Netflix to turn Korean sci-fi film 'Snowpiercer' into TV series

The poster for the film “Snowpiercer.” Netflix is making the movie into a TV series.

By Dong Sun-hwa

Netflix will remake the science-fiction thriller film “Snowpiercer” into a television series.

“Snowpiercer” is Korean director Bong Joon-ho's Hollywood debut movie of 2013 that sold over 9 million tickets in Korea.

Hollywood celebrities including Jennifer Connelly and Daveed Diggs will star in the series. It is expected to deal with issues such as class struggle and inequality.

Bong and Korean filmmaker Park Chan-wook will be involved in the production.

Based on the French comics of the same name, the 2013 film differentiated itself by devising fresh characters and story. The Netflix drama will have Bong's film as a reference, instead of the original work.

In “Snowpiercer,” Earth is frozen due to abnormal climate changes. The last survivors are on a train called the Snowpiercer ― which travels around the world for eternity ― and are divided into classes.