Netflix canceled the award of 300 million won (about $224,000) prize to the winner of the Korean reality show “The Influencer” for breach of confidentiality. “The Influencer” premiered on Netflix on Aug. 6 and ran for seven episodes. In the show, 77 Korean social media...
Senior Netflix officials support the bill on 12 percent value-added tax (VAT) for foreign digital service providers, citing it would level the playing field between local and international digital service providers, according to the Department of Finance (DOF). According to a Facebook post on...
Season 4 of “Emily in Paris” and the Halle Berry film “The Union” debuted at No. 1 on Netflix’s weekly Global Top 10 of the most watched shows and movies. Netflix announced that “Emily in Paris” season 4 grabbed the top spot on the English TV list with 19.9 million views from...
The Filipino movie “Lolo and the Kid” debuted on Netflix’s weekly Global Top 10 of the most watched films and TV shows. According to Netflix, “Lolo and the Kid” entered the non-English films Global Top 10 at No. 4 with 3.5 million views from Aug. 5 to 11. “Lolo and the...
“Cobra Kai” debuted at No. 1 on Netflix’s weekly Global Top 10 of the most watched TV shows and films. Part 1 of the final season of “Cobra Kai” garnered 14.8 million for the chart period July 15 to 21 to top the English TV list. Part 2 of “Cobra Kai” will be released on Nov. 15...
Netflix Designated Survivor poster (left), Vice President Sara Duterte (Noel Pabalate/ MANILA BULLETIN) Netflix shouldn't be used as basis for things that a high--ranking government official does or doesn't do. Thus, said Camiguin lone...
Netflix has released the trailer for the third and final season of the Korean horror series “Sweet Home.” “From the very beginning, I was you. I was always a part of you,” the monster within Hyun-su (Song Kang) eerily declares in the for “Sweet Home” season 3. Korean actor...
Netflix announced the start of production for season 2 of the live action adventure “One Piece” in Cape Town, South Africa. A cast video showed the reunion of the original Straw Hat crew Iñaki Godoy (Monkey D. Luffy), Mackenyu (Zoro), Emily Rudd (Nami), Jacob Romero (Usopp) and Taz...
Netflix is riding the BL (boys’ love) train with a series starring K-pop idol Ok Taecyeon and Japanese actor Hayato Isomura. It announced that Ok Taecyeon, whose drama credits include “Vincenzo” and “Heartbeat,” and Hayato Isomura will be headlining the 2025 series “Soul Mate”...
Korean actor Kim Seon-ho of “Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha” and actress Go Youn-jung of “Sweet Home” will be teaming up for the Netflix drama “Can This Love Be Translated?” In the romantic comedy series, Kim Seon-ho will play the role of Ju Ho-jin, a multilingual translator fluent in English,...
The nominees have been announced for the 3rd Blue Dragon Series Awards (BSA) in South Korea, which will honor streaming series. The awarding ceremony will be held on July 19 at Paradise City in Incheon, South Korea. The candidates announced for this year are original streaming series...
The stars of “Hierarchy” thanked viewers after the Korean series grabbed the No. 1 spot on Netflix’s weekly Global Top 10 list. “Hierarchy,” released on June 7, rose to the top spot on the non-English TV list with 6.3 million views for the period June 10 to 16. It debuted at No. 2...
