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Netflix to Create 'Assassin's Creed' Series

Netflix to Create 'Assassin's Creed' Series

Based on Ubisoft's flagship game series, it will depict the conflict between the Assassins and the Templars
The popular game series 'Assassin's Creed', which has continued for 17 years, is meeting Netflix. The OTT platform Netflix announced that it is officially starting the production of the live-action series 'Assassin's Creed'.
Jang Hang-jun Clears Threat of “Wangsa-nam” Screening Ban; Court Rejects Plagiarism Claims Over a 16.88M-Hit Box Office Hit

Jang Hang-jun Clears Threat of “Wangsa-nam” Screening Ban; Court Rejects Plagiarism Claims Over a 16.88M-Hit Box Office Hit

The court dismisses a temporary injunction, saying the drama “Eumheungdo” differs in key narrative points, lifting limits on OTT release and overseas exports.
Director Jang Hang-jun’s film “The King and the Man Who Lives” (Wangsa-nam) has escaped plagiarism allegations, with claims that it copied the script of the drama “Eumheungdo. ” After the court dismissed an application seeking to block its screening, the hit, which drew 16.
[Netflix Charts] ‘Kim Bu-jang’ Tops for 3 Straight Weeks by Non-English Show Ranking… ‘K-Content’ Dominates Global Top 10 with 5 Picks

[Netflix Charts] ‘Kim Bu-jang’ Tops for 3 Straight Weeks by Non-English Show Ranking… ‘K-Content’ Dominates Global Top 10 with 5 Picks

The series draws 8.2 million views and surges in popularity across 73 countries… ‘Donggung’ ranks No. 2 and ‘Apartment’ No. 5, among other Korean hits
So Ji-sub’s ‘Kim Bu-jang’ Spotted at No. 1 for 3 Straight Weeks… Netflix Seizes the K-Content Sweep of 5 TitlesViews Top 8.2 Million and Enters 73 Countries Worldwide, with ‘Donggung’ and ‘Apartment’ Riding a Shared Wave of SuccessThe Unmatched Run of ‘Kim Bu-jang’ Grabs Global Viewers with Action,...
3만 5천 won Tickets Sell Out Too…Backstage Tour Craze Sweeps Performance Venues, Secrets and Air Beyond the Curtain

3만 5천 won Tickets Sell Out Too…Backstage Tour Craze Sweeps Performance Venues, Secrets and Air Beyond the Curtain

Seongnam Arts Center, Sejong Center for the Performing Arts, and other major venues have evolved their tours with behind-the-stage access, rehearsal-room reveals, and hands-on programs—igniting runaway popularity
Secrets beyond the curtain, stealing the audience’s curiosityThe iron gate that had been tightly shut behind the stage has opened. The era of passively admiring completed art is over. The performing arts world now faces a new paradigm—'Backstage Tour'—an exploration of what lies behind the stage.
Lee Jeong-eun, Gong Hyo-jin, Park So-dam, Lee Yeon Star in Family Revenge Drama ‘The Journey to Gyeongju’ — Set for Release on Aug. 26, Posters Unveiled!

Lee Jeong-eun, Gong Hyo-jin, Park So-dam, Lee Yeon Star in Family Revenge Drama ‘The Journey to Gyeongju’ — Set for Release on Aug. 26, Posters Unveiled!

For their youngest daughter, Gyeongju, who never came home from a school trip, four mother-and-daughter pairs set off on a “killing” journey after an eight-year wait.
Movie 〈The Journey to Gyeongju〉—a film that drew attention for bringing together South Korean acting heavyweights Lee Jeong-eun, Gong Hyo-jin, Park So-dam, and Lee Yeon—has confirmed its Aug. 26 release and unveiled two poster versions.
Kurosawa Kiyoshi’s ‘Black Thunder Castle’ and Other Buzzed-About Titles at BIFAN 2026

Kurosawa Kiyoshi’s ‘Black Thunder Castle’ and Other Buzzed-About Titles at BIFAN 2026

Marking its 30th anniversary this year, the Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival will be held from July 2 to July 12 around Bucheon City Hall. As South Korea’s only fantastic genre film festival, BIFAN again presents works armed with genre playfulness and a bold experimental spirit.
‘Wife Assassin’ Movie ‘Assassins (or ‘Killers’)’ Invites Toronto Premiere

‘Wife Assassin’ Movie ‘Assassins (or ‘Killers’)’ Invites Toronto Premiere

A new film by Heo Jin-ho reimagining the 1974 assassination of a first lady. Takes a spot in the gala section at North America’s biggest film festival; one of the top bets for this coming Chuseok
‘Gunfire in August 1974’ Returns to the Screen With a Hidden Side of History—and Praise on a Global StageOne of the most shocking mysteries in modern South Korean history comes to the global stage to reveal the truth first.
‘Nambal’ Finalizes Casting of Go Yoon-jung! Builds a Perfect Lineup Following Lee Byung-hun

‘Nambal’ Finalizes Casting of Go Yoon-jung! Builds a Perfect Lineup Following Lee Byung-hun

The character Ae-ryeong, played by Go Yoon-jung, loses her family in an attack by Japanese pirates, and takes to the battlefield herself to rescue her younger brother held in Tsushima.
The film 〈Nambal〉, following Lee Byung-hun, has confirmed Go Yoon-jung’s casting, adding weight to the lineup. 〈Nambal〉 is a hardboiled martial-arts action set in the early Joseon period in which nine swordsmen—each with differing abilities and ranks—move toward Tsushima to rescue captives who have...
‘The Assassins’ Gets an Official Gala Presentation Invite for the 51st Toronto International Film Festival

‘The Assassins’ Gets an Official Gala Presentation Invite for the 51st Toronto International Film Festival

A story that traces the allegations and the forces behind the assassination attempt on the First Lady that rocked South Korea on Aug. 15, 1974.
The film 〈The Assassins〉 has received an official invitation to the gala presentation section of the 51st Toronto International Film Festival, drawing attention even before its release. The film 〈The Assassins〉 has been officially invited to the gala presentation section of the 51st Toronto...
[Interview] “I believed the box-office myth from 100 years ago would return.” Director Yasuda Junichi of “Samurai Timeslipper” ②

[Interview] “I believed the box-office myth from 100 years ago would return.” Director Yasuda Junichi of “Samurai Timeslipper” ②

At the end of last year, at the Japan Academy, the awards beat hot releases such as “Last Mile” and “Kingdom 4” to win seven categories: best picture, best director, best screenplay, best actor, best cinematography, best lighting, and best editing.
This is a structure that connects the filming set of the late Edo period with that of a modern-day historical drama. The former is an era in which the shogunate was in decline ahead of the Meiji Restoration, while the latter is a period that came after the heyday of 1970s-80s historical dramas—when...