Netflix Unveils Korean Film Slate for 2025 at Busan

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Netflix has revealed a wide range of Korean movies scheduled for release on the streaming platform in 2025, demonstrating the streaming giant's ongoing commitment to Korean content.

This diverse selection, announced at an event alongside the Busan International Film Festival , which kicked off with Netflix's “Uprising,” encompasses projects spanning genres from action and science fiction to romance and animation, showcasing both established and emerging talents in the Korean 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-set thriller centered around a hijacked airplane. The film stars Sul Kyung-gu, reuniting with Byun for their 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 portraying a government official overseeing a covert operation.

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In the sci-fi disaster genre, “The Great Flood” promises a high-stakes survival narrative set on Earth's final day. Directed by Kim Byung-woo, who previously led “The Terror, Live” and “Take Point,” the film features Kim Da-mi and Park Hae-soo as they struggle to save a child amidst a global deluge.

Breaking new ground for Netflix, “Lost in Starlight” marks the platform's first Korean animated feature. Directed by Han Ji-won, this space romance features the voice talents of Kim Tae-ri and Hong Kyung. The story follows an astronaut chosen for a journey to Mars, weaving together themes of family, love, and interplanetary exploration.

Shifting focus to youth-oriented content, “Love Untangled,” directed by Namkoong Sun, transports audiences back to 1998. Starring Gong Myoung, Shin Eun-soo, Cha Woo-min, Youn Sang-hyun and Kang Mi-na, the film explores themes of first love and friendship, centered around a high school student's endeavor to confess her feelings to a popular classmate.

The action-packed “Mantis” (working title) expands upon the world established in “Kill Boksoon,” tracing an assassin's reentry into a turbulent industry. The film marks Lee Tae-sung’s directorial debut and is co-written by Byun Sung-hyun, promising to deliver captivating action sequences and intricate character dynamics.

“Hellbound” collaborators Yeon Sang-ho and Choi Gyu-seok have reunited for “Revelations,” a suspenseful film that combines faith and crime. The film features Ryu Jun-yeol as a pastor guided by divine revelation and Shin Hyun-been as a detective tormented by her past, both pursuing their own interpretations of justice in a missing person case.

Completing the lineup is “Wall to Wall,” a suspenseful story set within the confines of an apartment complex. Directed by Kim Tae-joon, known for generating tension in ordinary settings, the film stars Kang Ha-neul as a man whose dream of home ownership transforms into a nightmare. Yeom Hye-ran and Seo Hyun-woo co-star, contributing to the narrative of financial struggles and unsettling disturbances.

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