Netflix Unveils Korean Film Slate, Including First Animated Feature, for 2025 at Busan

Netflix has unveiled an extensive lineup of Korean films set to debut on the streaming platform in 2025, showcasing the streaming giant’s continued investment in Korean content.

The diverse slate, revealed at an event on the sidelines of the Busan International Film Festival, which opened with Netflix’s “Uprising,” includes projects spanning genres from action and sci-fi to romance and animation, featuring both established and emerging talent in the Korean film industry.

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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.

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

Breaking new ground for Netflix, “Lost in Starlight” marks the platform’s debut 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 selected for a journey to Mars, intertwining themes of family, love, and interplanetary exploration.

Shifting gears 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 quest to confess her feelings to a popular classmate.

The action-packed “Mantis” (working title) expands the universe established in “Kill Boksoon,” following an assassin’s return to a chaotic industry. The film marks Lee Tae-sung’s directorial debut and is co-written by Byun Sung-hyun, promising to deliver intense action sequences and complex character dynamics.

“Hellbound” collaborators Yeon Sang-ho and Choi Gyu-seok reunite for “Revelations,” a thriller that intertwines faith and crime. The film stars Ryu Jun-yeol as a pastor driven by divine revelation and Shin Hyun-been as a detective haunted by her past, both pursuing their own versions of justice in a missing person case.

Rounding out the lineup is “Wall to Wall,” a suspense tale set in the confined space of an apartment complex. Directed by Kim Tae-joon, known for creating tension in everyday settings, the film stars Kang Ha-neul as a man whose dream of home ownership turns into a nightmare. Yeom Hye-ran and Seo Hyun-woo co-star, adding depth to the story of financial struggles and mysterious disturbances.

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