Son Ye-jin and Jo Yu-ri. Han Myung-Gu/WireImage; Dia Dipasupil/WireImage Share on Facebook Share on X Share to Flipboard Send an Email Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Print the Article Post a Comment Netflix is adding another splashy series to its Korean originals slate with Variety, a K-pop industry drama starring Crash Landing on You headliner Son Ye-jin and rising actor-idol Jo Yu-ri, best known for her breakout turn in Squid Game Seasons 2 and 3. The upcoming series comes from director Kim Yong-hoon, the filmmaker behind Mask Girl, one of Netflix's surprise Korean hits of 2023. The black comedy thriller spent four consecutive weeks on the streamer's Global Top 10 Non-English TV list, peaking at No. 1 in its second week. Related Stories News Girl Group XG on Their Dynamite Coachella Debut and Sharing Their Love for Fans on "Million Places" Movies Kate Beckinsale Announces Death of Her Mother, British Actress Judy Loe, at 78: "I Am Paralyzed" Variety marks a stylistic shift for Kim. He'll be trading in the gritty neo-noir crime world of his breakthrough, Beasts Clawing at Straws, for the high-gloss, high-pressure domain of K-pop super-stardom. The series will explore the tensions, ambitions, and fraught relationships between industry power players, the stars and their obsessive fandoms. Jo Yu-ri, Kim Yong-hoon and Son Ye-jin at a Netflix table read for 'Variety.' Son stars as Se-eun, a top entertainment executive willing to risk everything to revive the faltering idol group she helped create. Variety adds to a busy and exciting lineup of projects for the veteran acress, including the upcoming Netflix period drama Scandals and Park Chan-wook's much-anticipated feature No Other Choice. Jo co-stars in Variety as Seung-hui, a fan whose fierce devotion to her favorite idol takes her down a dangerous path. It's an amusing casting for the rising actress, given her prior career as a K-pop star and fan-favorite member of Korean-Japanese girl group Iz*One. Variety is being produced by CJ ENM Studios and UNU, continuing Netflix's longstanding status as one of the Korean content creators' top commissioners. THR Newsletters Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day Subscribe Sign Up Reality Dog the Bounty Hunter's Stepson Shoots and Kills His 13-Year-Old Son in "Incomprehensible Tragic Accident" Obituaries Tom Troupe, Stage and Screen Actor Who Appeared in 'Star Trek' and 'Cagney & Lacey,' Dies at 97 Malin Akerman 'The Hunting Wives' Review: Malin Akerman and Brittany Snow Get Hot and Bothered in Netflix's Deliciously Trashy Drama The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Jon Stewart Is Unsure of 'The Daily Show's Future Amid Paramount-Skydance Merger Live Feed Shark Week 2025 Brings New Thrills and Old Favorites to Discovery Theater Eileen Fulton, Longtime 'Bad Girl' Lisa on 'As the World Turns,' Dies at 91 Reality Dog the Bounty Hunter's Stepson Shoots and Kills His 13-Year-Old Son in "Incomprehensible Tragic Accident" Obituaries Tom Troupe, Stage and Screen Actor Who Appeared in 'Star Trek' and 'Cagney & Lacey,' Dies at 97 Malin Akerman 'The Hunting Wives' Review: Malin Akerman and Brittany Snow Get Hot and Bothered in Netflix's Deliciously Trashy Drama The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Jon Stewart Is Unsure of 'The Daily Show's Future Amid Paramount-Skydance Merger Live Feed Shark Week 2025 Brings New Thrills and Old Favorites to Discovery Theater Eileen Fulton, Longtime 'Bad Girl' Lisa on 'As the World Turns,' Dies at 91