Round 6 became the undisputed king of streams in 2021. There are more than 111 million views in the first month alone. If you liked Round 6, Sweet Home will also get you excited.
Sweet Home focuses on a quarantined cheap apartment complex where people are mysteriously turning into disfigured monsters. Lonely protagonist Cha Hyun Soo spends most of his days alone in his apartment playing video games and relying on deliveries to feed himself.
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The series is produced with a level of technical brilliance almost unrivaled in the genre. Netflix has been reported to spend around $2.7 million per episode, and the money is undoubtedly on the screen.
The creature effects are top notch, and as they portray their past lives' desires and ego, there's a huge amount of personality in each design. If this series represents an early entry point into South Korean television for you, look to the acting talent on display, as these actors are true drama heavyweights.
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Korean movies and series have been at the center of entertainment in recent years, as was the case with the movie Parasite. Sweet Home is a series that sets out to accomplish a lot of different things and carries a kind of quiet ambition.
It is undeniable that Netflix's strong financial backing could signal anything other than an attempt to present non-Korean audiences to an industry that is so deftly incorporating themes of inequality into its movie theater.
Its broad narrative and behind-the-scenes scope aims to satiate general audiences, K-drama fans and thoughtful horror viewers alike. An expertly produced series, it succeeds in these lofty goals and deserves to be a household name within the realm of Korean thrillers.
The first season of Sweet Home is currently streaming on Netflix with a second season pending. However, the season 1 finale sets up a full story arc and should leave viewers more than satisfied.