Netflix has announced a variety of entertainment content in 2023.
On the 4th, the ‘Netflix Entertainment Masil’ event was held at Myeongdong Community House Masil. Producer Jeong Hyo-min of 'Sex+Character', PD Eun-kyung Lee of 'Siren: Island of Fire', PD Jae-won Kim of '19/20', Season 3 of 'Solo Hell', PD Jin-kyung Park of 'Zombie Bus', and PD Jong-yeon Jeong of 'Devil's Plan' were present.
'Siren: Island of Fire' A survival entertainment show in which 24 women with the strongest combat power and meticulous strategies form a team from 6 occupations and clash fiercely on an unknown island. 'Zombieverse' is a zombie universe entertainment show where you must survive while performing quests in the Seoul area, which has suddenly turned into a zombie world one day.
Producer Park Jin-kyung said, "The Zombieverse is the bus during the metaverse. It is a zombie universe entertainment show. The first question was how the performers would react if zombies actually appeared. We threw it out without a script. Realistic scenes that had never been seen in entertainment shows before were created. You can see it. I was surprised that the hero did not appear and that they were actively creating victims. There was a sense of survival and a sense of reality. The scene was so dramatic that it made you wonder if there was a script. You will be able to taste various flavors. “I was confident.
PD Park described ‘Zombie Bus’ in five letters as ‘a lot of half, half and no.’ He said, "When you order half and half radish at a chicken restaurant, you can't give up both. 'Zombie Bus' feels like it adds more seasoning to the familiar pleasure from existing entertainment shows. To us, radish is zombies."
Producer Park continued, "CG is an area where entertainment shows do not invest a large budget, but due to the nature of the genre, a sufficient budget was needed. Know-how is also very important. The quality is at the level of 'This is a zombie. This is enough to scare me too.' “He said.
'19/20' is a youth reality show that records the special moments of growth of the still clumsy and fresh-faced Generation Z between the last week of their nineteen years and the first week of their twenties. Producer Kim Jae-won explained, “It contains the reality of the MZ generation who spent the last week of their 19th year and the first week of their 20th year together.”
'Solo Hell 3' is an honest and hot dating reality show for singles that takes place on 'Hell Island', a remote island where only couples can go out. Producer Kim Jae-won said, "Season 2 had more viewing time than season 1, so we got the opportunity to do season 3. We are planning to boldly make big changes for season 3. We are recruiting top performers."
‘Devil’s Plan’ is a brain survival game entertainment show that determines the best brain who will win up to 500 million won in prize money. Producer Jeong Jong-yeon said, "It is a brain survival program. It is similar in nature to my previous work, but it is a program created in a format that captures as much of the brain survival know-how I have as possible. It will also show the political aspects of the participants that were not visible between games. “I think I can do it,” he said.
Producer Jeong, who collaborated with Netflix for the first time, said, "Rather than feeling like the environment has changed a lot, I have a desire to show programs overseas through Netflix. I wanted to take on the challenge, but there weren't many opportunities. There was a perception that entertainment was local." “There were a lot of them. They are being unlocked little by little, so I want to continue to challenge myself here,” he said.
Regarding the differences between 'Genius' and 'Society Game' entertainment shows, PD Jeong said, "There is not much of a difference. It feels like the exact opposite of my experience working on the two programs. I created it by setting the conditions for what I think is the optimal brain battle." . Regarding the production cost, he answered, “I spent only what was necessary.” Producer Kim Jae-won responded by saying, “‘Devil’s Plan’ requires a lot of production costs.”
Regarding the verification of performers, he said, "On 'Devil's Plan,' a mix of ordinary people and broadcasters appear. Broadcasters are not without such issues. It is more difficult for broadcasters to request proof for appearance. We literally have to conduct an investigation."
He continued, "If you ask why they prefer ordinary people, broadcasters have certain boundaries of behavior. The picture obtained through ordinary people is much broader. I think it will become easier for ordinary people to deal with these problems. Rather, the incidents of famous actors “I feel like I can’t deal with it anymore when it explodes,” he said honestly.
Taeyuna, Ten Asia Reporter youyou@tenasia.co.kr