Disney+, the flagship streaming service of US media giant Walt Disney Co., announced that top South Korean actor Lee Jung-jae will be among the star-studded lineup of its new “Star Wars" series “The Acolyte.” US actor Amandla Stenberg of “The Hate U Give” (2018), British and Spanish actor Dafne Keen of “His Dark Materials” (2019) and the Philippines-born Canadian actor Manny Jacinto of “Nine Per...

RM, the leader and rapper of boy band BTS, and film director Jang Hang-jun are set to host tvN’s new talk show “The Dictionary of Useless Human Knowledge" this winter. Though the date of release has yet to be announced, the cable channel said that the program will explore many sides of humans with popular intellectuals, including physicist Kim Sang-wook, forensic scientist Lee Ho, astronomer Shi...

Tving's latest original series “Bargain” is scheduled to premiere globally via Paramount+ in 2023, the local streaming service announced Friday. The six-part thriller will be Tving and Paramount+’s second shared series, following director Lee Joon-ik’s sci-fi series “Beyond the Memory,” widely known by its Korean title “Yonder.” Paramount+ landed in South Korea as a free-to-view addition to Tvi...

“The XR technologies certainly got me immersed in the futuristic stages, making me empathize with the stories that are being shared in our show,” an EBS press release quoted Ha as saying. After a successful pilot run in December 2021, “The Dreamer” received international recognition, winning the Silver Remi award in the talk show category at this year’s WorldFest-Houston International Film Festi...

Local broadcasters and streaming services remove Halloween-themed content

It has been confirmed that top actors Ha Jung-woo and Ju Ji-hoon will star in the Tving entertainment series titled “Bros on Foot.” The local streaming service announced Wednesday that its upcoming show will be available in the first half of 2023. Aside from the two veteran actors, young stars Yeo Jin-goo and Choi Min-ho, widely known as Minho of K-pop boy group SHINee, are also part of the mai...

The long-standing custom seemed entrenched until the early 2010s when terrestrial broadcaster MBC’s “Real Men” (2013) -- a program featuring eight male celebrities experiencing life in the Korean military -- continued to cast non-Korean celebrities. The program casted foreigners such as Australian-born Korean comedian Sam Hammington and singers Henry and Amber, highlighting their struggles with t...

The producer also felt a greater responsibility to show hip-hop culture “properly” to viewers. The new season will spotlight rookies from the local hip-hop scene and feature brand new missions for contestants, as well as displaying hip-hop’s street culture in various ways under the concept of “the new one,” he explained. With the number of the 11th season’s participants marking its largest pool ...

The two-part series focuses on renowned libraries across the globe, including the Vatican Library and Denmark's Black Diamond Library. MIPCOM, which was held from Oct. 17-20, is one of the world’s largest annual broadcasting content markets. It is held in Cannes, France, each year to source international production partnerships and set the development agenda for the future. The Science Ministry...

Single-take shots heighten thrill, suspense of six-part drama series

Hit filmmaker’s highly anticipated drama debut presents unique interpretation of life, death

The series mentions Vietnam while the lead character explains about a mysterious orchid, known as the Ghost of Vietnam. “Little Women” also presents a story about a Korean soldier, who took part in a secret operation during the Vietnam War in 1967, killing 100 Viet Cong on his mission. This is not the first time that a Korean production has been banned in Vietnam. The Vietnamese government in Ju...

Namkoong Min is to wed his longtime girlfriend, model and actor Jin Ah-reum, next month, according to Namkoong's agency. “Actor Namkoong Min and his longtime partner Jin Ah-reum will be tying the knot,” 935 Entertainment announced Wednesday. “The private wedding will be held Oct. 7 in Seoul with close friends and families in attendance,” the agency said. The couple met in Namkoong’s directoria...

The 10-part series centers around the young woman Hong Ji-hyo, who decides to investigate the existence of aliens, after her boyfriend’s sudden disappearance. The sci-fi series develops as Ji-hyo joins forces with a group of UFO enthusiasts, including Heo Bora. Emphasizing that she had had her eyes on Nana since watching her performances in 2016's “The Good Wife,” Jeon added she became close fri...

Though the series came to an end on Sept. 17, MBC’s Friday-Saturday drama “Big Mouth” is available on Wavve and Disney+. The series follows young lawyer Park Chang-ho (played by Lee Jongsuk) who, while investigating a case, is framed and accused of illegal drug use.