[2025 Netflix] Na Young-seok, Manny Pacquiao, Lee Sedol coming to Netflix
‘Squid Game Season 3’ concludes on June 27… ‘Physical: 100’ Season 3 becomes ‘Physical: Asia’
‘I Am God’ Season 2, ‘I Am a Survivor’ also announced,
▲’Next on Netflix 2025 Korea’ is being held at the Yeouido district in Seoul on February 4, 2025. Photo=Netflix
, “Netflix announced its 2025 content lineup, revealing that Na Young-seok PD will collaborate with Netflix for the first time in the variety show segment. Na Young-seok PD’s show is expected to be available on Netflix in the fourth quarter of this year. Besides this, Netflix will release series such as ‘Squid Game 3’ (premiering June 27), the variety show ‘Black and White Chef 2’, and an Asian version of ‘Physical: 100’.”,
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, “On the 4th, Netflix held ‘Next on Netflix 2025 Korea’ at the Fairmont Ambassador Hotel in Yeouido, Seoul, where they revealed their content lineup for this year. Among the many films, series, and variety shows, Na Young-seok PD’s variety show drew attention as it will debut on Netflix in the fourth quarter. Although Netflix announced this collaboration with Na Young-seok PD, detailed information on the show was not disclosed.”,
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, ‘Looking at Netflix’s 2025 lineup, ‘Squid Game Season 3’ will officially premiere on June 27. While Netflix shared a short clip of ‘Squid Game Season 3’, they stated that the scene descriptions cannot be reported. Kang Dong-han, VP of Netflix’s Korean content, commented, “I can’t say much about Season 3, but the special clip shows characters who operated in pairs during Season 2 becoming dispersed.” To recall, the release of ‘Squid Game Season 2′ at the end of last year ranked as Netflix’s second most popular non-English series in its history.’,
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▲Official trailer for Squid Game Season 3 on Netflix.
, ‘Netflix’s ‘Black and White Chef’ Season 2, regarded as one of last year’s most beloved variety shows, will also be released this year. Regarding ‘Black and White Chef Season 2,’ Yooki-hwan, Netflix’s director of the variety segment, mentioned, “Baek Jong-won and Ahn Sung-jae will participate in Season 2 as well. Although it is still early in production, over 1,000 people have already applied for the public casting.” He added, “The selection for the black chef is very competitive and both judges, Baek Jong-won and Ahn Sung-jae, are firmly determined not to easily concede their opinions to each other.”,
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, ‘Additionally, ‘Physical: 100’ Season 3, titled ‘Physical: Asia,’ will also be released this year. Director Yooki-hwan explained why ‘100’ has been dropped from the title, stating, “The original Physical series involved 100 participants competing to be the best, but this time, Asian countries will compete in a team-based tournament.” He also revealed, “Many are curious about which countries and players from Asia will participate in this tournament. Manny Pacquiao, the legendary Filipino boxer, will be one of the participants.” In the past, ‘Physical: 100′ topped Netflix’s global non-English TV show category for two consecutive years.’,
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▲’Next on Netflix 2025 Korea’ is being held at the Yeouido district in Seoul on February 4, 2025. Photo=Netflix
, ‘Furthermore, the second season of ‘I Am God,’ titled ‘I Am a Survivor,’ which MBC produced and Netflix released in 2023, is also expected to draw attention. Yooki-hwan stated, “Season 2 of ‘I Am God’ will feature the last story of JMS and showcase tragic events in modern and contemporary history.” Season 1 of ‘I Am God’ was directed by Jo Sung-hyun, who previously directed MBC’s investigative program ‘PD Notebook’, and it dealt with the sexual assault case involving Jung Myeong-seok, founder of the Christian Gospel Mission (JMS). The documentary was praised for its public service in exposing JMS’s wrongdoings and widely raising awareness of the victims, though it was also criticized for being provocative in its detailed depiction of sexual violence.’,
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, “The brain survival game variety show ‘Devil’s Plan 2’ featuring Lee Sedol is also anticipated to garner interest. ‘Devil’s Plan 2’ is a brain survival game where players from various professions compete in a 7-day camp to determine the best thinker. Lee Sedol, known for his significant victory against AlphaGo, is confirmed to appear.”,
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▲Director Yooki-hwan discussing the lineup for the variety segment at ‘Next on Netflix 2025 Korea’ held at the Fairmont Ambassador Hotel in Yeouido, Seoul, on the 4th. Photo=Netflix.
, ‘Kang Dong-han, VP of Netflix’s Korean content division, said, “Every day, new dramas and variety shows are released, new movies open every month and week, and platforms like YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok receive immense amounts of content daily, more than one person could view in a lifetime. Netflix aims to become the service that viewers with diverse tastes think of first when searching for content they would enjoy.”