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Movie stars cross over to small screen
Posted : 2021-01-11 16:10
By Kwak Yeon-soo
With the COVID-19 pandemic bringing film production to a standstill and canceling cinematic releases, a growing number of talented movie stars are crossing over to the small screen.
These days, premium streaming services are numerous and accessible. More and more TV series are better produced with bigger budgets. Thanks to the popularity of Netflix, there is a whole new platform for actors to bring their talent to.
Actor Ha Jung-woo has been confirmed to appear in the Netflix original series Suriname. This marks the actor s return to television 14 years after the MBC drama series H.I.T. The crime series will be the television debut of filmmaker Yoon Jong-bin, who has collaborated with Ha in hit films including Beastie Boys (2008) and Kundo: Age of the Rampant (2014).