Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefStill reveling in the global success of “Squid Game” and “Hellbound,” multinational streaming giant Netflix has scheduled the launch of 25 South Korean shows in the current year.
The total is the company’s highest to date.The new slate includes “All of Us Are Dead,” in which zombies invade a high school, and is launching on Jan.
28, 2022; “Money Heist: Korea – Joint Economic Area,” an undated adaptation of the popular Spanish series “Casa de Papel”; and “Seoul Vibe,” an action film in which the adventures of a special-ops team take place against the backdrop of the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games.The bumper 2022 slate follows Netflix’s commitment early last year to invest close to $500 million in Korean content in calendar 2021, and its parallel leasing of studios near Seoul.
The streamer has not unveiled a production spend commitment for 2022. In a blog posting, Don Kang, Netflix VP of content for Korea, enthused about the 2022 releases.
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