Yeojin and shimokstrangersecret forest secret forest. Also known as forest of secrets, this korean drama is about a man named hwang shimok who does not have empathetic abilities due to a brain injury when he was a child. Just as new police chief gaspard decker arrives in the closeknit village of montfaucon, a 16yearold girl vanishes in the nearby forest. Forest of secrets has to be my most anticipated drama this spring. Netflix is bringing back some great classic films and new series to its lineup for april 2020.
Modernday sherlock holmes played by benedict cumberbatch. Prosecutor hwang simok who, as a child, lost the ability to feel empathy. Apr 17, 2020 netflix is the worlds leading streaming entertainment service with over 167 million paid memberships in over 190 countries enjoying tv series, documentaries and feature films across a wide. Here are the best detective and crime dramas to binge. From sitcoms to dramas to travel and talk shows, these are all the best programs on tv. Initially, the drama series was scheduled to air on friday and saturday at 8. Produced by signal entertainment and iok media, it is created by studio dragon writer lee sooyeon and is currently being broadcast on tvn on a weekend timeslot from june 10, 2017. Stranger forest of secrets netflix korean tv series youtube.
It had a solid acting from a solid cast who had amazing script to work with. Netflix s french crime drama the forest is a perfect oneday binge. Allegiances are shifting among the clans of warrior cats that. The sequel of stranger which continue the story of our emotionless male lead hwang shi mook and his best partner han yeo jin to unfold the truth in the prime ministers corruption case. Watched the full season on dramafever and fell in love with it. It would be great to see the cast of characters but the original story had its origins many years and decades in the making. To get things started, netflix is releasing the 2010 documentary film, catfish, which centers on a. Fandom apps take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Jul 03, 2018 netflixs french crime drama the forest is a perfect oneday binge. Popular dramas signal and secret forest are coming back. With seungwoo cho, doona bae, jaewoong choi, joonhyuk lee. A prosecutor without empathy and a bold female police are taking a murder case involving. With an intriguing story and the characters to match, forest of secrets is already off to a strong start.
Stranger is a south korean crime thriller drama television series. I knew after watching the trailer for stanger forest of secrets that i would definitely be watching the entire series as soon as it became available for me to do so. The series won three awards at the 2018 baeksang arts awards, including best actor for cho seungwoo, best screenplay for lee sooyeon, and the grand prize. Forest of secrets kdrama steady with viewership as tvn.
Book of secrets 2007 starring nicolas cage and justin bartha on dvd and bluray. First up we have a new netflix original called stranger 2017. Aug 12, 2017 as a whole forest of secrets stranger was an amazing series that definitely brought the drama and intrigue. Its about the investigation into the death of 16yearold jennifer and disappearance of her friends maya and oceane. Catfish, mortal kombat and everything else new to netflix for. See more ideas about korean actors, actor and korean entertainment news.
Stranger forest of secrets is streaming on netflix and viu now. The second season of secret forest is coming out too. You can stream harry potter and the chamber of secrets on netflix from mexico or. Not because of its unique story line since so far it looks to be a pretty standard list of tropes. Jul 02, 2018 the forest arrives on netflix as an import from france. Secret forest is a south korean crime thriller drama television series.
So creating a whole new drama and integrating it with the first season seems difficult without making it somewhat procedural andor tangential to the lives of the team. Forest of secrets tvn, 2017 something in the rain pretty noona who buys me food jtbc, 2018 retelling friend, our legend mbc, 2009 treasuring mawang kbs, 2007 polishing off comrades kbs, 2010 recent comments. It is about a teenage girl named jennifer who disappears from her small village near the ardennes forest. A prosecutor without empathy and a bold female police are taking a murder case involving unrestrained political corruption. I just finished forest of secrets yesterday and the entire series from start to finish was just an intense ride. Tell me what you saw official trailer jang hyuk, choi sooyoung, jin seo yeon, jang hyun sung duration. Secret forest is the first tvn drama series to air on saturday and sunday at.
Hwang shi mok had brain surgery when he was a child, which caused him to lack emotion. Kdramas coming to netflix in 2020 whats on netflix. He is also one of the only prosecutors not involved in corruption. Heres everything new on netflix in april 2020 time.
Apr 21, 2020 netflix is bringing back some great classic films and new series to its lineup for april 2020. Secrets of elvendale is an animated series based on the elves theme. In 2019, a local boys disappearance stokes fear in the residents of winden, a small german town with a strange and tragic history. Bimilui soop tv series 2017 bimilui soop tv series. Director baran bo odar said the forest proved the ideal setting for darks dark vision.
The first and final season premiered on september 1st, and includes the voice talents of ashleigh ball, erin mathews, kyle rideout, vincent tong, and rebecca husain. Netflixlee byung hunscene photofine menkorean actors. Theres gonna be spoiler in this, so if you dont wanna be spoiled, read the first two paragraphs and exit. Dark season 1 netflix the forest is about an hour away from the city centre, he said. How to access netflix secret movie categories simplemost.
Asian actors, korean actors, kdrama, netflix, drama tv shows, my crush, brad pitt. Weve also gone through to pull out the best horror films looking in netflix s secret. Cho seungwoo and bae doona took a picture together. I hated the usually oversexualized american tv shows so watching romance dramas was nice change of pace, but now i realized that the love triangle, asshole mother and the i just got there 2 seconds late cliches are also making me stay away from the romance genre. Unfortunately, though, fans havent heard about it coming back for more episodes in two yearsso the adventure is likely over. Secrets of elvendale began as a disney channel series in 2015, but moved over to netflix in 2017. However, he is now a prosecutor who works on an unexpected case. Secret forest, also known as stranger, is an awardwinning thriller starring cho seungwoo and bae doona. Catfish, mortal kombat and everything else new to netflix. He meets police lieutenant han yeojin at a murder crime scene.
Forest of secrets tvn, 2017 serendipitys stream of. The series stars cho seungwoo and bae doona as prosecutor and police lieutenant. The prosecution office may seem like that small ray of hope for truth and justice to see the light, but unbeknownst to the outsiders, theres a web of secrets tangled into this forest, revealing a darkness that our emotionless hero is about to. These days, the small screen has some very big things to offer. Sep 09, 2018 when a teen girl disappears from a village near the ardennes forest, local police and a concerned teacher begin to uncover a web of unsettling secrets. The cooperative story about a lonely prosecutor who doesnt feel any emotion and a just and warm detective is coming back this time as a story about the murder of a prosecutor and the truth behind it. Jul 30, 2017 secret forest is the first tvn drama series to air on saturday and sunday at 9pm. While trying to uncover the secret of forest, im jin hee encounters so jin. Starring musical actor jo seung woo and sense 8s bae doona, the sixteen episode show is a legal thriller with amazing performances from everyone involved.
Forest of secrets, which is also known as stranger and secret forest, is a crime thriller melodrama airing on the weekends on tvn. Theres a wide range of films hitting netflix this month as well, from alan yangs multigenerational original drama tigertail, which will premiere on april 10, to critically acclaimed romance. Secret forest is the first tvn drama series to air on saturday and sunday at 9pm. Jan 5, 2018 tvns new saturdaysunday drama forest of secrets also. As the very first south korean original series on netflix, it was. A congressman works with his equally conniving wife to exact revenge on the people who betrayed him. Nov 10, 2017 forest of secrets is a bit more of a puzzle, to me.
It is about the partnering to a prosecutor and police lieutenant to eradicate corruption at the prosecutors office and solve a serial murder case. With the help of a gutsy female detective, a prosecutor who has lost the ability to feel empathy tackles a murder case amid political corruption. Studio dragon is the planner for sf2 and ace factory the. Cho seungwoo and bae doona in secret forest actrices. Stranger or forest of secrets ran from june to july 2017, and was shown on tvn, and was distributed worldwide by netflix. Here are the best detective and crime dramas to stream. I remember binge watching the whole drama on netflix. Yeojin and shimokstrangersecret forest secret forest, netflix. Eve alexia barlier stares in disbelief while talking to a. Secret forest 2 is also led by cho seungwoo and bae doona. Netflix s first germanlanguage series was the sciencefiction thriller dark, which begins with a childs disappearance in a small town that kicks off a multigenerational tale full of secrets and mysteries that are all brought together by a mysterious wormhole located in the caves underneath the town. Announced in 2016, the series will be produced and aired by netflix. Modernday sherlock holmes played by benedict cumberbatch and dr.
Basically, its a very classic crimethriller, so if thats your thing, you should be very pleased. Forest of secrets season two is the sequel to the 2017 tvn series, and it will be penned by writer lee soo yeon who wrote the script for the first season. As a teen, prosecutor hwang simok received surgical treatment for his abnormally developed brain, but the procedure left behind serious side effects. Its interesting to see how common news of second seasons are becoming, and i feel like cable stations are really spearheading the seasonal formats for korean dramas. Out of all the reports regarding an additional season, though, tvns signal and forest of secrets are the two that im most looking forward to seeing whether anything continue reading signal and forest of secrets in. Starring musical actor jo seung woo and sense 8 s bae doona, the sixteen episode show is a legal thriller with amazing performances from everyone involved. When a young boy disappears, his mother, a police chief and his friends must confront terrifying supernatural forces in order to get him back. Secret forest tells the story of an emotionless prosecutor cho seungwoo who teams up with a detective bae doona to uncover corruption in the prosecutors office and reveal the truth behind a murder case.
Netflixs the ritual offers a great creepy forest, but its story wont let you get lost. Jul 19, 2018 the forest is a new french thriller miniseries on netflix. Netflixs the ritual offers a great creepy forest, but its. New releases on netflix united kingdom 4th august 2017. The last time i watched a crime drama this good was signal. But she quickly uncovers potentially damaging secrets.