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Netflix’s First Original Korean Drama ‘Kingdom’ Unveiled to Media

SEOUL, Jan. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Netflix on Monday unveiled to media its first original Korean drama series, which has drawn much anticipation for its big budget and acclaimed creative team. “Kingdom,” which premieres globally on the U.S. video streaming service Friday, is a genre-defining six-episode zombie mystery thriller set in the last Korean kingdom [...]

Netflix Executive Raves About the Importance of the Korean Market

SEOUL, Nov. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Currently in Singapore to attend an event being held at the famed Marina Bay Sands hotel, Netflix COO Ted Sarandos spoke of the movie that first sparked interest in the Korean market. “The first original film that Netflix invested in was Bong Joon-ho’s 2017 flick, ‘Okja’,” said Sarandos. Although [...]