tvN's Hotel Del Luna is getting an American remake!
The Korean drama's production companies, CJ ENM and Studio Dragon, signed a partnership with Hollywood production company, SkyDance Media, back in February. It will be a joint venture, producing and investing in worldwide content for dramas and films.
SkyDance has produced Hollywood blockbuster films, such as Terminator 6 and Mission Impossible, as well as Underground, which was headlined by famous Hollywood celebrities. Dramas like Grace and Frankie and Altered Carbon are among the dramas they have worked on.
This unique joint production will have Studio Dragon take the lead in the planning of the drama, production, and other related projects.
Even with the ongoing pandemic, the three firms have not stopped working and have been video conferencing weekly to plan the upcoming project. While doing so, Studio Dragon was able to establish its own branch in the United States.
Alison Schapker, the executive producer for the second season on Netflix's Altered Carbon, will write the American remake. Among her works are ABC's Scandal and Fox's Fringe.
Park Hyun, head of Studio Dragon Global Division, stated that they are pleased to be collaborating with the world-famous SkyDance and the talented Alison Schapker, and they are looking forward to their project.
He added that the first project of their joint collaboration is Hotel Del Luna of Studio Dragon IP shows that their work is globally competitive. They went on and said that they will lead the project to success and become a premium studio not only in Korea but around the world. They aim to create more international dramas that people can enjoy and, at the same time, enhance and improve the Korean content.
SkyDance TV CEO, Bill Bost, concluded that Hotel Del Luna is a spectacular visual fantasy drama, based on the story of human life and lost love. He is very excited to be able to share Hotel Del Luna's colorful visual fantasy with the viewers around the world, in partnership with Studio Dragon and Alison Schapker.
From webtoons to drama series and from drama series to getting a remake, the Korean drama industry has a long stretch of fans worldwide. Thanks to its unique, subtle, and heart-warming shows, people have loved and appreciated them. Although, you have to read the subtitles, fans all over the world are hooked on what the K-dramas offer to its viewers.
Netflix, which has millions of subscribers worldwide, may have probably helped promote Korean dramas and films. Hence, a number of its original Korean series have been surfacing lately, and a long list of K-dramas and movies have been included on the large streaming app.
In the early 2000s, Japanese horror films were popular and got a lot of American remakes. Now, K-dramas are experiencing it, thanks to its great storylines and cinematography.
ABOUT HOTEL DEL LUNA
Hotel Del Luna is a hotel for the ghosts, run by Jang Man-Wol (IU) as the CEO. The hotel is in the downtown of Seoul and looks very old. Jang Man-Wol got stuck overlooking the hotel because of a big mistake she did many years ago. She is accompanied by the youngest assistant to have worked in the hotel, Koo Chan-Sung (Yeo Jin-Goo).
