Netflix Korea unveils raft of reality series on the back of Single’s Inferno and Physical: 100 success – from dating shows to a zombie survival game

After Physical: 100 topped Netflix charts, the platform’s Korean arm has announced a slew of reality shows for 2023, including a new series of Single’s Inferno

That and another dating series join a raunchy talk show, a female-only physical competition and survival games, in an eclectic line-up spanning multiple genres

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“Zombieverse”, one of the upcoming shows announced by Netflix Korea, is a survival game in which contestants must outwit zombies. Following the success of Physical: 100, the platform is going all out in the reality genre. Photo: Netflix

Published: 5:15pm, 7 Apr 2023

By Lee Gyu-lee

Netflix Korea is set to roll out a string of unscripted series this year across different genres, from dating shows and a zombie survival series to competition games.

Yoo Ki-hwan, Netflix Korea’s manager for unscripted content, said the platform will release more reality shows throughout the year, namely a raunchy talk show called Risque Business; Siren: Survive the Island, a female version of the Physical: 100 competition show; zombie survival programme Zombieverse; Single’s Inferno 3; a teen dating show called Nineteen to Twenty; and survival game The Devil’s Plan.

“This time around last year, we said we would launch Korean unscripted shows and we were grateful to present a variety of them, from Single’s Inferno, Korea No. 1, Physical: 100, as well as In the Name of God.

“In particular, Physical: 100 topped the platform’s global chart, [despite] the chances of unscripted shows becoming a global success [being low],” he said, during a press conference, held in Myeong-dong, Seoul.