South Korea was previously perceived as a distant entertainment industry that was not part of Western reality. Now, however, it is one of the pillars of world entertainment as proven by series such as The Squid Game, Heading to Hell, Woo, Extraordinary Lawyer or Love is Like Cha Cha. And what series does Netflix plan to release in these coming months apart from the second season of The Squid Game, which has been planning its return since September 2021?
It’s difficult to explain the plot of Chicken Nugget without making the potential audience think that Netflix has lost its mind: a woman (Kim You-jung) gets into a machine and turns into a chicken nugget, which her father (Ruy Seung) -ryong) and a secret admirer (Ahn Jae-hong) will try to take care of him until he becomes a person again. Based on a webcomic, it promises to be one of the most original bets on the platform.
The heiress of a business empire married a well-off guy. He, she says, married for love but has a hard time finding that love in marriage. Are we facing a romantic or heartbreak story? Kim Ji-won (My Liberation Diary) and Kim Soo-yun (It’s Okay to Not Be Okay) star in this new series by Park Ji-eun, author of the Crash landing on you phenomenon.
“An ordinary man who ended up being a serial killer. “A tireless policeman dedicated body and soul to catching him.” Does this brief synopsis mean that we are facing a kind of Korean version of The Fall? Or directly with a Dahmer? No, far from it, but we will let the viewer discover for themselves this thriller with Choi Woo-sik (Parasites) and Son Suk-ku (D.P. Desert Hunter), which is now available on Netflix.
When the Deputy Prime Minister of Economy confronts the Prime Minister, who wants to root out corrupt powers, a major political crisis occurs. The maelstrom centers on the prime minister’s moves to take South Korea’s president to court. Park Kyung-soo, known for having signed the power trilogy The chaser, The empire of gold and Punch, is the creator of the series. The idea is also to draw attention in 2024 marked by the holding of elections in the country.
In the Hierarchy universe, 0.01% of the students at the elitist Jusin High School dictate the rules, but a mysterious exchange student opens a crack in this controlled world. This drama about love, friendship, revenge and sympathies features Roh Jeong-eui (That Unforgettable Summer), Lee Chae-min (Intensive Course in Love), Kim Jae-won (Our Blue Horizon) and Chi Hae-won (My Perfect stranger).
Eight people locked in a mysterious eight-story building participate in a tempting but dangerous contest that consists of watching time (and money) pass. The 8 show, which is based on the webcomic by Bae Jin-soo, promises to offer a reading of the world we live in with Han Jae-rim (Emergency Declaration) as creator and director. A series about greed and human cruelty that will serve as an ideal complement to The Squid Game.
Hae-jo (Woo Do-hwan) is a bastard who leads a wandering life without family. Jae-mi (Lee You-mi, Emmy winner for The Squid Game) is his ex-partner and the saddest girlfriend in the world. Together they keep Hae-jo company on his journey to find his biological parents. With this peculiar starting point, screenwriter Yo Yong will try to validate the critical and popular success of It’s Okay Not to Be Okay with the help of Hong Jong-chan, who directed Juvenile Court.
In the hospital field, two bets. On the one hand, Existential Emergencies, which is broadcast weekly, focuses on two former school rivals who, when they meet as doctors when they grow up, have no choice but to support each other in their respective life situations. crisis. On the other hand, the arrival of Resident Playbook is expected, a spin-off of Hospital Playlist, which has already been produced for two seasons.
The existence of a clandestine marriage agency that orchestrated secret marriages is discovered when a suitcase appears on the shore of a lake. This is how a strange couple formed by Gong Yoo (Train to Busan) and Seo Hyun-jin (The Other Miss Oh!) are discovered, who must face their painful past when they have one year left on their contract. It is based on a novel by Kim Ryeo-ryeong, famous in South Korea.
And, as for returns, three very notable ones. Heading to Hell, which surprised audiences in 2022, will be able to continue forward with a mythology to be clarified: why terrifying beings appear out of nowhere to murder seemingly normal and ordinary citizens. If The Monster of Old Seoul was set in 1945 during the Japanese occupation to talk about human wounds and society’s anxiety, and the survival instinct of individuals and human dignity, the second will adapt the monster genre in the Seoul of 2024.
The highlight, however, will be The Squid Game, still undated but scheduled for this year, which will show Seung Gi-hun’s (Lee Jung-jae) plan after winning the competition, becoming a millionaire but deciding not to leave. South Korea to take revenge. Taking into account that it is still the most watched series in the history of Netflix, ahead of Wednesdays or Stranger Things, and that it even won the Emmy for best actor and best direction, the expectation is maximum. Hwang Dong-hyuk continues to command, who since September 2021 has had enough time to create this a priori unforeseen chapter of the survival series.