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| Dramaworld | |
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 North American promotional poster | |
| Genre | Comedy drama Satire Fantasy Pastiche |
| Written by | Josh Billig Chris Martin |
| Directed by | Chris Martin |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original languages | English Korean |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 20 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Chris Martin Sean Dulake |
| Production locations | Los Angeles Seoul |
| Running time | 10-20 minutes |
| Production companies | Jetavana Entertainment Third Culture Content RaemongRaein |
| Original release | |
| Network | Viki |
| Release | April 16, 2016 (United States) April 17, 2016 (internationally) |
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Dramaworld is a comedy-drama set in Los Angeles and Seoul, South Korea with 10 short episodes[1] (each 10–20 minutes long) in season 1. The series follows the adventures of Claire Duncan, an American college student and huge fan of Korean Dramas, after getting transported to her favorite show with a touch of magic.[2] Dramaworld is co-produced by video-streaming platform Viki, China’s Jetavana Entertainment, and US Third Culture Content. The first season premiered at the Ace Hotel in Los Angeles on April 16, 2016, followed by the worldwide exclusive release on Viki and Netflix.[3][4]
Nearly every episode includes cameos from well-known K-pop and K-drama stars, including Super Junior's Choi Siwon, who starred in The King of Dramas and She Was Pretty, and Han Ji-min, lead actress of Padam Padam and romantic-comedy Rooftop Prince.[5]
The second season of Dramaworld premiered on April 2, 2021, with 10 new episodes of around 35 minutes per episode.[6]
- ^ Wallenstein, Andrew (September 16, 2015). "Viki Greenlights First Original Series". Variety. Retrieved September 27, 2015.
- ^ "Viki co-producing first original Web series with China, Korea". Yonhap News Agency. September 18, 2015. Retrieved September 27, 2015.
- ^ Blair, Gavin (September 16, 2015). "The Asian drama specialist is producing a bilingual, American-Korean comedy series, due to start shooting in L.A. and Seoul this month". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 27, 2015.
- ^ "Why Dramaworld Should Be Your Next Netflix Show". Cultured Vultures. 2016-05-28. Retrieved 2016-06-09.
- ^ "Viki to Co-produce First Original Series 'Dramaworld', Homage to Millions of International Fans of Asian Dramas". HanCinema. September 18, 2015. Retrieved September 27, 2015.
- ^ Frater, Patrick (March 31, 2021). "Second Season of Korean-American 'Dramaworld' Debuts Across Asia". Variety. Archived from the original on 2021-03-31.