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Extraordinary Attorney Woo star Park Eun-bin has been cast as lead in Castaway Diva, a Netflix drama about an aspiring singer who becomes stranded on a desert island. After being suck on the island for 15 years, Park’s character Set Mok-ha embarks on a journey to become a ‘diva’ who she returns to…

During a three-day visit to Seoul, Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos said the streamer is fairly compensating producers and nurturing new talent, after calls from some local lawmakers and industry figures for more profit-sharing with creators.  Sarandos said emerging writers and directors are getting more…

Korean series Extraordinary Attorney Woo and Squid Game were the big winners at Busan International Film Festival's Asia Contents Awards (ACAs), which featured a star-studded red carpet and welcomed back international guests for the first time since the event's inaugural edition in 2019. Extraordinary Atto…

The success of monster hits such as Squid Game, Netflix’s most popular series ever, as well as Money Heist, All of Us Are Dead, Elite and Lupin, has proven that there is no language barrier for non-English-language series to become global phenoms. There has been more evidence of that over the last couple of weeks…

Echoes, a mystery limited series from up-and-coming Australian TV creator Vanessa Gazy, has surged in viewing in its first full week of release. Launching with little fanfare, the series starring Michelle Monaghan and executive produced by 13 Reasons Why‘s Brian Yorkey logged 68.5M hours viewed during the week of…

After a hiatus, we’re back with a new episode of Deadline Hallyuwood. Joining us is actor Jang Hyuk, star of the movie The Killer: A Girl Who Deserves to Die.  Although Jang spent much of his career as a heartthrob on some memorable series, he’s getting back into his groove as a martial arts expert in his portrayal of…

As Netflix hit Extraordinary Attorney Woo continues its extraordinary run, the Cultural Heritage Administration of South Korea has said it intends to designate as a Natural Monument a 500-year-old hackberry tree that features in the series. The tree is located on a hill in Dongbu Village in the southern city of…

Extraordinary Attorney Woo’s remarkable run, which Deadline has chronicled for the last couple of weeks, continues. The latest Netflix hit from Korea has growing its viewership every week, from 24 million hours viewed in Week 1 to a new high mark of 77.43M hours viewed in its seventh week (8/15-8/21). It is a rare Netf…

Extraordinary Attorney Woo did not take the world by storm the way Squid Game did last year. The latest hit from Korea instead took the scenic route toward success by gradually building its popularity via word of mouth. Extraordinary Attorney Woo — essentially a legal take on The Good Doctor (which also originated in…