‘Bad Guys’ Seol Kyung-gu and Im Si-wan to launch ‘Good News’-‘Warts’… Yeon Sang-ho to star in ‘Revelation’ (Netflix 2025 Korea)

Netflix introduced its 2025 movie lineup.

On the 4th at 10:30 am, the ‘Next on Netflix 2025 Korea’ event was held at the Grand Ballroom of Fairmont Ambassador Seoul in Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul to reveal Netflix‘s representative Korean and global lineup for 2025.

On that day, Netflix movie division director Kim Tae-won said, “This year, Netflix has prepared seven Korean films. We focused on increasing diversity, fun, and artistry. “We have also expanded the diversity of genres by collaborating with various creators, from veteran directors to new directors,” he explained.

Netflix movies return this year with a variety of genres, from thrillers to action, romantic comedies, science fiction, animation, and drama. From director Yeon Sang-ho’s new film ‘Revelation’, in which director Alfonso Cuarón of the films ‘Roma’, ‘Gravity’, participated as an executive producer, to Netflix‘s first Korean animated film ‘This Star Needs’, thriller ‘84 Square Meters’, which unfolds amidst unidentified noises between floors, youth romance ‘History of Confession’, spin-off of Netflix film ‘Gil Bok-soon’, ‘Witches’, director Byun Sung-hyun’s unpredictable airplane landing operation ‘Good News’, and SF disaster film ‘The Great Flood’, which depicts the last days of the Earth after a great flood, various works will meet viewers.

‘Revelation’, which will be released in the first quarter, is about a pastor who believes that convicting the culprit of a missing person‘s case is a revelation from God, and a detective in charge of a missing person’s case who is tormented by the apparition of his dead younger sibling, who each share their beliefs. A story that unfolds while chasing. Director Yeon Sang-ho‘s work stars Ryu Jun-yeol and Shin Hyun-bin. Director Kim Tae-won emphasized the collaboration between directors Yeon Sang-ho and Alfonso Cuarón, saying, “You can look forward to the synergy of these two great directors.”

In the second quarter, “This Star Needs” will be released. “This Star Needs” is an animation film that depicts the world’s furthest-distance long-distance romance between astronaut Nan-young and musician Jay. Kim Tae-ri and Hong Kyung, who worked together in the drama “The Devil,” provided voice acting.

In the third quarter, “84 Square Meters,” “History of Confession,” and “Warts” are in preparation. ‘84 Square Meters’ is an unpredictable thriller about Woo-sung (Kang Ha-neul), a single-person household that succeeds in buying an 84-square meter apartment, suffering from unidentified noises between floors. Starring Kang Ha-neul, Yeom Hye-ran, and Seo Hyun-woo. ‘History of Confession’ is a youth romance about Park Se-ri, a 19-year-old girl in 1998, who is planning a plan to get rid of her lifelong complex about her frizzy hair before the confession of her life, and gets entangled with transfer student Han Yoon-seok. Cast Gong Myung, Shin Eun-soo, Cha Woo-min, Yoon Sang-hyun, and Kang Mi-na. ‘The Mantis’, written by director Byun Sung-hyun and director Lee Tae-sung, is an action film that depicts the battle for the top spot between ‘The Mantis’, a top-class killer who returns to the contract killing industry where all rules have collapsed after a long vacation, his trainee and rival ‘Jae-i’, and retired legendary killer ‘Dokgo’. Im Si-wan, Park Gyu-young, and Jo Woo-jin are slated for the lineup.

‘Good News’‘The Great Flood’ will be released in the final quarter. Director Byun Sung-hyun‘s new film ‘Good News’ is a film about a suspicious operation by people who gather in one place to land a hijacked airplane at all costs in the 1970s. It stars Sol Kyung-gu, Hong Kyung, and Ryu Seung-beom. ‘The Great Flood’ is a SF disaster blockbuster that depicts the struggle of those who have placed their last hope for humanity’s survival in an apartment that is submerged in water on the last day of the Earth after a great flood. Kim Da-mi and Park Hae-soo star.

Jeong Hee-yeon, Donga.com reporter shine2562@donga.com

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