SEOUL, South Korea,
Jan. 4, 2017 /PRNewswire/
-- Netflix Inc., the world's leading Internet television
network, today announced its first Korean original series Love
Alarm, based on the webtoon by Kye
Young Chon, one of Korea's most popular comic authors known
for her unique take on the romance genre.
This 12-episode series will be produced by Jaemoon Lee from the newly-formed production
company, Hidden Sequence. Lee was previously involved in several
award-winning Korean drama series including Signal and An
Incomplete Life, both of which have a passionate following by
K-drama fans around the world.
Love Alarm already has a big and rabid fanbase and it is
one of the most popular webtoon series in Korea. The story revolves
around an unknown developer releasing an app that will tell the
user if someone within 10 meters has romantic feelings for them,
which greatly disrupts society.
"We want Love Alarm, the TV series, to exhibit the
liveliness and expression of emotions, with visual treatments that
will reflect Ms. Chon's vision when she created the story," said
Jaemoon Lee, Hidden Sequence.
"It is an honor for Netflix to collaborate with a great
storyteller like Ms. Chon and a visionary producer like Mr. Lee for
our very first Korean original production. Working together, we
look forward to transforming this wildly imaginative story into a
top-quality drama series for over 86 million Netflix members around
the world," said Erik Barmack, VP of
International Originals, Netflix.
Love Alarm will premiere exclusively on Netflix in 2018
to its members in over 190 countries.
About Netflix
Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) is the
world's leading Internet television network with over 86 million
members in over 190 countries enjoying more than 125 million hours
of TV shows and movies per day, including original series,
documentaries and feature films. Members can watch as much as they
want, anytime, anywhere, on nearly any Internet-connected screen.
Members can play, pause and resume watching, all without
commercials or commitments.
About Ms. Kye Young Chon
Graphic novel author
Kye Young Chon made a promising
debut by winning the grand prize at a contest for rookie authors in
1996. Her major works include Unplugged Boy, Audition, Girl In
Heels, and Beautiful Man. Chon is still continuing a prolific
career today, in the era of webtoons, expanding her career into the
web platform from comic books, and her recent series Love Alarm is
considered the biggest hit since her debut.
About Hidden Sequence
Hidden Sequence is a
newly-established Korean production company founded and headed by
Jaemoon Lee, formerly of CJ E&M
and widely known for his work as a producer on award-winning Korean
drama series such as An Incomplete Life and Signal, Hidden Sequence
is the first Korean production company signed to produce an
original series for Netflix.
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SOURCE Netflix, Inc.