2021 is right around the corner and that means a truck load of new series and films from around the world for us streamers. While there are so many to choose from today's choices are from Korea, Japan and China. Some were originally scheduled for a 2020 release date; however because of the COVID19 pandemic they were rescheduled for early 2021.
Among the actors there are some familiar faces that we westerners have come to know over the past few years, so let’s hope that 2021 will be a better year for them and the rest of us around the world, and that we will be able to watch our favorite actors as they portray the new characters that that they reinvented themselves into just for our entertainment.
Widescreen Online Review 2021 Asian Series & Movies Choices
1. Sisyphus: The Myth
Release Date: February 2020
Network: JTBC
Language: Korean
A time travel story between a genius engineer Han Tae-Sool (Cho Seung-Woo) and his savior from the future Kang Seo-Hae (Park Shin-Hye).
Han Tae-Sool is a genius engineer and the co-founder of Quantum and Time Company. He is handsome and he produces innovative results. Thanks to his efforts, Quantum and Time has become a world-class enterprise. He is known as a miracle worker and a hero in Korea, but reality is a little different. After his older brother's death 10 years ago, he has exhibited eccentric behavior. The company's stock price has fluctuated accordingly. One day, Han Tae-Sool learns of an unreliable truth behind his brother's death. His dangerous journey begins.
Kang Seo-Hae is an elite warrior. She can take down the biggest men with just her bare hands. She is also a sharpshooter and able to make bombs. She learned these skills to survive in a world that is dominated by gangsters and military cliques. One day, after a long and dangerous journey, she comes to Han Tae-Sool to save him. --Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki Staff
Cast
Cho Seung-Woo
Park Shin-Hye
Sung Dong-Il
Tae In-Ho
Lee Jae-Won
Lee Ju-Mi -
Jeong Hyun-Jun
Seo Yi-Soo
2. Times
Release Date: February 20, 2021
Network: OCN
Language: Korean
In the year 2015, Lee Jin-Woo (Lee Seo-Jin) works as a reporter, who pursues only the truth. In the year 2020, Seo Jung-In (Lee Joo-Young) works as a reporter. She is passionate about her work. Somehow these two people connect via a phone call. They try to prevent the death of South Korea President Seo Ki-Tae (Kim Young-Chul ), who is also Seo Jung-In's father. Soon, Lee Jin-Woo and Seo Jung-In face a dangerous truth. .--Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki Staff
Cast
Lee Seo-Jin
Lee Joo-Young
Kim Young-Chul
Moon Jeong-Hee
Song Young-Chang
Kim In-Kwon
Yu Seong-Ju
Shim Hyung-Tak
Moon Ji-In
Jung Sung-Il
Heo Jae-Ho
Bae Hyun-Kyung
3.
Brave:
Gunjyo Senki
Release Date: March 12, 2021
Distributor: Toho
Language: Japanese
Students, including Aoi Nishino (Mackenyu Arata), take part in class and sports activity at a prestigious high school. Aoi Nishino is a member of the school's archery club. He practices archery studiously and doesn't socialize much with the other students. His childhood friend Haruka Seno (Hirona Yamazaki) is also a member of the archery club, but she worries about Aoi Nishino. One day, thunder strikes the school grounds. After that, the ordinary lives of the students changes drastically. Many samurai descend on the school grounds. It appears that the entire school has traveled back in time to the Sengoku period. Making things worse, they realize that they are in the time right before the Battle of Okehazama takes place. .--Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki Staff
Mackenyu Arata
Hirona Yamazaki
Nobuyuki Suzuki
Tatsuomi Hamada
Jin Suzuki
Shodai Fukuyama
Hiroki Iijima
Takuro Osada
Suguru Adachi
Keisuke Watanabe
Haruma Miura
Kenichi Matsuyam
4. The Silent Sea – Netflix 2021
A.K.A.: Sea Of Silence
Korean Drama - TBA
Set in the future, when the planet suffers from a lack of water and food caused by desertification. Yoon Jae is a soldier for the space agency. He is selected for a team, including Ji An, to travel to the moon. Their mission is to retrieve a mysterious sample from an abandoned research station. .--Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki Staff
Cast
Gong Yoo
Bae Doo-Na
Lee Joon
5.
Mouse
(2021)
Release Date: February 2021
Network: tvN
Language: Korean
A suspenseful story that will center around the key question, “What if we could sort out psychopaths in advance?”
This drama is about a justice-seeking rookie police officer named Jung Ba Reum. The story follows Jung Ba Reum as he comes face to face with a crazed psychopath serial killer whose ruthless murders have thrown the entire nation into chaos. Then, after surviving his encounter with this psychopath, Jung Ba Reum's life begins to change completely.--MyDramaList
Lee Seung Gi
Lee Hee Joon
Park Joo Hyun
Kyung Soo Jin
Ahn Jae Wook
Kim Jung Nan
6. Vicenzo
Release Date: February 20, 2021
Network: tvN
Language:
Korean
At the age of 8, Park Joo-Hyeong went to Italy after he was adopted. He is now an adult and has the name of Vincenzo Casano. He is a lawyer, who works for the Mafia as a consigliere. Because of a war between mafia groups, he flees to South Korea. In South Korea, he gets involved with Lawyer Hong Cha-Young. She is the type of attorney who will do anything to win a case. Vincenzo Casano falls in love with her. He also achieves social justice by his own way. Jang Jun-woo is an intelligent and hardworking first year intern at a law firm. He is from a middle-class family and is polite and sincere. Despite his boyish charms and good looks, Jun-woo is a bit awkward and innocent and often makes mistakes in his job that get him into trouble.--MyDramaList
Song Joong Ki
Jun Yeo Bin
Ok Taec Yeon
Yang Kyung Won
Jo Han Chul
Kim Yeo Jin
7. L.U.C.A.: The Beginning
Release Date: 2021
Network: tvN
Language: Korean
“LUCA" is based on Charles Darwin’s proposition that all species of life have descended over time from common ancestors. (LUCA stands for "last universal common ancestor.")
Ji Oh, who rarely reveals his emotions to others, has a special power and a secret but doesn't know who he really is. He is chased by mysterious figures while he tries to find answers to numerous questions that surround him.
Gu Reum is a detective whose parents disappeared when she was a young child. When she decides on a course of action, she won't change no matter what. Gu Reum chases after the truth behind her parents' disappearance. She meets Ji Oh and her life changes. .--Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki Staff
Cast
Kim Rae-Won
Lee Da-Hee
8. Kingdom: Ashin of the North
Network: Netflix
Release Date: 2021
Language: Korean
"Kingdom: Ashin of the North" is a sidequel from Kingdom season two and a backstory about the mysterious character Lee Chang's group encountered on their journey north to discover the origins of the infected. The surprising appearance of Jun Ji-hyun in the role of Ashin at the end of Kingdom season two intrigued audiences. In this eagerly anticipated bonus story, Jun as Ashin will unveil the mystery behind her identity. Park Byung-eun, who made a lasting impression in Kingdom season two as the head of the Royal Commandery Min Chi-rok, is also confirmed to star. The new story will detail what had happened to Ashin in the past in the northern region and how the two characters' fates intertwined. - HanCinema
Ju Ji-hoon
Ryu Seung-ryong
Bae Doo-na
Kim Sang-ho
Kim Sung-kyu
Kim Hye-jun
9. BogotÃ
“Bogota" is criminal thriller set in Colombia. It tells the story of a young man in his 30s who immigrated to Colombia in the 1990s settling in a traditional market in Bogota. --MyDramaList
Cast
Song Joong Ki
Ryu Seung Beom
Jo Hyun Chul
Lee Hee Joon
10. The Moon (2021)
A man is left in space due to an unfortunate accident while another man on Earth struggles to bring him back safely. --MyDramaList
Cast
Do Kyung Soo
Sol Kyung Gu
11. Emergency Declaration 2021
Language: Korean
State of Emergency' tells the story of an in-air flight caught up in an unbelievable natural disaster, as the plane and its pilot declare an emergency landing. --MyDramaList
Cast
Song Kang-Ho
Lee Byung-Hun
Jeon Do-Yeon
Kim Nam-Gil
Im Si-Wan
Kim So-Jin
Park Hae-Joon
Seo Suk-Kyu - airplane passenger
12. The Pirates: Goblin Flag (2021)
An action adventure film about a sea battle between pirates, bandits, and pioneers who search for a seal that disappeared in a whale attack before the founding of the Joseon Dynasty. --MyDramaList
Cast
Ju Ji-hoon
Ryu Seung-ryong
Bae Doo-na
Kim Sang-ho
Kim Sung-kyu
Kim Hye-jun
13. Concrete Utopia
Release Date: 2021
Distributor: Lotte Entertainment
Language: Korean
Seoul is devastated by a powerful earthquake. Hwanggoong Apartment is the only place still standing after the earthquake. Survivors make their way to Hwanggoong Apartment.
Young-Tak (Lee Byung-Hun) temporarily leads the residents of Hwanggoong apartment. As the crisis unfolds, Young-Tak tries to protect the residents from outsiders. Min-Sung (Park Seo-Joon) was a public officer. He is picked by Young-Tak and becomes his helper. Myeong-Hwa (Park Bo-Young) is Min-Sung’s wife and a nurse. She takes care of the injured.--Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki Staff
Cast
Lee Byung-Hun - Young-Tak
Park Seo-Joon - Min-Sung
Park Bo-Young - Myeong-Hwa
14. Along With the Gods 3
Release Date: 2021
Distributor: Lotte Entertainment
Language: Korean
Following a person's a death; an Angel of Death escorts the deceased to the afterworld. There, the deceased person has 7 trials over a period of 49 days. At that time, the Angel of Death, who are not supposed to get involved in human affairs, unavoidably take part in human affairs. --MyDramaList
Cast
Ha Jung-Woo
Ju Ji-Hoon
Ma Dong-Seok
Do Dyung Soo
Kim Hy Ang Gi
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