DRAMAWORLD
Season 1 & 2
Dramaworld is a fantasy, romantic comedy television series that follows an American young woman named Claire Duncan who gets magically transported into her favorite Korean drama through her smartphone. Claire is introduced to Dramaworld: a world in which all Korean dramas exist, run by a strict set of rules and filled with hilarious tropes. The most important rule of Dramaworld is that the leading man and leading lady of each drama must share true love’s kiss by the end of their story, or Dramaworld will cease to exist. When Claire realizes that Dramaworld summoned her to save her favorite Korean drama, she runs against time to operate behind the scenes as background character to ensure the two leads fall in love before it’s too late.
Dramaworld stars Liv Hewson (Yellowjackets), Sean Dulake (The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call), Justin Chon (Blue Bayou), Brett Gray (On My Block), Ha Ji-won (Secret Garden), Woo Do-hwan (Tempted), Henry Lau (Begin Again) and Daniel Dae Kim (Lost).
Dramaworld features many cameo appearances including Lee Jung-Jae (Squid Game), Han Hyo-joo (Moving), Park Sung-hoon (Squid Game 2), Siwon Choi (She Was Pretty), Yang Dong-gun (Squid Game 2), Ahn So-hee (Train to Busan), and Han Ji-min (Love Scout).
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2016: Season 1 premieres worldwide on Netflix and Viki, and launched on Youku in China. Dramaworld wins “Best Foreign Drama of the Year” at the Seoul International Drama Awards.
2020: Season 2 safely and successfully completes production amidst the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, when most productions in Korea shut down.
2022: Season 2 premieres along with Season 1 on Amazon Prime Video in the US, CBC in Canada, iTV in the UK, iQiyi in Southeast Asia and Taiwan, U-NEXT in Japan, and TVING in Korea.
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Liv Hewson
Sean Dulake
Justin Chon
Bae Noo-ri
Kim Sa-hee
Woo Do-hwan
Ha Ji-won
Henry Lau
Brett Gray
Daniel Dae Kim
Jung Man-sik
Choi Myung-bin
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A Third Culture Content Production
Created and Written by Josh Billig and Chris Martin
Directed by Chris Martin
Produced by Sean Dulake
Season 1
Co-Production with Jetavana Entertainment and Viki
Executive Producers: Sean Dulake, Chris Martin, David Kim, Sebastian Lee, Ivy Zhong, Tammy Nam
Local Production Services provided by Borderless Films (producer Sejin Park)
Season 2
Co-Production with T&B Media Global, Raemongraein and 3AD Media
Executive Producers: Sean Dulake, Chris Martin, Daniel Dae Kim, Dong-rea Kim, Steve Chen, Jamie Chen, Simon Lee of Flitto, Alex Cotraviwat
Local Production Services provided by Nine Tailed Fox (producer Seon-kwon Hwang)
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Korean Drama Gets American Twist With Viki’s ‘Dramaworld’
— Variety
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The Best Netflix Foreign Language Shows Worth Bingeing, Part 1
— IndieWire
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Sean Dulake on ‘Dramaworld’ for Viki and Memorable Moments from Filming
— Collider
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"Dramaworld" Is Every K-Drama Fan's Dream Come True
— Soompi
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'Dramaworld' Mixes Cultures, Introduces Korean Dramas to Fresh Audience
— NBC News
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Winners Of The 11th Seoul Drama Awards 2016 Announced
— Soompi
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Song Joong Ki, Shin Min Ah bags most outstanding Korean titles at Seoul Drama Awards 2016
— International Business Times
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Korean-American Series ‘Dramaworld’ to Launch on IMDb TV in U.S. (EXCLUSIVE)
— Variety
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‘Dramaworld 2’ Airs On Amazon And Its Stars Must Save The World Again
— Forbes
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'Dramaworld' is back and more dramatic than ever
— Korean JoongAng Daily
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‘Dramaworld’ Star Sean Dulake Sums Up Why Viewers Love K-Dramas
— Forbes
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‘Dramaworld’ Cast Returns For Second Season With More K-Star Cameos
— Forbes
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‘Dramaworld’ Shot in 100 Locations in Seoul During Coronavirus by Following Korean Safety Measures
— Variety
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Liv Hewson Revisits K-Drama Magic In Season Two Of ‘Dramaworld’
— Forbes
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Second Season of Korean-American ‘Dramaworld’ Debuts Across Asia
— Variety
