![]() ![]() “Squid Game” is not alone when it comes to TV shows that resonate with larger, global audiences. In Korea itself, the show’s popularity was so high that it earned Netflix the dubious distinction of picking up a lawsuit from one of the country’s biggest broadband providers for the spike in traffic (and subsequent related costs). Squid Game was one of Netflix’s most successful forays into original content to date, with viewers from across 142 million households globally even two years on from its debut, it remains one of its most popular series of all time. ![]() South Korean entertainment, from music through to film and TV, has proven to be a huge hit with audiences further afield. “We were also inspired by the president’s love and strong support for the Korean entertainment industry and fueling the Korean wave.” “We were able to make this decision because we have great confidence that the Korean creative industry will continue to tell great stories,” Sarandos said in a speech Monday. and Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos in Washington. The announcement was made to coincide with a meeting between South Korean President Yoon SukYeol - who is making a state visit to the U.S. streaming giant said Tuesday that it plans to invest $2.5 billion in South Korea over the next four years to produce TV series, movies and reality shows out of the country, both for Korean audiences but also to export across its wider global footprint. Sign Up: Stay on top of the latest breaking film and TV news! Sign up for our Email Newsletters here.After the stunning success of “Squid Game” in 2021, Netflix is doubling down on South Korea in hopes of another home run out of the country’s entertainment industry. Watch the official trailer for the assassin thriller in the trailer below. The streaming giant also confirms the movie will play in select theaters. “Kate” will stream on Netflix beginning September 10. He wasn’t on the set for very long but we made it count.” But he’s very committed and he is super easy to work with. Of landing Harrelson for his Netflix movie, Nicolas-Troyan told EW, “Woody is Woody. “Kate” also stars Tadanobu Asano, Michiel Huisman, and Jun Kunimura. This one was definitely making me nervous.” We thought something bad could happen there. You had two actors that are doing very, very close-contact stunt work. “The hardest one to shoot was the one with Mary and Miyavi inside the apartment,” the director said “We couldn’t shoot that with stunt doubles, so they had to do it themselves. Winstead told Entertainment Weekly earlier this year that “Kate” is “a heartfelt, brutal assassin story.” The actress performed many of her own stunts in the movie, and Nicolas-Troyan said one fight scene between Winstead and Japanese singer-songwriter Miyavi proved especially challenging. 'White House Plumbers' Review: Woody Harrelson & Justin Theroux Make Fine Stooges in Watergate FarceĢ023 Emmy Predictions: Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction SeriesĢ2 Great Erotic Thrillers, from Adrian Lyne to Brian De Palma 'The Diplomat' Renewed for Season 2 at Netflix Starring Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Woody Harrelson, and directed by Cedric Nicolas-Troyan, ‘Kate’ follows a burned assassin’s furious pursuit of one last self-appointed job.” As her body swiftly deteriorates, Kate forms an unlikely bond with the teenage daughter of one of her past victims. But when she uncharacteristically blows an assignment targeting a member of the yakuza in Tokyo, she quickly discovers she’s been poisoned, a brutally slow execution that gives her less than 24 hours to exact revenge on her killers. The official synopsis for “Kate” from Netflix reads: “Meticulous and preternaturally skilled, Kate is the perfect specimen of a finely tuned assassin at the height of her game. audiences for directing the “Snow White and the Hunstman” sequel “The Huntsman: Winter’s War.” The movie was helmed by French director Cedric Nicolas-Troyan, perhaps best known to U.S. Mary Elizabeth Winstead has already showed that she’s more than capable of leading an action movie, thanks to her supporting role as Huntress in the DC Comics tentpole “Birds of Prey,” and now she’s getting the star vehicle she deserves with Netflix’s ticking-clock assassin thriller “ Kate.” Winstead stars in the eponymous role opposite Woody Harrelson.
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