“I can confidently say that this is the best lineup ever.”

At the ‘Next on Netflix 2025 Korea’ event held at Fairmont Ambassador in Yeouido, Seoul on the 4th, Kang Dong-han, VP of Korean Content, was full of confidence as he introduced the 2025 lineup of Korean original works. According to CEO Kang, Netflix is planning to present 15 more dramas, 7 entertainment shows, 7 movies, and 1 documentary series, targeting “global viewers’ life’s work,” following the success of its first entertainment show “Solo Hell 4” and drama “Trauma Center” this year.
O‘A Brilliant Drama’

Senior Director of the Series Division Bae Jong-byung emphasized, “We have prepared a brilliant drama,” and explained that they will present a wider range of genres than ever before.

The hard-boiled action movie ‘The Square’ starring So Ji-sub, the thriller ‘Confession’ starring Jeon Do-yeon, Kim Go-eun, and Park Hae-soo and Shin Min-a, respectively, are scheduled to premiere. This is because Netflix‘s specialty is a diverse genre series, including ‘The Price of Money’, ‘Bad Romance’, Kim Nam-gil’s disaster action series ‘Trigger’, ‘Cashier’, the story of a superhero from humble beginnings, Jeon So-ni and Lee Yu-mi‘s crime mystery ‘You Killed Me’, and the school action series ‘Weak Hero Class 2’, but it has also put its efforts into its romance lineup.

Starting with ‘Melo Movie’ starring Choi Woo-shik and Park Bo-young, which will be released on the 14th, ‘Fooled Me’ starring Park Bo-gum and IU, and ‘Everything Will Come True’, the new work by writer Kim Eun-sook, starring Kim Woo-bin and Suzy, are among the most anticipated romance series. Kim Seon-ho and Go Yoon-jung’s ‘Can This Love Be Translated?’ and Lee Jae-wook and Jo Bo-ah‘s melo historical drama ‘Tangeum’ are also waiting.

Works that emphasize ‘Womance’ over romance are also notable. ‘Eun-joong and Sang-yeon’, starring Kim Go-eun and Park Ji-hyun, about the friendship between two friends, and ‘Aema’, starring Lee Ha-nui and Bang Hyo-rin, about the struggles of two actresses in the process of creating the film ‘MadameAema’.

The most anticipated work is, of course, season 3 of ‘Squid Game’, which has the entire world watching. The global mega hit ‘Squid Game’ Season 3, which boasts the most fun and splendid finale of all time, will be released on June 27th.

From O. Pacquiao to PD Na Young-seok… All-time entertainment show

Netflix is also confident in its “strongest entertainment lineup ever” that will continue the momentum of ‘Solo Hell 4’, which recorded the highest opening score of all seasons.

The leading works are ‘Black and White Chef: Culinary Class War’ Season 2, which caused a syndrome last year, and ‘Physical: 100’, the third season of ‘Physical: Asia’, which expanded the stage to all of Asia. Nonfiction Director Yoo Ki-hwan said, “A whopping 1,000 chefs applied for Season 2 of ‘Black and White Chef,’ and ‘Physical: Asia’ has confirmed the appearance of the national hero and legendary boxer Manny Pacquiao of the Philippines.”

In addition, a new dating reality show, ‘I’ve Been Single for Life, but I Want to Date,’ a collaboration between the popular Kian84 and global star BTS Jin, a mystery variety show, ‘Crime Scene Zero,’ and a highly anticipated Season 2 of the brain survival show, ‘Devil’s Plan,’ featuring legendary Go player Lee Se-dol who defeated AlphaGo, will also be released.

In addition, Director Yoo raised expectations by saying that PD Na Young-seok, the top star variety show director, has collaborated with Netflix for the first time and that “PD Na’s new variety show will be released in the fourth quarter.”

Netflix, which has released many dramas that have been successful both at the box office and critically acclaimed, has always received disappointing reviews for its original films. It has also expressed its determination to transform into a “movie mecca.” Director Kim Tae-won of the film division said, “We will collaborate with various creators, from veteran directors to new directors, to present works of diverse genres, like a palette filled with various colors.”

Director Yeon Sang-ho will collaborate with Hollywood master Alfonso Cuaron on ‘Revelation’, followed by the thriller ‘84 Square Meters’ starring Kang Ha-neul and Yeom Hye-ran, the youth romance ‘Confession History’ starring Gong Myung and Shin Eun-soo, the action film ‘Witches’ starring Im Si-wan and a spin-off of ‘Gil Bok-soon’, the aerial action film ‘Good News’ starring Sol Kyung-gu, Ryu Seung-beom, and Hong Kyung, and the sci-fi disaster film ‘The Great Flood’ starring Park Hae-soo and Kim Da-mi.

Netflix Korea’s first original animation film, ‘What This Star Needs’, will also be released this year. It depicts the world’s most distant long-distance romance between astronaut Nan-young and musician Jay, and Kim Tae-ri and Hong Kyung will be dubbing, raising expectations even higher.

Meanwhile, the new problematic documentary series ‘I Am a Survivor’, created by the production team of ‘I Am God: People Betrayed by God’, which caused social waves by dealing with pseudo-religions, will also be released. It will contain the final story of the Christian Gospel Mission (JMS) that was heated up in ‘I Am God’, as well as the vivid voices of survivors in other tragic incidents in Korea.


Reporter Seungmi Lee smlee@donga.com

This article is automatically translated using Google AI. If you notice any inaccuracies, please let us know at allkstar@donga.com.

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