SEOUL, May 26 (Korea Bizwire) — “The Hellbound,” the original Korean webtoon on which a popular 2021 Netflix series was adapted from, has been nominated for the Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, one of the most prestigious awards in the comics industry. “The Hellbound vols 1-2″ by Yeon Sang-ho and Choi Gyu-seok, translated into English [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Netflix confirmed Saturday the acclaimed South Korean horror thriller “Hellbound” will return for a second season. The sequel to the 2021 drama was revealed Saturday at Tudum, the global fan event of the streaming service. “Fans can look forward to Season 2 exploring the themes of mortality, sin, and [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Director Yeon Sang-ho of the supernatural horror series “Hellbound” said he was stunned to learn that the film debuted at No. 1 on the most-watched TV program list shortly after its global release on Netflix earlier this month. Yeon, who had directed the hit zombie thriller “Train to Busan” [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — The license for the Korean comic book that Netflix’s original series “Hellbound” is based on is being exported worldwide. The Seoul-based Munhakdongne Publishing Group, the comic book’s publisher, said Thursday that licenses have been sold to 11 countries around the world including the United States, Japan and France. Japan’s [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean fantasy horror “Hellbound” was the most-viewed TV show over a recent one-week period among those on Netflix, the global video streaming service said Wednesday. “Hellbound” topped Netflix’s official weekly chart for non-English TV programs with 43.5 million hours of viewing for the week from Nov. 15-21, outnumbering [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean fantasy horror “Hellbound” has topped the world’s popular TV show rankings on the day after its release. According to data by streaming analytics firm FlixPatrol, the Korean-language Netflix original became the most-watched TV program on the streaming platform Saturday (U.S. time), a day after its global [...]