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· Daniel Anderson

Women compete to survive on an island in trailer for new Netflix Korean reality series

Netflix has unveiled the trailer for its upcoming South Korean reality survival series “Siren: Survive the Island.” The 10-episode series is set to premiere globally on May 30 and will feature 24 women whose occupations include bodyguards, firefighters, athletes, stuntwomen and…

· Daniel Anderson

Netflix releases new action-packed trailer for K-drama series ‘Bloodhounds’

Netflix has released a new teaser trailer for its upcoming Korean drama series “Bloodhounds.” The show stars Woo Do-hwan and Lee Sang-yi as two young boxers who team up with a benevolent moneylender to take down a ruthless loan shark who preys on the financially desperate.

· Isa Peralta

Netflix announces release date for ‘Mech Cadets’ series starring Daniel Dae Kim, Ming-Na Wen

Netflix announced the release date of its upcoming series “Mech Cadets” on Monday. The 10-episode animated show, which is an adaptation of the bestselling comic series “Mech Cadet Yu” by Greg Pak and Takeshi Miyazawa, will premiere on Aug. 10, Deadline reported.

· Ana Yoo

Asian lead roles have increased on Netflix, report finds

A study released Thursday by Netflix and the University of Southern California (USC) reported that 41.5% of series and 12.3% of films on the streaming platform in 2021 had an Asian lead or co-lead. Of the 15 Asian communities represented in Netflix content, the largest…

· Isa Peralta

Netflix releases trailer for sci-fi K-drama ‘Black Knight’ starring Kim Woo-bin

Netflix released the official trailer for its upcoming K-drama “Black Knight” starring Kim Woo-bin on Thursday. The series, which is a live-action adaptation of Lee Yungyun’s 2017-2019 webtoon “Delivery Knight,” centers on delivery drivers called Black Knights who bring…

· Isa Peralta

Netflix releases teaser for ‘Black Mirror’ Season 6

Four years after the premiere of its fifth season, Netflix’s hit anthology series “Black Mirror” is set to return. The streaming giant released an official teaser for Season 6, touted as its “most unpredictable” yet, of “Black Mirror” on Wednesday.

· Isa Peralta

Netflix releases official trailer for ‘To All the Boys’ spin-off ‘XO, Kitty’

Netflix released the official trailer for its upcoming series “XO, Kitty” on Tuesday. The “To All the Boys” spin-off focuses on Kitty Song Covey (Anna Cathcart), the younger sister of Lara Jean Song Covey (Lana Condor), and her journey from her home in Portland, Oregon, to Seoul.

· Michelle De Pacina

Netflix to invest $2.5 billion on S. Korean content

Netflix has announced its plan to invest $2.5 billion in South Korean dramas, movies and reality shows over the next four years. The announcement came on Monday following South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol and Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos’ meeting in Washington.

· Daniel Anderson

Netflix cancels ‘Bling Empire’ and ‘Bling Empire: New York’

Netflix has decided to cancel two of its popular reality shows, “Bling Empire” and its spinoff “Bling Empire: New York.” “Bling Empire,” which first premiered in January 2021, focuses on the lives of wealthy Asian Americans in Beverly Hills, while the spinoff “Bling Empire: New…

· Michelle De Pacina

Netflix’s ‘Beef’ faces boycott after clip of star David Choe bragging about sexual assault resurfaces

Social media users are boycotting Netflix and A24’s show “Beef” after a podcast episode from 2014 in which star David Choe explicitly describes sexually assaulting a woman resurfaced. Investigative journalist Aura Bogado shared a clip from the “DVDASA” podcast episode titled…

· Daniel Anderson

Netflix reveals first look, premiere date for ‘Never Have I Ever’ final season

Netflix has announced the premiere date for the fourth and final season of “Never Have I Ever.” The Minday Kaling-created show follows the life of Devi Vishwakumar (Maitreyi Ramakrishnan), a modern-day first-generation Indian American teenager as she navigates through high…

· Daniel Anderson

Chrissy Teigen, Ronny Chieng to star in new Netflix animated series ‘Mulligan’

Chrissy Teigen and Ronny Chieng are part of the ensemble voice cast for Netflix’s upcoming animated series “Mulligan.” Created by Robert Carlock and “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” writer and executive producer Sam Means, the show takes place in a post-apocalyptic Earth following an…

· Daniel Anderson

Netflix unveils teaser trailer for dystopian K-drama ‘Black Knight’ starring Kim Woo-bin

Netflix released the first teaser trailer for its upcoming K-drama series “Black Knight,” starring “Uncontrollably Fond” star Kim Woo-bin, on Tuesday. The upcoming show is a live-action adaptation of Lee Yoon-gyun’s webtoon “Delivery Knight,” which depicts the lives of delivery…

· Ana Yoo

Jeon Do-yeon is an assassin struggling to raise her teen daughter in Netflix’s ‘Kill Boksoon’

Acclaimed South Korean actor Jeon Do-yeon stars in Netflix’s latest thriller “Kill Boksoon,” written and directed by Byun Sung-hyun. Jeon plays a seasoned assassin working for an agency named Gil Bok-soon who has a 100% success rate in killing targets. Despite excelling at her…

· Daniel Anderson

Political thriller ‘The Night Agent’ renewed by Netflix 1 week after its debut

Netflix’s new political thriller “The Night Agent,” which premiered on March 23, has already been renewed for a second season. Based on the novel of the same name by Matthew Quirk, the series stars New Zealand-Tongan actor Luciane Buchanan as cybersecurity expert Rose Larkin,…

· Daniel Anderson

Netflix releases first trailer for political K-drama ‘Queenmaker’

Netflix has unveiled its first trailer for the upcoming political K-drama “Queenmaker.” The series is directed by Oh Jin-suk, who also directed the Netflix K-drama “My First Love” and its sequel, and written by screenwriter Moon Ji-young (“Who Are You”).

· Isa Peralta

Netflix’s ‘Scott Pilgrim’ anime reunites film’s original cast

Netflix’s upcoming anime adaptation of “Scott Pilgrim” will see the return of many familiar voices. On Thursday, Netflix announced that the stars of Edgar Wright’s “Scott Pilgrim vs. the World” — the 2010 cult film adaptation of Bryan Lee O’Malley’s beloved “Scott Pilgrim”…

· Daniel Anderson

Ali Wong to lead star-studded cast in Netflix animated series ‘Jentry Chau vs. The Underworld’

Netflix announced a new animated series titled “Jentry Chau vs. The Underworld,” starring and produced by Ali Wong. Wong will be joining forces with first-time showrunner Echo Wu and Aron Eli Coleite, co-producer of the popular NBC television show “Heroes” and comic book writer.

· Daniel Anderson

Netflix unveils trailer for sumo wrestling drama series ‘Sanctuary’

Netflix has unveiled the trailer and release date for its Japanese sumo wrestling drama series, “Sanctuary.” “Sanctuary” follows a teenage troublemaker who becomes a sumo trainee and ends up clashing with a mute wrestler harboring a hidden past. Netflix characterizes the show as…

· Daniel Anderson

Netflix announces premiere date for K-drama ‘Black Knight’ starring Kim Woo-bin

Netflix has announced the release date for its Korean drama “Black Knight,” a live-action adaptation of Lee Yungyun’s 2017-2019 webtoon “Delivery Knight”. The dystopian series follows “Uncontrollably Fond” star Kim Woo-bin as “5-8,” a renowned member of the Black Knights, who…

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