Netflix to Launch 25 Korean Shows in 2022

Nonetheless reveling within the international success of “Squid Sport” and “Hellbound,” multinational streaming big Netflix has scheduled the launch of 25 South Korean reveals within the present yr. The whole is the corporate’s highest up to now.

The brand new slate consists of “All of Us Are Useless,” wherein zombies invade a highschool, and is launching on Jan. 28, 2022; “Cash Heist: Korea – Joint Financial Space,” an undated adaptation of the favored Spanish collection “Casa de Papel”; and “Seoul Vibe,” an motion movie wherein the adventures of a special-ops staff happen in opposition to the backdrop of the 1988 Seoul Olympic Video games.

The bumper 2022 slate follows Netflix’s dedication early final yr to take a position near $500 million in Korean content material in calendar 2021, and its parallel leasing of studios close to Seoul. The streamer has not unveiled a manufacturing spend dedication for 2022.

In a weblog posting, Don Kang, Netflix VP of content material for Korea, enthused concerning the 2022 releases. However he didn’t maintain the corporate to new any targets. “We are going to proceed to spend money on Korea’s inventive ecosystem and, collectively, we’ll carry on displaying the world that ‘Made in Korea’ means ‘Properly-Made’.”

“Credit score for this rising international curiosity [in Korean content] goes to the gifted Korean creators we’ve got been working with for the previous few years [..] From 2016 to 2021, we launched greater than 130 Korean titles. In consequence, Netflix has turn into a compelling vacation spot for followers of Korean content material, who know that that is the house of various and high-quality Korean storytelling,” Kang stated.

Different reveals embrace: the shiny BDSM romance movie “Love and Leashes” (Feb. 11); female-led friendship drama “Thirty 9” (serialized twice every week from Feb. 16); and unscripted comedy present “Celeb 5: Behind the Curtain,” from producer Firm SangSang (“Busted,” “Twogether” and “New World”).

The corporate confirmed “Squid Sport” because the platform’s greatest ever present. It has been essentially the most considered Netflix present in 94 nations at its peak, with 95% of viewership got here from outdoors Korea. Kang stated that many viewers having found “Squid Sport” then “went on to discover different Korean content material.” Those who benefited embrace latest releases “Hellbound” and “The Silent Sea.”

“Two months after ‘Squid Sport,’ we launched ‘Hellbound,’ whose premiere clocked 43.48 million viewing hours. ‘Hellbound’ was among the many prime 10 Netflix reveals in 93 nations, and ranked primary in 34 nations. Sci-fi thriller ‘The Silent Sea’ additionally made it to the primary spot on the weekly non-English prime 10 lists for its premiere.