Netflix's D.P. characters confront unchanging reality of military in Season 2

Netflix's popular military drama D.P.is returning for a highly anticipated Season 2, two years after creating a buzz by shedding light on the dark side of South Korea's mandatory military service.Based on Kim Bo-tong's well-received webtoon series,...

LEE Won-suk to Direct WOMAN IN CRISIS Series on Netflix

Director LEE Won-suk has partnered with Netflix for the upcoming fantasy drama series Woman in Crisis. Penning the project will be writer KIM Su-a. The project is currently in development, while Director LEE is also working on post-production for his new film ...

HOUSE OF HUMMINGBIRD Director Picks Sci-Fi Adaptation as Sophomore Project

KIM Bora, the director of the breakout indie sensation House of Hummingbird (2018), has signed on to her sophomore feature-length project. Production company Lezhin Studios announced last week that the award-winning director will adapt the sci-fi story ‘Spectr...

JUNG Hae-in, KOO Kyo-hwan, KIM Sung-kyun and SON Suk-ku Sign Up For Netflix Show D.P.

Coin Locker Girl (2015) director HAN Jun-hee has locked the cast for his forthcoming six-part Netflix Original series D.P., based on a Korean webtoon by KIM Bo-tong, will star JUNG Hae-in, KOO Kyo-hwan, KIM Sung-kyun and SON Suk-ku. D.P., which stands for ‘Des...

COIN LOCKER GIRL Director Partners with Netflix on Webtoon Adaptation DP

Coin Locker Girl (2015) director HAN Jun-hui has partnered with global streaming service Netflix to make D.P., a six-part series that will be adapted from the hit webtoon ‘D.P. - Day of the Dog’ (translated title) by KIM Bo-tong. Actors JUNG Hae-in and SON Suk...

Film Investor and Distributor CGV ARTHOUSE Ceases Operations

CGV ARTHOUSE, the subsidiary of CJ ENM Corp.which has been focusing on financing and distributing lower-budget indie and commercial works, has decided to cease its operations. While the outfit has been responsible for introducing several major artistic works t...

Fantasia to Welcome 24 Films from Korea

The Fantasia International Film Festival has now revealed its full program, which will include 24 films from Korea, among them 15 features and nine shorts. The 2019 edition of the festival will open Thursday, July 11 and run until Thursday, August 1. Beyond th...

Showbox Revs Up Sales for HIT-AND-RUN SQUAD

According to international trade magazine Screen Daily, Korean distributor Showbox has scored several deals for its new action-drama Hit-and-Run Squad. From Coin Locker Girl (2014) director HAN Jun-hee, the film features KONG Hyo-jin, RYU Jun-yeol and JO Jung-...

KIM Rae-won and KONG Hyo-jin Start Filming THE MOST ORDINARY ROMANCE

KONG Hyo-jin and KIM Rae-won are reuniting in the upcoming rom-com The Most Ordinary Romance (translated title), which entered production on January 7. The feature debut of Director KIM Han-gyeol, who has previously made several indie shorts, The Most Ordinary...

JO Jung-suk and Yoon-a Look for an EXIT

While the busy high summer season is on the verge on winding down for 2018, one of next year’s summer season contenders has begun production. Debut film of director LEE Sang-geun, the action disaster Exit (working title), starring JO Jung-suk and Kpop supersta...