Korean Lineup at Netflix Increases With Latest Addition, 'Move To Heaven'

Netflix is looking to expand its Korean slate as the show adds loved heart-warming drama, Move To Heaven. The show is directed by Kim Sung-Ho, who is an acclaimed filmmaker from Seoul and has won several awards. 

According to reports, the show is inspired by a nonfiction essay — "Things Left Behind" — written by Kim Sae-byul, a former "trauma cleaner," a professional tasked with disposing of the belongings of the victims of murders, suicides and natural causes of death. Move to Heaven tells the story of Gu-ru, who has Asperger’s syndrome, and his uncle Sang-gu. The two first meet through the death of Gu-ru’s father and end up running a trauma cleaning business together. As they conduct their work, the duo uncover various stories of the deceased, while experiencing different emotions and sentiments toward life, death and family.

The show adds to Netflix's growing Korean originals slate, which includes breakout zombie period series Kingdom, political drama Chief of Staff, the Korean remake of eOne's hit series Designated Survivor and many more.

Sung-Ho is best known for adding a human touch to his films, How To Steal a Dog (2014) and Notebook From My Mother (2017). Both these films were local hits. Move To Heaven will be the director's first series project with an international streaming service.