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Samsung TV Plus US adds K-Content

October 3, 2024

Samsung TV Plus has announced that nearly 4,000 hours of free-to-stream Korean shows and movies are now available on-demand on the service across a variety of genres, such as K-Dramas, K-Crime, K-Thrillers and K-Romance, among others.

The K-Content, available to US users, comes from Koreaan production companies CJ ENM and NEW ID and distribution company KT Alpha.

The offering will bring monthly exclusives from CJ ENM with hit series including Voice 4 and Dark Hole, along with romance drama Doom at Your Service. The psychological thriller drama Beyond Evil distributed by NEW ID will also be arriving soon.

Samsung TV Plus and CJ ENM have also partnered to bring unscripted, never before seen programs to the US, which includes food entertainment shows such as The Genius Paik and Three Meals a Day, along with travel shows House on Wheels and Youn’s Kitchen. And for the movie enthusiasts, Samsung TV Plus is now home to NEW ID and KT Alpha’s largest K-Movie offering in the US, with hit titles like NEW ID’s Korean films Burning starring Steven Yeun, A Taxi Driver starring Kang-ho Song, and Korean blockbuster hit, Assassination, starring Lee Jung-jae. Fans can also enjoy popular movies from KT Alpha such as Joint Security Area, Oh! Brothers, The President’s Last Bang and 26 Years.

“K-Content is no longer niche – it’s one of the fastest growing and most watched categories globally, and Samsung TV Plus is uniquely positioned to deliver an unparalleled experience in this space with an endless offering of premium K-Content,” commented Salek Brodsky, SVP & GM of Samsung TV Plus. “Our partnerships with the leading Korean production and distribution companies CJ ENM, NEW ID, and KT Alpha came naturally, with Samsung TV Plus being the platform of choice to reach the largest audience possible, of both existing K-Fans and new viewers.”

“As a leading entertainment company, CJ ENM offers the widest range of K-Content, from hit dramas and variety shows to K-Pop and globally acclaimed films. Through Samsung TV Plus, we are excited not only to bring our diverse content libraries to international audiences but also to explore new collaboration opportunities to further expand the impact of Korean entertainment,” added Seo Jang-ho, SVP of CJ ENM Content Business Division.

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