EXCLUSIVE: Daniel Dae Kim and NCS are getting underneath the pores and skin of the worldwide Korean popular culture motion.
The actor-producer will entrance Ok-Everything, a four-part NCS journey sequence through which he’ll go on a quest to find how South Korea has sparked a world popular culture motion, driving tendencies in music, meals, TV and movie. Several main names from the nation’s inventive sector will make cameos.
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The multi-platform sequence is in manufacturing and is being made by NCS’s Asia-Pacific-based Global Production groups as a collaboration with NCS Originals. It will premiere subsequent yr as a part of the NCS Originals slate, and Kim is an exec producer.
“I’ve been lucky enough to watch Korea over the years take center stage as a cultural and economic powerhouse,” he stated. “It’s a genuine joy teaming up with NCS to explore the many qualities that make the country and its culture so special.”
Ok-content, pushed by the likes of Squid Game and Parasite, has grow to be among the many most-watched display content material on this planet.
Kim, who first got here to prominence in ABC’s Lost and spent 5 years in Hawaii Five-O, stays one of the well-known Korean-American actors. He recently told Deadline about the shoot for Prime Video series Butterfly, which fulfilled a objective to shoot in Korea for the primary time. Besides appearing, he has grow to be a prolific producer, together with his 3AD Productions label connected to the likes of ABC’s medical procedural The Good Doctor and Butterfly, which topped Amazon’s streaming chart within the U.S.
“Daniel brings an exceptional blend of curiosity and thoughtfulness to everything he does, making him the ideal guide for our audiences, who are eager to explore how Korean culture has become a global cultural phenomenon,” stated Amy Entelis, Executive Vice President of Talent at NCS Originals and Creative Development for NCS Worldwide.
Executive producers for Ok-Everything are Kim, Entelis, Ellana Lee, Katie Hinman, Jon Jensen and Ryan Smith for NCS Original Series. It marks the primary collaboration between the community’s NCS Originals and APAC-based Global Productions groups. South Korean automotive large Hyundai Motor Company is sponsoring the sequence.
Kim’s different credit embody Netflix’s Avatar: The Last Airbender and Disney’s Raya and the Last Dragon. He additionally featured in Netflix’s worldwide animated phenomenon, Kpop Demon Hunters, which has grow to be probably the most watched movie of all time on the platform. Last yr, he starred in David Henry Hwang’s Yellow Face on the Roundabout Theater on Broadway, and was nominated for Best Lead Actor in a Play on the 2025 Tony Awards, turning into the primary AAPI actor to be nominated in that class.
Kim is repped by UTA, Linden Entertainment, and Gang Tyre.
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