It might have been a three-year hiatus, but audiences have eagerly been awaiting the second season of the Korean apocalyptic series,Sweet Home. Ahead of its highly anticipated return on December 1, the series starringSong Kangas troubled high school student Cha Hyun-soo, has seenthe official trailer for its second season released byNetflix. Based on a webtoon of the same name,Sweet Homesees Cha Hyun-su’s life turned upside down as he and others battle a monster apocalypse.
The newly released trailer begins with the conundrum that has plagued human civilization and advancement for a millennia -“Driven by greed, we destroy other species as we see fit and drive them to extinction.” While apreviously released teaserhad covered the switch some have endured, crossing from human to monster. This latest trailer offers a glimpse into what the Green Home survivors are faring with monsters taking over the world. It also teases who the real monsters might be with Dr. Lim’s ominous take on events - “Mankind is a virus and the monsters are the vaccines”. In the midst of this costly moral quandary, Hyun-Su is looking for a vaccine that can help stop his monster identity taking him over as he bids to maintain his humanity and fight for his people.
While all these occur, human survivors are gripped by fear as to who might transform into a monster next.A vaccine research is underway at the Bamseom Emergency Management Bureau, while a military unit, The Crown Platoon, specialized in handling monsters, attempt to protect the stadium-sheltering Green Home survivors in the only way they know - violent extermination. The rest of the trailer teases epic fights scenes, fearful plot twists as humanity wages a fierce battle for survival against an existential threat. The question ofwho the real monster is, remains one to be thoroughly explored in the coming season.
The Golden Age of Netflix’s K-dramas
In recent times on Netflix, the streaming platform has seen non-English shows amass record-breaking numbers with a number of K-dramas leading the way.Sweet Homepremiered in 2020 and was created byKim CarnbyandHwang Young-chanand directed byLee Eung-bokandPark So-hyeon. BeforeSquid Gamebecame one of Netflix’s biggest hits, amassing over 111 million views in its first month alone, Sweet Home had arrived a year prior to similar success as it engineered its way to Netflix’s Top 10 in the United States where it occupied the number three spot for several days. In 2022, the high-school set zombie drama,All of Us Are Deadcame to the fore with equally outstanding successsecuring a second season run. At the moment,Squid GameandAll Of Us Are Deadboth sit on the list of the Top 15 most-viewed Netflix shows of all time. While Sweet Home might have burst the dam for K-dramas on the platform, it remains to be seen if its second season will attain similar success.
Sweet Home Season 2 premieres on December 1 on Netflix. Watch the trailer below:
