Netflix keeps its K-drama pipeline pumping. The streamer revealed on Thursday that he has begun production on The interface of lovea new romance series from Mo Wan-il, the hit industry director behind the JTBC juggernaut The world of married peopleAnd veteran writer Ha Soo Jin (Matchmakers, Sell your haunted house). Netflix also shared a sneak peek at the series’ first table read in Seoul (above and below).
The series finds Mo once again exploiting the dynamics of marital breakdown that made his 2020 success a cultural phenomenon in Korea and beyond. The world of married people – Local adaptation for BBC One Dr. Foster He struck a chord with his story about a brilliant doctor who systematically uncovers her husband’s case. The show became the highest-rated drama in the history of Korean cable television, with the finale receiving a 28.4% rating nationwide, a record that still stands. Mo received the Baeksang Arts Award for Best Director for the series.
The series builds on Netflix’s established relationship with Mo, whose first streaming project was the 2024 mystery thriller. Frogachieved huge global success on the platform.
in The interface of loveLee Dong-wook plays Ji-hun, a man whose ordered life is destabilized after a chance encounter, and encounters Hu-kyung (Jeon So-nee), a stranger he meets while traveling abroad. They both return to Korea expecting to resume their old routines; Instead, the connection refuses to fade away, slowly opening fractures in the lives around them. Jung Yu-mi plays Sun-hee, Ji-hun’s wife; Lee Jong-won is Dae-hee, Sun-hee’s younger brother, whose unexpected involvement with Hu-kyung pulls the story in unexpected directions.
The group continues Netflix’s track record of bringing together some of Korea’s most in-demand talent. Lee Dong-wook is known worldwide for his role as the Grim Reaper in the 2016 fantasy phenomenon Guardian: The only great God (Also known as puck), in addition to leadership roles in The story of the nine tails And Disney+ Shop for killers. Jung Yu Mi is among the most decorated film actresses of her generation, having received Blue Dragon Film, Baeksang, and Grand Bell Awards across credits including Train to Busan, Kim Ji-young, born 1982 And Jason Yu He sleeps. Jeon So-nee makes global breakthrough after landing the slippery lead for Yeon Sang-ho’s 2024 Netflix film Parasite: greywhile Lee Jong-won has been on a steady rise through dramas such as Flower Knight and Golden spoon.
The series adds to what is shaping up to be another huge year for Korean content on Netflix. The streamer rolled out a 33-title Korean roster in January starting with a new season of Singles are hell To rom-com Boyfriend on request — Starring Jisoo from Blackpink — and Lee Changdong Potential lovethe revered auteur’s first feature film in eight years and will likely be a contender at major festivals this fall. The company expanded the lineup further in late March with romance series Long vacation from The plane crashes on you Director Lee Jong-hyo.
Korea continues to play a big role as one of Netflix’s most reliable content engines outside the US — a fact underscored last month by BTS’s comeback concert broadcast live from Seoul’s Gwanghwamun Square, which attracted 18.4 million viewers and topped Netflix’s charts in 24 countries.
