Money Heist: Korea, Thirty Nine Among 25 New K-Dramas Announced By Netflix In 2022
Following the record-breaking popularity of K-dramas such as "Squid Game", "Hellbound" and "Vincenzo", streamer Netflix's Korean arm has announced that they are launching more than 25 Korean shows in 2022, its largest nu
Following
the
record-breaking
popularity
of
K-dramas
such
as
"Squid
Game",
"Hellbound" and
"Vincenzo",
streamer
Netflix's
Korean
arm
has
announced
that
they
are
launching
more
than
25
Korean
shows
in
2022,
its
largest
number
to
date.
According
to
a
release
by
the
platform,
Korean
shows
dominated
global
popular
culture
in
2021
with
"Squid
Game"
alone
becoming
the
streamer's
biggest
show
ever,
most
viewed
in
94
countries.
The
95
per
cent
of
"Squid
Game's"
viewership
came
from
outside
Korea
and
led
viewers
to
explore
more
K-content
on
Netflix.
The
streamer
said
the
global
viewing
hours
of
our
Korean
shows
grew
six-fold
last
year,
compared
to
2019.
"Credit
for
this
growing
global
interest
goes
to
the
talented
Korean
creators
we
have
been
working
with
for
the
past
few
years.
From
2016
to
2021,
we
launched
more
than
130
Korean
titles.
As
a
result,
Netflix
has
become
a
compelling
destination
for
fans
of
Korean
content,
who
know
that
this
is
the
home
of
diverse
and
high-quality
Korean
storytelling.
"As
this
fanbase
increasingly
includes
viewers
from
all
over
the
world,
we
are
excited
to
continue
collaborating
with
Korean
storytellers
to
bring
the
K-wave
to
new
heights," Don
Kang,
VP,
Content
(Korea),
shared
in
the
release.
Some
of
the
shows
that
viewers
can
look
forward
to
include
"All
of
Us
Are
Dead",
in
which
zombies
invade
a
high
school;
"Money
Heist:
Korea
–
Joint
Economic
Area",
an
adaptation
of
the
popular
Spanish
series;
and
the
action-packed
thrills
of
"Seoul
Vibe",
a
film
where
the
adventures
of
a
special-ops
team
take
place
against
the
backdrop
of
the
1988
Seoul
Olympic
Games.
The
slate
reintroduces
some
of
the
famous
South
Korean
actors
in
new
drama
settings.
For
example,
"Crash
Landing
on
You" star
Son
Ye-jin
stars
in
"Thirty
Nine"
alongside
"Hospital
Playlist"
fan-favourite
star
Jeon
Mi-do
and
"Justice"
actor
Kim
Ji-hyun.
The
drama
explores
the
life
and
friendship
of
three
women
who
are
about
to
turn
40.
Similarly,
"Forecasting
Love
and
Weather"
features
"What's
Wrong
with
Secretary
Kim"
star
Park
Min-young,
Netflix
favourite
Song
Kang
and
"You
Are
My
Spring"
actor
Yoon
Bak.
The
romantic
drama
revolves
around
the
life
and
love
stories
of
the
people
working
at
the
Korea
Meteorological
Administration.
Fantasy
drama
"The
Sound
of
Magic"
stars
popular
South
Korean
actor
Ji
Chang-wook,
best
known
to
K-drama
fans
for
shows
"Healer",
"Suspicious
Partner"
and
"Lovestruck
in
the
City",
as
a
mysterious
magician
alongside
"Beyond
Evil"
star
Choi
Sung-eun
and
Hwang
In-youp
of
"True
Beauty"
fame.
The
series
is
directed
by
Kim
Sung-youn
of
"Itaewon
Class" fame.
He
is
reuniting
with
writer
Kim
Min-jeong
after
"Love
In
The
Moonlight".
"Black
Knight",
a
dystopian
drama,
will
mark
the
return
of
popular
Korean
actor
Kim
Woo-bin
following
his
recovery
from
nasopharyngeal
cancer.
It
also
features
"Taxi
Driver"
actor
Esom
and
is
set
in
2071
where
people
depend
on
respirator
masks
to
breathe.
Woo-bin
plays
a
delivery
driver
in
the
drama.
Other
noteworthy
titles
in
the
list
include
Kim
Hye-soo-starrer
legal
drama
"Juvenile
Justice",
romance
drama
"Twenty
Five,
Twenty"
with
Kim
Tae-ri
and
Nam
Joo-hyuk,
fantasy
show
"Tomorrow",
"Business
Proposal",
"Remarriage
and
Desires",
"Model
Family",
"Glitch",
"The
Fabulous",
"Love
to
Hate
You"
and
"Somebody".