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‘Disney+’ is dropping new details about its 2022 slate of hotly anticipated original Korean content, reports Variety.
The streamer previously said it would release over 20 Korean titles this year, including at least 12 Korean originals. This week Disney is sharing info on three of its forthcoming Korean series and one new licensed show.
The originals include, ‘Big Mouth’, a thriller starring Lee Jong-suk and Lim Yoon-a; ‘Soundtrack #1’, a music-centered romantic drama about two friends walking the line between romance and friendship; and ‘The Zone: Survival Mission’, a survival gameshow where celebrities are challenged to break out of escape rooms.
Disney+ has also picked up the forthcoming high-concept romantic drama ‘Crazy Love’, which is produced by Arc Media and begins airing on Korean broadcaster KBS next Monday.
“We are really excited to showcase our curated collection of unrivaled Korean stories that we believe will captivate viewers globally,” said Jessica Kam-Engle, Disney’s head of content and development in APAC.
Since its launch in South Korea in November 2021, Disney+ has been busily building it out its slate of bankable K-drama content, following the trail blazed by Netflix — and Squid Game — of leveraging the category’s global popularity to build subscribers throughout Asia, South America and elsewhere.
In recent months, Disney+ has unveiled its first batch of Korean shows including ‘Grid’, ‘Snowdrop’, ‘Rookie Cops’, ‘Outrun by Running Man’ and ‘Blackpink: The Movie’.
Disney underscored the importance of Asia-Pacific markets to its growth ambitions late last year at the first annual Disney+ APAC Content Showcase, where the company committed to green-lighting over 50 Asian originals by the end of 2022.