Over 80 production houses, 95,000 people in Korea involved in Netflix content over past 10 years
Netflix has worked with over 80 Korean production houses and more than 95,000 staff, cast members and production crew behind the scenes over the past ten years since the U.S. content streaming platform launched services here, the company said Friday. The data was unveiled on a special webpage created to mark the company's 10-year anniversary since its entry into Korea. According to the webpage,…
Over the past decade since Netflix began streaming services in South Korea, the platform has collaborated with more than 80 production houses, employing over 95,000 people. This information was revealed on a special webpage commemorating the company's 10-year anniversary in Korea. Netflix has led or co-produced over 200 Korean original titles since 2016, filming them at more than 100 locations across the country.
This accounts for 80 percent of global subscribers watching Korean content on Netflix. Furthermore, more than 200 Korean originals have made the platform's global top 10 list since 2021 started tracking this data. Notably, one in three Korean originals were the brainchild of first-time directors or writers. Additionally, 122 partners, including dubbing studios and subtitle specialists, collaborated with Netflix for the localization of Korean content during this period.
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