sort through dozens—if not hundreds—of K-dramas on the platform and figure out which ones to watch. So here we’ve made the job much easier by curating the top K-dramas to stream on Netflix, in no particular order. To ensure that we’re providing you with the best recommendations, we’ve thoroughly vetted all of these series (which...

This summer has been packed with horror on the big screen, with films including Insidious: The Red Door, Talk to Me, Haunted Mansion and Meg 2: The Trench currently playing in theaters nationwide. This week, one of horror’s classic icons joins them at the box office.

Here’s all the new horror releasing August 8– August 13, 2023!

For daily reminders about new horror releases, be sure to follow @HorrorCalendar.

First up from Dread is the horror movie Island Escape, the latest feature film from prolific indie creature feature director Bruce Wemple (Monstrous, Dawn of the Beast).

Island Escape is available On Demand today, and it’s hitting Blu-ray on September 12.

In the film, “After a mysterious accident at a research camp on the Isle of Gran Manan, a CEO hires a team of blue – collar mercenaries to extract his daughter, a scientist working at the camp. Upon arrival, the team soon...

The ultimate quest for survival begins this summer in Netflix’s “Zombieverse,” a first-of-its-kind horror reality series that unleashes the ravenous undead in Seoul, South Korea.

The Korean horror reality series debuts on August 8, 2023, and the official teaser trailer has been debuted by Netflix this week. Take a bite out of Netflix’s “Zombieverse” below.

Netflix previews, “Since Korea is famous for our zombies, we decided to take the genre to the next level with Zombieverse, where contestants are fighting for survival as Seoul comes under a zombie attack. To make the set more realistic, we involved the art team from All of Us Are Dead while the zombies were trained by the choreographers of Kingdom.”

“We’re committed to creating must-watch entertainment for a variety of audiences in Korea and around the world, and we’re thrilled to see our growing lineup of unscripted titles find new fans everywhere,...

South Korea is known globally for its web series, movies and K-pop, with content including Squid Game and Parasite and groups like BTS and Blackpink becoming household names internationally. But there is another Korean cultural export – webtoons and their associated IP – that is starting to have an impact, not just in Korea, but around the world.

Webtoons are comics that have been designed specifically for mobile phones. Unlike Western comics and Japanese manga, they’re composed of single panels arranged vertically so that they can be easily scrolled through with one hand while you’re using the other to hang off the strap of your local commuter train.

Originating on the platforms of two Korean tech giants, Daum (which was later absorbed into Kakao) and Naver, in the early 2000s, the format is already huge across Asia and has become an invaluable source of IP for the region’s booming streaming industry.

Another day, another zombie movie. It seems like we just made a list of sinister shows that included too much zombie content, and we have yet another. Gangnam Zombie joins the likes of Train To Busan, Happiness, All Of Us Are Dead, Kingdom, and so many more zombie shows and movies of the past few years. While there’s no denying that Korea really knows how to shine through with zombie movies, this one may be one that is forgettable at the least and comical at best. Gangnam Zombie tackles some important taboos in Korean society but just brushes over them without any real thought. After finishing the movie, it feels like they were forced in there on a whim. Also, the film could’ve done without the inclusion of the Coronavirus which appears to be done in poor taste and no real connection to the plot. Anyway, let’s get straight into Gangnam Zombie.

If you thoroughly enjoyed the first four episodes of Revenant and need something to fill the void while you desperately wait to know what’s going to happen next with San-Yeong, then here’s a list that’ll do just that. The Korean entertainment industry is fantastic at getting a scream out of viewers and has some really innovative and exciting new ideas to do this. Zombies, ghosts, serial killers, cults, and all, this list will contain some or all of your nightmares to make your July viewing extra terrifying. Let’s quickly get into a list of the best K-horror shows to watch while waiting for Revenant.

Save Me (2017)

The now star-studded Save Me includes superstars like Ok Taec-Yeon, Woo Dohwan, and Seo Yea-Ji in pivotal roles as students who are fighting a religious cult that threatens to destroy the leading lady’s life for good. This one is a slow burn,...

Netflix’s co-ceo Ted Sarandos will never forget the day he met director Bong Joon Ho in 2017 to discuss Okja, the sci-fi action drama that became Netflix’s first international film.

“He’s the ultimate master, and he gave me a crash course in Korean cinema. I learned so much,” he said. “And afterwards I had the great privilege to introduce him to Martin Scorsese — one of his heroes. A few years later, director Bong won best director and best picture at the Oscars with Parasite, the same year that Martin Scorsese was nominated. It was amazing to see him go from a fan to a peer.”

On his first visit to Korea since he was named the co-ceo of Netflix, Sarandos elaborated on Netflix’s partnership with Korean creators and the success of K-content abroad.

“A staggering 60 percent of our members have now watched one Korean title — with viewing...

There’s more to Korean TV than a greenlit second season of “Squid Game” and Ted Sarandos, Netflix co-ceo, shed new light on what’s making the “Korean wave” worthy of large-scale commitment.

After meeting with leading helmer Park Chan-wook (“Oldboy” and upcoming series “War and Revolt”) and 100 film students a day earlier, Sarandos on Wednesday held a public forum at Seoul’s Four Seasons Hotel on the future of Korean content. The abundant glad-handing follows a public commitment made in April to spend $2.5 billion on original Korean content over the next four years.

“[Korean content] is very often unpredictable and catches the American audience by surprise,” said Sarandos at the event. “I think what’s brilliant is to see film, unscripted and series all grow according to the interests of our Korean audience.”

Over a few years, the company has expanded its role in the Korean industry from licensor and co-producer...

Bloodhounds is Netflix’s latest Korean mini-series, joining the successful list including All Of Us Are Dead, Move To Heaven, and more shows, all of which are ten or fewer episodes long and perfect for a weekend binge. Read our full review here if you haven’t seen the show yet! Based on a webtoon of the same name that takes place in the time of Covid-19, Bloodhounds shows us another dark side of a pandemic while simultaneously making it entertaining through action and humor!

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Plot Synopsis: What Happens In ‘Bloodhounds’?

Bloodhounds follows Gun-Woo, who lives with his single mother. She owns a cafe, and Gun-Woo is a successful rookie boxer. After winning the rookie championship, Gun-Woo befriends his opponent, Woo-Jin, and immediately they become thick as thieves. Gun-Woo is excited to have won the award and gives his mother some money to pay back part of her loans.

The past few years have seen the rise of many notable young actors on the small-screen in K-dramas. Many appear in coming-of-age dramas like All of Us Are Dead. In 2023, fans praised TVing’s newest hit based on a webtoon, Duty After School. The storyline’s popularity and casting have led to a spotlight on one actor in particular, Lee Yeon. Besides Duty After School, Lee Yeon has appeared in some of the most recognized K-dramas and a hit movie.

Lee Yeon as Ae-seol in ‘Duty After School’ | via TVing Lee Yeon stars as the timid No Ae-seol in ‘Duty After School’

While 3rd-year students prepare for the CSATs and enjoy their youth, Duty After School flips the script. The webtoon K-drama focuses on sphere aliens that have inhabited South Korea. But they remained dormant in the sky since their arrival, and everyone has learned to live with them. But behind closed doors,...

A growing range of Thai, Japanese and Chinese-language films and TV shows are reaching global audiences – joining the by-now well-established international viewership for South Korean shows.

Netflix’s Global Top 10 for the week April 3-9, sees made-for-streaming Korean title “Kill Boksoon” on top of the non-English-language films list, with 27.5 million hours watched in its second week of release.

It is immediately followed by Thai film “Hunger,” about a young woman apprentice in an upmarket restaurant working under a tough boss. The film is directed by Sitisiri Mongkolsiri and stars “Bad Genius” breakout Chutimon Chuengcharoensukying.

Indian mid-air heist thriller “Chor Nikal Ke Bhaga” claims fourth spot in the chart. (India has had a film in the non-English top 10 every week in 2023 so far.)

In the non-English series rankings Korean revenge drama “The Glory” returned to the number one position in its tenth week of release. Its endurance makes it now the...

Netflix has developed more than a list of riveting and well-received K-dramas over the years. But one K-drama that has fans and professionals still raving is Alchemy of Souls. Helmed by the Hong Sisters, the fantasy K-drama interweaved magic, destiny, friendship, treacherous danger, and a fated love story. Lee Jae-wook led the Alchemy of Souls cast as Jang Uk with co-stars like Go Youn-jung and Jung So-min. Since the end of the K-drama in early 2023, some of the cast have taken on new roles.

The cast of fantasy K-drama ‘Alchemy of Souls’ | via tvN Lim Chul-soo starred as Master Lee in ‘Alchemy of Souls’

One of the K-drama’s beloved characters was Master Lee. He becomes pivotal to both seasons of the K-drama as a master mage who helps Jang Uk and Nak-su understand their fate. In the second season, he is the one who sets Nak-su’s new storyline into motion.

Multiple well-recognized K-dramas were first illustrated storylines in a webtoon. Dramas like True Beauty, All of Us Are Dead, and even the fan-favorite classic What’s Wrong with Secretary Kim were all webtoons before being adapted. K-drama fans no eagerly hope their favorite webtoons get the star treatment. The 2022 webtoon, My Reason to Die is a perfect candidate.

‘My Reason to Die’ webtoon characters Ji-o and Gyeol | via Webtoon ‘My Reason to Die’ has a female athlete get attached to a swoon-worthy bad boy

Regarding romance, K-drama and webtoon fans fall head over heels for a few well-known storyline tropes. The sizzling chemistry between an ordinary girl and a bad boy is at the top. In 2022, Yuju published the romance webtoon My Reason to Die.

The ongoing webtoon has everything from steamy romantic moments to an evolving love story, drama, and a male lead worth fantasizing over. Fans first meet...

Audiences were eager to wrap up Season 4 of Netflix‘s You. The second half of the season debuted on the streamer on March 9, catapulting the latest installment back to the top of the English-language TV charts for the week.

Season 4 racked up 75.8M viewing hours for the week of March 6 to March 12. It was in the Top 10 in 86 countries.

Chris Rock‘s comedy special, Selective Outrage also made it onto the global chart, ranking at No. 8 with 17.8M hours viewed. According to Netflix, the special ranked in the Top 10 in seven countries.

Last week, the special had only made it onto the U.S. charts at No. 7. Since the special debuted on Saturday evening, it was only available for about one day of the measurement window.

The limited series MH370: The Plane That Disappeared, about Malaysian Airlines Flight 370, which vanished along with all 239 passengers on board in 2014, captured audiences with...

Even before Hyosan High becomes ground zero for the world’s zombie outbreak in All of Us Are Dead, its teen inhabitants are struggling to survive. Severe bullying, threats of suicide, wealth inequality and a suffocating pressure to succeed make Hyosan High — and Korean society — a kind of hell. “In some countries, they’re more sad when adults die than when kids die. And in other countries they are sadder when kids die. Which do you think our country is?” asks one All of Us Are Dead teen during a down moment between zombie attacks.

Horror in 2022 has been amazing from films to streaming shows and everything in between. For me, horror was a great year for foreign horror, documentaries, and new horror-themed adventures.

Piggy: My favorite horror film of 2022 is the Sundance 2022 Midnight selection Piggy. Taking place in an isolated small Spanish village, here Sara, a Plus-size teenager is constantly being bullied by a trio of local girls. One day, when the trio almost drowns Sara, a strange man kidnaps the trio right in front of Sara, sparing her. Sara initially says nothing while fighting the moral dilemma of either helping the police rescue her tormentors or getting revenge by saying nothing.

Piggy originates from the Goya Award winning short film of the same name. It’s a strong commentary on teen and cyberbullying in a coming-of-age slasher. The film’s feelings of isolation and suspense keeps you on the edge of your seat.

‘Squid Game’ and ‘Extraordinary Attorney Woo’ helped boost figures for K-content on the streamer.

Netflix has commissioned an adaptation of Korean webtoon Doona!, to be directed by hit K-drama Crash Landing On You director Lee Jung-hyo, and revealed that 60 of its global subscribers watched K-content in 2022.

Doona! will be a coming-of-age series that follows the romance between a K-pop star and an ordinary college student. It is to star former K-pop idol Suzy, whose credits include Netflix series Start-Up, in the title role with Yang Se-jong of TV series Still 17 as her love interest.

Written by Jang Yu-ha, the series...

Lee Jung-hyo, director of hit Korean series “Crash Landing on You” is set as director of “Doona!,” a coming-of-age drama series that tells the tale of a romance between a freshman college student and an established female pop idol. The show will play on Netflix in the New Year.

K-pop star Suzy will portray the pop idol while Yang Se-jong (“Temperature of Love” “Still 17” and “Dr. Romantic”) plays the starstruck male lead.

Suzy was previously a member of the K-pop group Miss A, before establishing a solo career some five years ago. She has previously acted in Netflix’s “Start-up,” “Anna” and “Uncontrollably Fond.”

The show is just the latest Korean series to be adapted from a webtoon. In this case “Lee Doona!,” written by Min Song-a and published by Naver Webtoon, is the underlying source material for Jang Yu-ha’s screen adaptation.

The story sees the successful female star,...

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Netflix revealed Monday that it has ordered a series adaptation of the popular Korean webtoon Doona!

The show will tell the story of a coming-of-age romance between an ordinary college freshman and a former K-pop idol who meet at a sharehouse. The college student will be played by Yang Se-jong (Temperature of Love, Still 17 and Dr. Romantic), while the former idol, named Doona in the series, will be inhabited by real life K-pop star Suzy (aka Bae Su-ji, star of Start-Up, Anna and Uncontrollably Fond).

Doona! will be helmed by veteran K-drama director Lee Jung-hyo, the talent behind Netflix’s smash hit series Crash Landing on You and Romance Is a Bonus Book.

Netflix revealed some year-end viewership data for its Korean content in tandem with Monday’s series announcement. Although somewhat vague, the numbers underscore the streamer’s bullishness on Korean content.