Season 1 of the Netflix series ‘Hell‘ drew 110 million viewing hours within 10 days of its release, depicting a captivating dystopian worldview in which people are sentenced to hell and killed by messengers of hell who appear without warning, and some of them are resurrected. .
Viewers waited for season 2 with different interpretations of why supernatural phenomena occur and the criteria for being sentenced to hell, but ‘Hell 2‘, which returned after 3 years, chose a development that defied expectations. Instead of providing an explanation to resolve questions, the worldview was developed by adding new settings to the existing story.
“); Director Yeon Sang-ho, who directed the film, explained it this way in an interview with Yonhap News.
“Season 2 was not started to end the story, but the goal was to expand the story. As the worldview grows, there are countless stories and characters that can be derived from it. There are various plans to expand the worldview of ‘Hell’. there is.”
According to a broadcaster on the 3rd, the online video service (OTT) industry is actively producing spin-offs that share the characters or worldview of the original work these days.
Director Yeon, who achieved global box office success with the Netflix spin-off content ‘Parasite: The Gray’, a remake of the popular Japanese animation ‘Parasite’, is taking the first step in expanding the intellectual property (IP) of the ‘Hell’ series by collaborating with short story writers. there is.
He is planning to collaborate with several genre novelists to publish a collection of short stories that expand the worldview of ‘Hell’. Although the specific method has not been decided, we are also considering making a video of the short story published here.
TVING also recently released spin-off content ‘Good or Bad Dongjae’. It is a sequel to the popular drama ‘Secret Forest’ series that aired in 2017 and 2020.
‘Good or Bad Dong-jae’ features Seo Dong-jae (played by Lee Jun-hyuk), a Cheongju District Prosecutors’ Office prosecutor, as the main character, a love-hate character who appeared in the ‘Secret Forest’ series.
Seo Dong-jae is a corrupt prosecutor with a sense of inferiority and lack of qualifications. Since he had no academic background or background, he couldn’t expect to be promoted beyond a certain level anyway, so he actively took bribes from the suspects with the idea of earning a lot of money while he was still in his current position. He first appeared as a villain. However, his tenacious efforts to survive were met with reactions that made him look rather sad, and some viewers even affectionately called him ‘our Dong-jae.’
The drama depicts the process of Seo Dong-jae, whose future is uncertain due to the stigma of being a ‘sponsored prosecutor’, as he walks a dangerous tightrope between his duties as a prosecutor and his instincts as an opportunist. Writer Lee Soo-yeon, who wrote the ‘Secret Forest’ series, participated as a creator, and the colors of the original work are evident everywhere.
‘The Boss’s Menu Table’ released by TVING on the 3rd is also a spin-off series. Nam Nam-yeon (Han Ji-hyun) and Bok Gyu-hyeon (Lee Sang-i), who appeared as a ‘sub couple’ (supporting couple) in the romantic comedy drama ‘Because I Don’t Want to Lose’ aired on tvN, were featured as the main characters.
Nam Nam-yeon, a 19+ web novel writer, unfolds the story with the setting that he is possessed by the female protagonist of a romantic fantasy novel he wrote.
Netflix is also preparing to release a spin-off movie. It is ‘Mantis’ that shares the world view of the original movie ‘Gil Bok-soon’ released last year.
‘Mantis’ is the story of a killer mantis who went on a long vacation as a member of MK Entertainment, Gil Bok-soon’s contract killing company. In ‘Gil Bok-soon’, MK Entertainment CEO Cha Min-gyu (Sol Kyeong-gu) briefly mentioned that he “went on vacation” while talking to Gil Bok-soon (Jeon Do-yeon).
Im Si-wan will play the role of ‘Mantis’, and director Lee Tae-seong, who was the assistant director of ‘Gil Bok-soon’, will direct. Director Byeon Seong-hyun, who directed ‘Gil Bok-soon’, participated in Gang.
Spin-off content is evaluated as having less risk and a greater chance of success compared to presenting completely new content. It is an advantage to be able to extend the life of a program that has been painstakingly created, but if you turn it around, relying on the original work can also act as a limitation.
Pop culture critic Ha Jae-geun said, “These days, platforms have become so diverse and content has increased, so there are too many works that are simply buried. Spin-off content of works that have already formed a fan base and have gained recognition are relatively easier to promote. ” he analyzed.
He pointed out, “It has the advantage of being a slightly safer choice, but viewers who do not know the original may feel a barrier to entry, and if it is not careful, it is likely to be criticized as being compared to the original and lacking in fresh charm.”
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