Korea’ And ‘Hellbound’ Season Two Teaser Clips

Launching new shows alongside follow-up seasons of several breakout series, NetflixNFLX
rallied support for its award-winning Asian content slate through ‘Tudum’ fan events held in South Korea, Japan and India. The streamer also released unseen clips from Squid Game, Money Heist: Korea – Joint Economic Area (Part Two) and Hellbound (Season Two), among others.

Netflix’s Korean content has gone from strength to strength, with frontrunner Squid Game sweeping six Emmy awards this year, including Best Director for Hwang Dong-hyuk and Best Actor for Lee Jung-jae. While the streamer faces the formidable challenge to deliver season two for global audiences, it published a previously-unreleased clip confirming the identity of ‘Front Man’ from Season One.

Another tentpole series from Netflix is Money Heist: Korea – Joint Economic Area, which stars Park Hae-soo, Yunjin Kim and Yoo Ji-tae, among others. Reflecting on the global interest in Korean content, the three veteran actors also talked about their careers and shared how new opportunities have recently come their way. The streamer has also released a teaser clip for season two of the show.

Netflix released a similar preview for season two of Hellbound, which was written and directed by Train to Busan creator Yeon Sang-ho.

Besides sequels of existing series, the streamer offered first-look clips of new shows, including Physical: 100, which is part of its unscripted content slate. Physical: 100 is a gameshow reality series featuring a hundred participants in an intense fitness competition.

Starring Minho from K-pop band SHINee and actress Chae Soo-bin (I Am Not A Robot, Sweet & Sour), Netflix will launch The Fabulous on November 4. The series follows four best friends as they chase their dreams alongside fashion’s elite while going through the highs and lows of their careers and relationships. Minho plays a freelance photo editor struggling to find passion for his work, until he meets a public relations manager (played by Chae Soo-bin) for luxury brands.

Netflix also released a trailer for the highly-anticipated second season of Japan’s Alice in Borderland. The series revolves around a survival game and stars Kento Yamazaki and Tao Tsuchiya.

For its Indian content slate, Netflix shared a teaser clip for Class, which is set in ‘Hampton International,’ pegged as Delhi’s most sought-after and expensive school. It is an adaptation of the hit Spanish series, Elite, and will star Gurfateh Pirzada, Chintan Rachh, Naina Bhan and Chayan Chopra.

Another major Indian series in the pipeline is Monica, O My Darling, created by successful Bollywood director Vasan Bala. The dark comedy will star Rajkummar Rao, Huma S Qureshi, Radhika Apte and Sikander Kher.