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Netflix's new K-drama 'Little Women' full of 'twists and turns,' director teases

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Jaehwa Bernardo, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Promotional poster for the Korean drama " Little="" set="" to="" premiere="" on="" Netflix="" September="" Photo="" courtesy="" of="" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/tvpatrol/08/29/little-women.jpg"/><figcaption>Promotional poster for the Korean drama &#x27;Little Women,&#x27; set to premiere on Netflix on September 3, 2022.<em> Photo courtesy of Netflix</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA — Netflix&#x27;s latest K-drama offering &quot;Little Women&quot; is a fast-paced series with plenty of &quot;twists and turns,&quot; its director said Monday, teasing the show that boasts a star-studded cast.</p><p>Based on the classic novel of the same title by Louisa May Alcott, &quot;Little Women&quot; follows three poverty-stricken sisters who get entangled in a conspiracy involving the rich and powerful.</p><p>In an online press conference, director Kim Hee-won said she wanted to reinterpret the novel to fit the show&#x27;s Korean characters and setting.</p><p>&quot;We start off from a reality that everyone can relate to and then it evolves into a very big gigantic event. It&#x27;s really difficult for me to put this into words because there&#x27;s a lot of twist and turns within the plot,&quot; Kim said, attempting to avoid spoiling the story.</p><p>&quot;This is a 12-episode series so it&#x27;s very speedy and fast-tracked,&quot; said Kim, who helmed the Song Joong-ki-starrer &quot;Vincenzo&quot; last year.</p><p>For &quot;Little Women,&quot; Kim worked with prolific screenwriter Chung Seo-kyung, a frequent collaborator of auteur Park Chan-wook and the writer of his acclaimed 2016 film &quot;The Handmaiden.&quot;</p><p>The show features a powerhouse cast, with Kim Go-eun, Nam Ji-hyun and Park Ji-hu playing the sisters. It also stars Wi Ha-joon and Um Ki-joon.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/E_xHsLYvNEo?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div><p>Go-eun, who recently won best actress at the Blue Dragon Series Awards for &quot;Yumi&#x27;s Cells,&quot; said she joined &quot;Little Women&quot; because of its stellar cast and production team.</p><p>&quot;There&#x27;s no reason to say no to this drama,&quot; said Go-eun.</p><p>&quot;When I read the script, it did not play out the way I expected it to. The plot and the events unfolded in an unpredictable way, which will be very intriguing for the audience,&quot; she said.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/07/22/17/did-goblin-star-kim-go-eun-go-on-a-secret-trip-to-bohol">Did &#x27;Goblin&#x27; star Kim Go-eun go on a secret trip to Bohol?</a></li></ul><p>&quot;The web of relations among the characters and how the characters change through the twist and turns will be interesting to watch,&quot; said Wi, who rose to international fame with the 2021 survival drama &quot;Squid Game.&quot;</p><p>Go-eun noted that the show was not all heavy drama as her character would provide &quot;funny moments&quot; to an otherwise &quot;dark&quot; story.</p><p>Directer Kim described the team behind &quot;Little Women&quot; as &quot;a dream team&quot; and praised the cast for being respectful towards of each other, regardless of seniority.</p><p>&quot;I think the important thing for creating a good ensemble is how much respect they have for each other and that was exactly the attitude that all of the cast members showed, whether they&#x27;re a senior or junior,&quot; she said.</p><p>&quot;Park Ji-hu is a junior member but she gives and gets much respect with other members of the cast,&quot; Kim said, referring to the young actress best known for starring in &quot;All Of Us Are Dead.&quot;</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/06/07/22/k-drama-all-of-us-are-dead-renewed-for-season-2">Korean zombie thriller ‘All Of Us Are Dead’ returns for 2nd season</a></li></ul><p>&quot;It was a happy experience for me to work with all of these people,&quot; she added.</p><p>&quot;Little Women&quot; is scheduled to premiere on Netflix on Saturday, Sept. 3.</p><div><strong>FROM THE ARCHIVES</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe __idm_id__="35930113" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1802856" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

Kim Go-eun, Nam Ji-hyun and Park Ji-hu star in Netflix's upcoming K-drama 'Little Women.'

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Netflix's new K-drama 'Little Women' full of 'twists and turns,' director teases

Jaehwa Bernardo,

ABS-CBN News

Published Aug 29, 2022 04:15 PM PHT

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