Netflix has unveiled its new collection of Korean TV shows and movies coming to the streaming platform throughout 2024, including the long-awaited second seasons of both. Squid Game and Bound to hell.
In a video on Netflix's K-Content YouTube account, which you can watch below, the top streaming service showed off more than 20 new Korean shows and four movies coming out in 2024, and there's a lot to be excited about here.
First, there are new seasons of scripted shows that are already incredibly popular, including Squid Game the second season, Sweet Homethird season, bound to hell second season and Gyeongseong Creature the second season. There are also new seasons of unscripted favorites, such as Physical: 100 the second season, Bachelor's hell fourth season and Zombieverse the second season.
Other upcoming Korean series include the mystery thriller. The Frog and Parasyte: The Gray, which is based on a popular horror manga series. Netflix also revealed four new Korean movies coming in 2024, including a sci-fi disaster film. The Flood.
With so much to choose from, which Korean Netflix shows are we most excited to watch? Well, the new season of Squid Game is an obvious answer. The first season was phenomenally popular. If you haven't seen it, it's a gritty mystery about a secret contest where people must play deadly children's games and it's one of the best Netflix shows we've ever seen.
And while we got some answers about the nature of the contest and its origins at the end of the first season, there were still some unfinished business for main character Seong Gi-hun (played by Lee Jung-jae) that we imagine will be explored. with gruesome and shocking details in the upcoming second season. There are no official details on when in 2024 we can expect the second season, but we're keeping our fingers crossed that it won't be too long.
What other Korean Netflix shows are we excited about?
But only because Squid Game It won over many of us with its darkly compelling story and fantastic cast doesn't mean there aren't plenty more Korean shows on our radar for 2024.
If you are a fan of squid game, then we imagine that you will also enjoy the second season of physical 100, which lands sometime between April and June 2024. The first season of this unscripted competitive series arrived in January 2023 and is best thought of as real life. squid game, but without death. Contestants must overcome all kinds of challenges that test their strength, balance and willpower for the promise of a cash prize. As you may have guessed, it was a huge success.
We also look forward to the season of Bound to hell, which will premiere later this year. This is a dark and violent fantasy series based on a webtoon (a Korean digital comic) of the same name. It is directed by Yeon Sang-ho (Train to Busan) and is about huge monsters and demons that torture and kill people before taking them to hell.
However, as exciting as Netflix's new slate of Korean content is, there's one show that's not at the top of our must-watch list: the second season of Zombieverse. This reality TV-based drama series was largely trashed online when the first season arrived in August 2023. It follows the story of a group of contestants, mostly Korean comedians and musical artists, who must “survive” an apocalypse. zombie by completing various tasks and acquiring weapons and other useful items to fight the undead. It was criticized for the fact that some viewers found it boring and obviously scripted, but others found the silliness funny, so we assume Netflix has picked up the second season.
