

Meanwhile, local streaming platforms will also seek to continue their steady growth with unique original content.

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The series will be told in three languages - English, Japanese and Korean.Ĭhoi Min-sik in crime-action series “Casino,” from Disney+ (The Korea Herald) Each subsequent episode of the eight-part series releases weekly on Friday. The first three episodes will premiere globally on Apple TV+ on March 25. Returning to a drama series after nearly four years since 2019’s “Never Twice,” Youn, who won an Oscar in 2021 for playing “not a real grandma” in Lee Isaac Chung’s “Minari,” plays the role of an ethnic Korean in Japan in Apple TV+’s “Pachinko.” Based on a novel of the same title by Korean American author Min Jin Lee, the series depicts the struggles and discrimination faced by four generations of “Zainichi,” as ethnic Koreans in Japan are called. Though seemingly unstoppable, hitting one home run after another with recent global hits “Squid Game,” “My Name,” “Hellbound,” “The Silent Sea” and “All of Us Are Dead,” the Netflix empire faces a real challenge from “Pachinko” of Apple TV+ and “Casino” from Disney+. Netflix’s upcoming legal drama seeks to portray truth that is stranger than fiction at a time when there is growing debate in the country about punishment for juvenile offenders. Helmed by director Hong Jong-chan, “Juvenile Justice” presents Kim Hye-soo as a stern judge who despises law-breaking youths. But Netflix rivals Disney+ and Apple TV+ are close on its heels, seeking to challenge Netflix’s reign in South Korea with original series starring big names: Oscar-winner Youn Yuh-jung and veteran actor Choi Min-sik.īut Netflix will fire the first salvo in the clash of original Korean content this week with its 10-episode court drama. Looking to strengthen its foothold in the country, Netflix is scheduled to release long-awaited top actor Kim Hye-soo’s streaming debut “Juvenile Justice” on Friday. SEOUL – Global streaming service Netflix, which launched in South Korea in 2015, has been enjoying the first-mover’s advantage, with its megahit “Kingdom” series, which debuted in 2019, among its successes.
