If you have a taste for Korean dramas to stream on Netflix, I actually have a few in mind. Of course, Iris fans can always look forward to Mr. Sunshine which has Lee Byung-Hun front and center on much of the PR for this epic 24-episode series from Descendants Of The Sun and Goblin duo Kim Eun-sook and Lee Eung-bok who share writing and directing duties, respectively.
Based in Shinmiyangyo, or the US expedition to Korea in the late 19th century, Mr. Sunshine tells the story of a Korean boy born into a family of a house servant running away to board an American warship, later to return to his homeland as a US marine officer. He ironically falls in love with an aristocrat’s daughter and discovers the dark scheme to colonize the country that he once ran away from.The series hails from Hwa&Dam Pictures and Studio Dragon with Lee starring as US marine officer Eugene Choi. The Handmaiden actress Kim Tae-ri plays the aristocrat’s daughter, Go Ae-sin, with Yoo Yeon-seok, Kim Min-jung, and Byun Yo-han headlining as series principals.
Mr. Sunshine starts streaming in the U.S. on July 7 with episodes streaming on the same day of its Korean broadcast on tvN, followed by successive premieres in Japan on July 8 and the rest of the world on July 19.
Check out the trailer below!
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