Netflix unveils 2025 Korean film slate in Busan
Netflix has unveiled an extensive slate of Korean films set to debut on the streaming platform in 2025, showcasing the streaming giant’s continued investment in Korean content.
The diverse slate, unveiled at an event on the sidelines of the Busan International Film Festival, which opened with Netflix’s ‘Uprising’, includes projects spanning genres from action and sci-fi to romance and animation, with both established and emerging talent in the Korean culture. film industry.
Acclaimed director Byun Sung-hyun, known for his work on ‘The Merciless’ and ‘Kill Boksoon’, returns with ‘Good News’ (working title), a 1970s thriller centering on a hijacked plane. The film stars Sul Kyung-gu, who reunites with Byun for a fourth collaboration, alongside Hong Kyung and Ryoo Seung-bum. Sul takes on the role of a mysterious fixer, with Hong playing an Air Force lieutenant and Ryoo playing a government official overseeing a covert operation.
In the sci-fi disaster genre, “The Great Flood” promises a high-stakes survival story set on Earth’s last day. Directed by Kim Byung-woo, who previously directed ‘The Terror, Live’ and ‘Take Point’, the film features Kim Da-mi and Park Hae-soo as they battle to save a child amid a global deluge.
“Lost in Starlight” is groundbreaking for Netflix, marking the platform’s debut Korean animated film. Directed by Han Ji-won, this space romance features the voice talents of Kim Tae-ri and Hong Kyung. The story follows an astronaut selected for a trip to Mars, intertwining themes of family, love and interplanetary exploration.
Directed by Namkoong Sun, “Love Untangled” switches to youth-oriented content and takes audiences back to 1998. Starring Gong Myoung, Shin Eun-soo, Cha Woo-min, Youn Sang-hyun and Kang Mi -after. explores themes of first love and friendship, centering around a high school student’s quest to confess her feelings to a popular classmate.
The action-packed “Mantis” (working title) expands the universe created in “Kill Boksoon,” following the return of a hitman to a chaotic industry. The film marks Lee Tae-sung’s directorial debut and is co-written by Byun Sung-hyun, and promises to deliver intense action sequences and complex character dynamics.
“Hellbound” collaborators Yeon Sang-ho and Choi Gyu-seok reunite for “Revelations,” a thriller that intertwines faith and crime. The film stars Ryu Jun-yeol as a preacher driven by divine revelation and Shin Hyun-been as a detective haunted by her past, both pursuing their own version of justice in a missing persons case.
The line-up is rounded out with ‘Wall to Wall’, an exciting story set in the limited space of an apartment building. Directed by Kim Tae-joon, known for creating tension in everyday settings, Kang Ha-neul stars as a man whose dream of owning his own home turns into a nightmare. Yeom Hye-ran and Seo Hyun-woo star, adding depth to the story of financial troubles and mysterious disturbances.
