Via PTI
LOS ANGELES: Apple is about to premiere its highly-anticipated drama “Pachinko” globally on March 25.
The brand new sequence, which marks the global debut of well-liked South Korean megastar Lee Minho, options a world solid and shall be advised throughout 3 languages– Korean, Jap and English.
The sequence will debut with the primary 3 episodes adopted by way of new weekly installments each and every Friday throughout its eight-episode season thru April 29, 2022.
The sequence is in keeping with The New York Instances bestselling, acclaimed novel by way of the similar title.
Epic in scope and intimate in tone, the tale starts with a forbidden love and crescendos right into a sweeping saga that trips between Korea, Japan and The us to inform an unforgettable tale of conflict and peace, love and loss, triumph and reckoning, in step with the respectable logline shared by way of the streamer.
‘Pachinko’ is written and govt produced by way of Soo Hugh of ‘The Terror’ and ‘The Killing’ popularity.
Hugh created the sequence and serves as showrunner.
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Kogonada, recognized for his movie “Columbus” in addition to well-known movies analysing movie classics, has labored along Justin Chon as govt manufacturers.
They have got directed 4 episodes each and every, with Kogonada directing the pilot.
Michael Ellenberg and Lindsey Springer govt produce for Media Res; Theresa Kang-Lowe govt produces for Blue Marble Photos; and Media Res’ Dani Gorin co-executive produces, in conjunction with Richard Middleton, David Kim and Sebastian Lee.
“They are saying there are the ones initiatives that come alongside and alter the very core of who you might be as a filmmaker and an individual. Surely, ‘Pachinko’ is that challenge for me,” stated Soo Hugh.
“Now not best is that this a tale of my forebears, it is my tribute to them to all the Sunjas’ buried deep in all of our circle of relatives’s historical past.
It is been an out of this world honor to convey this sequence to lifestyles with this devoted and talented solid and workforce.
” The sequence stars Soji Arai as Mozasu; Jin Ha as Solomon; Inji Jeong as Yangjin; Minha Kim as teenage Sunja; Lee Minho as Hansu; Kaho Minami as Etsuko; Steve Sanghyun Noh as Isak; Anna Sawai as Naomi; Junwoo Han as Yoseb; Eun Chae Jung as Younger Kyunghee; Jimmi Simpson as Tom Andrews; Yu-na Jeon as younger Sunja; and, Academy Award-winning actress Youn Yuh Jung as older Sunja.
