Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefTwo East Asian drama series — Japanese sci-fi thriller “Alice in Borderland,” and Korean fantasy horror “Sweet Home” — have been lapped up by international audiences on Netflix.“Borderland” has been viewed by 18 million member households and has already been renewed for a second season.
Meanwhile, in its first four weeks on Netflix, 22 million have watched “Sweet Home” on the platform.Adapted from a popular manga, “Borderland” is an eight-episode sci-fi story about a dissatisfied unemployed man (played by Yamazaki Kento) who follows a mysterious light source and finds that the population of Tokyo has seemingly disappeared except for himself and two friends.
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