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Pierce Conran

Seoul

Producer @2MrFilms | Writer @SCMPNews @ScreenAnarchy & Modern Korean Cinema | Consultant @FribourgIFF @FantasticFest

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  • 2 weeks ago | scmp.com | Pierce Conran

    This article contains spoilers. 3.5/5 starsLead cast: Bona, Yook Sung-jae, Kim Ji-hoonLatest Nielsen rating: 11 per centWith stories that bounce around palace walls, regal dramas set in the era of Korea’s Joseon dynasty have a tendency to bite their own tails, but The Haunted Palace bucks that trend with a satisfying story that avoids such confines. The series began with a bit of mythmaking, describing a dragon’s attempted ascent to the heavens a century before the main events of the story.

  • 3 weeks ago | scmp.com | Pierce Conran

    Rural and office-set romcoms are among the latest TV dramas announced and being cast in South Korea. 1. Miss Undercover BossPark Shin-hye and Go Kyung-pyo may reunite for the office comedy-drama Miss Undercover Boss. The two last shared the screen in the 2013 K-drama Flower Boy Next Door.

  • 3 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Pierce Conran

    This crime thriller starring Daniel Craig and Tom Hardy just arrived on Paramount Plus — and it's a must-watchLooking through all the new shows and movies on Paramount Plus this month, a name jumped out at me: "Layer Cake." Now, that title might not be …

  • 3 weeks ago | scmp.com | Pierce Conran

    2.5/5 starsLead cast: So Ji-sub, Heo Joon-ho, Gong Myung, Ahn Kil-kangMercy for None, Netflix Korea’s latest gritty genre original out of South Korea, is a show about a man who destroys himself to seek justice for his dead brother. It is also about fathers blinded by their love for their sons. But most of all it’s a show about men beating the living hell out of each other. The man who does most of that beating is the hulking Nam Gi-hun, played by broad-shouldered bruiser So Ji-sub (Doctor Lawyer).

  • 3 weeks ago | scmp.com | Pierce Conran

    Lead cast: Choi Soo-young, Gong MyungLatest Nielsen rating: 2.7 per centAt one point in Second Shot at Love, Han Geum-joo (played by Girl’s Generation K-pop star Choi Soo-young) reveals her habit of drinking soju secreted inside a bottle of toner at her vanity table to hide her drinking habit from her imperious mother, Kim Gwang-ok (Kim Sung-ryoung, A Virtuous Business).

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Pierce Conran
Pierce Conran @pierceconran
2 May 25

Well this was a lovely surprise. #JIFF2025 https://t.co/F9rJuAnyFI

Pierce Conran
Pierce Conran @pierceconran
3 Apr 25

WHEN LIFE GIVES YOU TANGERINES explores Koreanness in a way that is rich, raw and profoundly moving. The series sets a lofty benchmark for homegrown K-drama that could guide the industry for years to come. #폭싹속았수다 https://t.co/9WZjJkJEoH

Pierce Conran
Pierce Conran @pierceconran
2 Apr 25

"Love it or hate it, there's no denying that this future camp cult classic is the 'real' deal." Well, it finally happened, but not at all how I expected it would. https://t.co/fkoJj8AEn8