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‘S Line’ Director Jooyoung Ahn On The Canneseries Drama, Pushing Society’s Boundaries & The Future Of Korean TV


'S Line' director Jooyoung Ahn, the director behind Canneseries K-drama 'S Line', has addressed the pace of change in Korean TV.

The likes of Disney+ and Paramount+ have made inroads into the Asia country, while local players such as Tving are further driving demand and distributors includig CJ ENM have done a good job of shopping Korean content internationally. Ahn was in France over the weekend to promote her new show S Line, which is playing in competition at Canneseries against the likes of Belgium’s End Game, Iceland’s Reykjavik Fusion. The show leans heavily on themes such as sexual shame, the dangers of technology and surveillance in society to create a unique K-drama story, but this initially worried Ahn that it could limit its reach.

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