Netflix has added several titles to its offerings in June 2023, including films and series from Colombia, India, Japan, Mexico, and South Korea. Check ’em out!
The Village (Japan)
Ryûsei Yokohama (The Journalist) stars in this drama feature as Yu Katayama, a young man who is obligated to remain in the remote and once-scenic village of Kamonmura, where he has lived since childhood. What binds him to the place is his mother’s debt, which he is forced to pay off by working in the vast trash disposal site that now dominates the landscape. His is a tragic, hopeless existence — until his childhood friend, Misaki Nakai (Haru Kuroki, The Last 10 Years), returns to Kamonmura from Tokyo, sparking something in Yu that changes him.
The Village premieres globally on Friday, June 16, exclusively on Netflix. (You can set a reminder for it now.)
Social Currency (India)
This reality series follows eight social media stars who forgo their fame and followers as they vie for the title of ultimate influencer.
Social Currency premieres globally on Thursday, June 22, exclusively on Netflix. (You can set a reminder for it now.)
The Price of Glory (Colombia)
Based on the history of the Colombian pop group Ventino, this musical telenovela follows four talented singers and the challenges they face along the way to fame, not the least of which is their manager, who is willing to step over anyone who tries to outshine her. The drama stars the members of Ventino — Natalia Afanador, María Cristina “Makis” de Angulo, Camila Esguerra, and Olga Lucía Vives — along with Carolina Gómez (Lucifer) and José Ramón Barreto (Bolívar), amongst others. The Price of Glory premieres in the US and other territories on Tuesday, June 27, on Netflix. (You can set a reminder for it now.)
Lust Stories 2 (India)
In this sequel to the 2018 Emmy®-nominated Lust Stories, four eminent Indian directors — R. Balki (Pad Man), Sujoy Ghosh (Badla), Amit Ravindernath Sharma (Badhaai Ho), and Konkona Sen Sharma (Mumbai Diaries 26/11) — explore sex, desire, and love through short films.
Lust Stories 2 premieres globally on Thursday, June 29, exclusively on Netflix. (You can set a reminder for it now.)
Doom at Your Service (South Korea)
In this fantasy romantic drama series, two individuals meet and their lives are forever changed — even if forever is measured in days instead of years. Tak Dong Kyung (Park Bo-young, Abyss) is a young woman who is dying. Myul Mang (Seo In-Guk, Café Minamdang) is a young man with the supernatural power to bring the world to an end. He is the titular Doom. Despite not being human and not having the ability to feel emotions, Myul Mang falls in love with Tak Dong Kyung, as she does with him. He cannot save her, but he can spend her remaining days with her, so he does, regardless of the repercussions. Together, they discover the true meaning of life and love.
Doom at Your Service begins streaming in the US on Friday, June 30, on Netflix. (You can set a reminder for it now.)
Making It Up (Mexico)
In this comedy film, friends Ana (Paulina Gaitán, Narcos) and Rita (Regina Blandón, The Search) are flat broke. Enter the unpredictable Alexandra (Ilse Salas, Plaza Catedral), who reappears in the lives with an offer of work as makeup artists at a wedding. But there’s a catch: What Ana and Rita don’t know is that Alex is going through another of her relationship crises and can involve them in each and every one of her entanglements. With no other prospects for money, Ana and Rita have little choice but to accept the gig and everything that comes with Alex, as well as to try to help Alex… without going crazy.
Costarring Martha Claudia Moreno (The Most Beautiful Flower), Making It Up premieres in the US and other territories on Friday, June 30, exclusively on Netflix. (You can set a reminder for it now.)
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