With the huge success of Disney+ in South Korea, Disney has unveiled the lineup of Korean Originals for 2024, which includes a brand new thriller series called “Blood Free”, “Unmasked”, “The Tyrant” and “Gangnam B-Side”.

This is in addition to previously announced Korean Originals, including “Uncle Samsik” and “Light Shop”.  Plus, a third season of “The Zone: Survival Mission”.

Carol Choi, Disney’s executive VP of original content strategy in APAC, said in a statement regarding the new original series:

“The new Korean originals announced today really builds on the positive momentum and success of our APAC content slate last year.  We will continue to scale our creative ambition with a curated collection of APAC originals, centered on quality storytelling and top talent, in collaboration with the region’s most exciting storytellers.”

As with most Korean Disney+ Originals, these will likely continue to be released on Hulu and Hulu On Disney+ in the United States and on Disney+ around the world.

Disney also released a small teaser highlighting some of this year’s new Korean originals:

Here are some early details on the upcoming Korean Originals heading to Disney+ in 2024:

Blood Free

“Blood Free” follows a former bodyguard haunted by the failures of his past. After diving down a rabbit hole of tangled leads, he finds himself recruited to protect the CEO of a controversial lab-grown meat company, who is also a survivor of the fateful attack that changed his life.  This new series stars Ju Jihoon (Kingdom) and Han Hyojoo (Moving)

Unmasked

This new series is set in modern-day Seoul, “Unmasked” follows a crack team of investigative journalists who are fighting for their careers after broadcasting a controversial story. With time running out, the team are given an impossible task if they want to save their jobs – solve a twenty-year-old cold case involving a famous actor who disappeared without a trace. The series stars Kim Hyesoo (Under The Queen’s Umbrella).

The Tyrant

“The Tyrant” follows a U.S. government agent as he tries to recover a deadly new virus stolen from the South Korean government. With everything at stake, this action-packed series sees global intelligence agencies battle against nefarious parties to prevent the virus spreading across the world.

Gangnam B-Side

This new crime drama “Gangnam B-Side” follows a pariah detective pulled back into the game after his daughter’s friend goes missing. The latest in a long line of women to go missing in the Gangnam area of Seoul, the detective will delve back into a world of vice, drugs and corruption to uncover something that threatens to topple some of the city’s wealthiest elite.

Which new Korean Original are you looking forward to watching? Let us know on social media!

Source – THR

Roger Palmer

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