Netflix continues to back Korean series about monsters and demons. In addition to two seasons of zombie period drama “Kingdom,” the streaming platform also recently announced a new series adapted from the Korean webtoon “All of Us Are Dead.” Now, Netflix is heading to a bit of an underworld with “Hellbound” a new series with Yeon Sang-ho from “Train to Busan” and the upcoming “Peninsula” as a director.
ScreenDaily reports that Yeon will collaborate with the webtoon’s creator, Choi Gyu-seok, to adapt the script. Cinema is not the only side of the Korean entertainment industry seeing a boom in recent years, as Korean webtoons are also starting to see bigger attention in the West. In addition to “Hellbound,” Netflix’s own “All of Us Are Dead” is also based on a Korean webtoon, and earlier this month Crunchyroll debuted its first original anime, “Tower of God,” based on a popular Korean webtoon.
Where “Tower of God” is a groundbreaking move that could have huge implications for the anime industry, the success of Netflix’s live-action adaptations of webtoons could open the door to a whole new world of content. Judging by all the great Korean films we’ve had as of late, this is an excellent prospect.
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As for “Hellbound,” the webtoon tells a story of surviving in a world of chaos, as a group of supernatural beings start appearing and condemning people to hell. This results in a new religious group interpreting the condemnations as the will of the divine. A press release explains that “What unfolds through this predicament is an intense and highly-charged story about people who must survive under conditions of utter social chaos.” The series will be produced by Lezhin Studio in Korea.