Netflix has a K-drama challenger: This 2021 film starring the Squid Game actor is free!

News culture Netflix has a K-drama challenger: This 2021 film starring the Squid Game actor is free!

Published on January 19, 2024 at 12:00 p.m

Netflix is betting heavily on South Korean productions to retain its subscribers and attract millions of new subscribers. It must be said that K-dramas have been popular for several years and viewer interest continues to grow. If Netflix has invested millions of dollars in original series and films, it is not the only one that has its sights set on the 7th art from the land of the morning calm. A challenger is positioned in 2024 and its offer is free.

Korean cinema is experiencing unprecedented international interest, causing Japanese productions to be dethroned in the hearts of some viewers even in France. K-Drama, in turn, refers to Korean-language series that are broadcast on South Korean television, but also on SVOD services (Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+, etc.).

A South Korean thriller on France.TV

France.TV is intelligently positioning itself in the field of South Korean audiovisual productions, appealing to K-drama fans with a film whose main antagonist is an actor famous for the Squid Game series on Netflix. Midnight Silence is a 2021 South Korean psychological thriller film directed and written by Kwon Oh-seung. Although this is his first film, the filmmaker delivers a cinematic work that is critically acclaimed (100% on RottenTomatoes), even if audiences are less enthusiastic (68% on RottenTomatoes).

For the main roles, Kwon Oh-seung can count on a 100% South Korean cast with a proven track record. The heroine played by Jin Ki-joo

(Little Forest) responds with this Wi Ha-joon (squid game), Kim Hye-yoon (The murderous memory), Park Hoon (The Pirates: The Last Royal Treasure) et Gil Hae-yeon (The murderous memory). Here is the official synopsis of Midnight Silence:

One night in Seoul, Kyung-mi, a young deaf and mute woman, leaves her job at a call center to return home with her mother. On the way they witness a kidnapping. The perpetrator, Do-sik, a serial killer roaming around in a minivan looking for his next victim, spots her and immediately pursues her. Then a game of cat and mouse begins that lasts all night… – France.TV

The cast of the film “Midnight Silence”:

Jin Ki-joo – Kim Kyung-mi
Wi Ha-joon – Do-shik
Kim Hye-yoon – Choi So-jung
Park Hoon – Jong Tak
Gil Hae-yeon – Kyung-mi’s mother

Midnight Silence is available for free on France.TV from January 9th to March 10th, 2024.

Netflix has a K-drama challenger: This 2021 film starring the Squid Game actor is free!

K-Dramas on Netflix in 2024

Fans of K-drama and/or South Korean cinema are in for a treat with Netflix in 2024, with no fewer than 14 series and films already scheduled on the calendar. The next twelve months promise a wealth of Netflix originals from South Korea.