Awarded the Best Horror Series in the 2021 Golden Tomato Awards and acclaimed by global viewers and critics (including our own), Netflix has finally dropped the trailer for season 2 of Yeon Sang-ho‘s Hellbound. Hellbound‘s sophomore season stars Kim Sung-cheol as Jung Jinsu, Kim Hyun-joo as Min Hyejin, Kim Shin-rock as Park Jungja, Moon So-ri […]
An Ode to Chuck Norris
Tom Jolliffe pays tribute to movie legend turned internet meme God Chuck Norris, who recently turned 80… Earlier this month, a cinematic icon turned 80. Likewise, after something of a lull in recent years with Chuck Norris themed ‘facts’ and memes, his internet meme-worthiness has gone through the roof once more in the face of […]
If Film & TV Is A Game… Is Korea Winning?
Tom Jolliffe looks at the booming worldwide popularity of Korean film and TV. With the Western studios so preoccupied with IP, are we getting more engaging films and shows from Korea? German cinema in the 30’s. American noir in the 40’s. Japanese cinema in the 50’s. Nordic cinema from the 50’s and 60’s. British cinema […]
The Best TV Shows to Binge This Halloween
Hasitha Fernando with a selection of TV shows for you to binge this Halloween… Spooktober is upon us once again, so I guess it’s time to binge-watch some awesome horror related content, right? Easier said than done, however, in an age where streaming services rule supreme, choosing what to watch have never been harder. So, […]
Netflix announce The Bequeathed, a new series from Train to Busan and Hellbound creator Yeon Sang-ho
Netflix has announced that its once again set to collaborate with Train to Busan and Hellbound creator Yeon Sang-ho on suspense-drama The Bequeathed. Deadline reports that the prolific director’s latest will tell the story of an intricate family history focusing on a subject matter deeply rooted in Korean tradition: family burial grounds. Yeon Sang-ho will […]
Hellbound returning to Netflix with season 2 announcement trailer
If like us you were a fan of Yeon Sang-ho’s 6-part horror/thriller hybrid Hellbound, then amongst all of the announcements at Netflix’s Tudum event the news that a second season was coming to the streaming-service was the most exciting of the weekend. Based on the Korean webtoon Hell, and directed by Train to Busan‘s Yeon […]
Train to Busan director Yeon Sang-ho discusses his zombie sequel plans and Hellbound season 2
Yeon Sang-ho has not only made one of the best contemporary zombie films in an overstuffed sub-genre with his propulsive thriller Train to Busan, but thanks to his current small-screen smash hit Hellbound, he currently has the top Global non-English language series on Netflix, and now he has been speaking to Variety about his future […]
Netflix releases new trailer for Korean horror series Hellbound
Netflix has released another trailer and two posters for Hellbound, the Korean supernatural horror series from Train to Busan director Yeon Sang-ho which follows a group of people who become suspicious of and go up against the religious group The New Truth when otherwordly beings begin to appear out of nowhere to condemn individuals to […]
2021 BFI London Film Festival Review – Hellbound
Hellbound, 2021. Directed by Yeon Sang-ho. Starring Yoo Ah-in, Kim Hyun-joo, Park Jeong-min, Won Jin-ah and Yang Ik-june SYNOPSIS: People hear predictions on when they will die from a mysterious angel apparition. When that time comes, a trio of demons appears in front of them and kills them. Having gone all Fast and Furious with […]
Netflix releases trailer for horror series Hellbound from Train to Busan director Yeon Sang-ho
Netflix has released a new trailer for Hellbound, the upcoming Korean supernatural horror series from Train to Busan director Yeon Sang-ho which is based on the webtoon Hell; watch it here… “In Hellbound, supernatural beings appear out of nowhere to condemn people to hell. It doesn’t matter whether these events are a blessing or a […]
