Following the success of K-dramas such as Squid Game, Hellbound, and Vincenzo, Netflix’s Korean branch has announced that more than 25 Korean series would be released in 2022, the most ever.
According to a statement from the company, Korean dramas dominated worldwide popular culture in 2021, with Squid Game becoming the platform’s most popular show ever, with 94 nations watching it.
Squid Game attracted 95% of its viewers from outside Korea, prompting them to discover more Korean content on Netflix.
According to the streamer, worldwide viewing hours of Korean dramas increased sixfold last year compared to 2019.
“The amazing Korean creators we’ve been working with for the past few years deserve credit for this expanding worldwide attention.” We released almost 130 Korean titles between 2016 and 2021. As a consequence, Netflix has become a popular destination for Korean entertainment aficionados, who know that it is home to a wide range of high-quality Korean programming.
“We are eager to continue partnering with Korean storytellers to elevate the K-wave to new heights as this audience increasingly encompasses viewers from all around the world,” Don Kang, VP, Content (Korea), said in the statement.
All of Us Are Dead, in which zombies infiltrate a high school; Money Heist: Korea Joint Economic Area, an adaptation of the popular Spanish series; and the action-packed thrills of Seoul Vibe, in which a special-ops team’s adventures take place against the backdrop of the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games, are just a few of the shows that viewers can look forward to.
Some of South Korea’s most well-known performers are reintroduced in new drama settings in the slate. For example, Son Ye-jin (Crash Landing on You) appears in Thirty-Nine with Jeon Mi-do (Hospital Playlist) and Kim Ji-hyun (Justice). The drama follows the lives and friendships of three women approaching their forties.
Similarly, What’s Wrong with Secretary Kim star Park Min-young, Netflix favourite Song Kang, and You Are My Spring actor Yoon Bak appear in Forecasting Love and Weather. The lives and love stories of the people who work at the Korea Meteorological Administration are the focus of this romantic drama.
Other notable titles include Kim Hye-legal soo’s drama Juvenile Justice, Kim Tae-ri and Nam Joo-romantic hyuk’s drama Twenty Five, Twenty-One, fantasy programme Tomorrow, Business Proposal, Remarriage and Desires, Model Family, Glitch, The Fabulous, Love to Hate You, and Somebody.
