Prime Video has acquired Korean drama The Kidnapping Day, starring Yoon Kye-sang and Park Sung-hoon, for all international territories excluding Korea and mainland China. 

Produced by Korea’s AStory, the 12-part thriller black comedy collection will likely be accessible weekly on Wednesdays and Thursdays ranging from September 13. The collection will likely be broadcast by pay-TV community ENA in Korea. 

Primarily based on the Korean novel of the identical identify, the story follows a father turned clumsy kidnapper and a genius baby working collectively to uncover the reality behind a collection of murders and mysteries. 

Yoon, who not too long ago starred in Kiss Sixth Sense, performs the determined father who decides to kidnap a precocious baby with the intention to pay for his personal daughter’s hospital payments. Park, whose credit embody The Glory, performs a detective investigating the kidnapping. 

The solid additionally consists of newcomer Yoo Na, taking part in the kid, and Kim Shin-rock (Reborn Wealthy) because the kidnapper’s ex-wife who proposes the kidnapping.

Park Yu-young, who beforehand labored on collection together with Mannequin Household, Love Alarm Season 2 and Kingdom Season 1, is directing the collection, working with author Kim Je-young whose credit embody movies similar to Miss Spouse, Insane and Cheese In The Lure. 

Prime Video is increase its international choices of Korean content material principally by acquisitions. The streamer’s library of Ok-dramas additionally consists of The Killing Vote, HeartBeat, Lies Hidden In My Backyard, Battle Of Happiness and Story Of The 9 Tailed 1938. 

A latest report from Media Companions Asia underscored how essential Korean content material is for international streaming companies, significantly in Southeast Asia. The report discovered that Ok-dramas have been the only largest content material class in Southeast Asia premium VOD, capturing 40% of premium VOD viewership throughout the area within the first half of the yr.