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Netflix Drops Trailer for Korean Superhero Comedy 'The WONDERfools' Ahead of May 15 Launch

The rollout underscores Netflix's bet on offbeat Korean storytelling led by director Yoo In-sik with star Park Eun-bin.

Overview

  • Netflix released a trailer and new teasers Thursday, with the series set to premiere globally on May 15.
  • The show is set in 1999 in the fictional Haeseong City, where socially awkward townspeople gain sudden powers in a story played for comedy and chaos.
  • Park Eun-bin leads the ensemble with Cha Eun-woo, Choi Dae-hoon, Im Seong-jae, Kim Hae-sook, and Son Hyun-joo, reuniting Park with Extraordinary Attorney Woo director Yoo In-sik.
  • Promotions highlight specific abilities that drive the humor, including teleportation, telekinesis, an adhesive touch, and volatile strength.
  • Nangmancrew, Kakao Entertainment, and Fantagio produce for Netflix, which is expanding Korean originals as the country’s screen sector generated $17.1 billion in GDP last year, according to the Motion Picture Association.