Netflix is Adding a Ton of Korean Movies and Shows in 2022
With the runaway success of Squid Game, Netflix is picking up more Korean movies and shows. Lots of them.
Along with the announcement that Squid Game has gotten a second season (and maybe more), Netflix detailed some of the other Korean movies and shows they’re releasing this year. They range from horror and fantasy to crime dramas and romance. Here are some of the twenty-five that should be on your radar.
Upcoming Korean Shows
All of Us Are Dead– January 28
Tomorrow
Tomorrow is an afterlife fantasy drama. It follows the grim reapers who once escorted the dead. Now they want to save those who want to die. A long-time unemployed man accidentally bumps into grim reapers on a special mission. He becomes a contract worker on their Crisis Management Team to help.
A Model Family
A Model Family is a story about a man on the brink of bankruptcy and divorce – then he stumbles upon a car loaded with cash. The incident has him (and his family) crossing paths with the second-in-command of a drug organization.
Black Knight
In an air polluted world in 2071 people depend on respirator masks to breathe. Only one percent of the human race has survived. A strict social hierarchy has been established in the deserted lands of the Korean Peninsula. For refugees, becoming a delivery driver is their only hope for survival. The story tells the story of a legendary delivery driver with exceptional battle skills.
Glitch
Glitch tells the story of Hong Jihyo, who attempts to track down her missing boyfriend with the help of members of a UFO club. In the process, she comes face to face with a mysterious secret.
Money Heist: Korea– Joint Economic Area
This version of the popular Money Heist series is focused on a genius strategist and his talented crew, which is composed of top-class thieves. The story follows along as they attempt to pull off an unprecedented heist in the Korean Peninsula. The crew stages a robbery while facing inexplicable challenges. There are plenty of unexpected twists and turns.
Upcoming Korean Movies
Yaksha: Ruthless Operations
A breathtaking spy action film that unfolds as a merciless man known as “Yaksha” crosses paths with a prosecutor on a special inspection mission in Shenyang (a city in China notorious for espionage). Park Hae-soo, a global star from Squid Game, plays the role of a prosecutor demoted to Shenyang for playing it by the book.
Carter
Carter is a top agent who awakens one day with a complete loss of memory but is then thrown into the mission of a lifetime.
JUNG_E
JUNG_E portrays a desolated Earth in the 22nd century that is no longer inhabitable due to climate change. Amid the chaos, an internal war breaks out in the shelter built for human survival. Victory – meaning the end of the war – now hinges on finding a way to clone the legendary mercenary JUNG_E into a scalable robot.
