Netflix may be betting on another foreign hit to be a huge success for the streaming service in 2025.
During Netflix’s International Showcase this past week, the streaming giant teased a ton of upcoming non-English language shows and movies. Some of these were returning shows — like “Alice in Borderland” season 3 — and others — like “Senna” — are coming later this month. But only one of them has been described as “‘Shogun’ meets ‘Squid Game‘.”
That’s how Netflix’s Vice President of Japanese Content Kaata Sakamoto is describing “Last Samurai Standing,” which is a new Japanese-language action drama currently slated for 2025. The show is based on the Japanese manga of the same name (known as “Ikusagami”) and takes place during the Meiji period, which followed the real-life Tokugawa Shogunate, the origins of which
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