SBS and Walt Disney Pictures Plus have joined hands. The popular entertainment Running Man' was served by Walt Disney Pictures Plus. However, Yoo Jae-Suk, who can be called the face of Running Man', does not appear.
The 1-day coverage shows Running Man' will be streamed on Walt Disney Pictures' OTT platform Walt Disney Pictures Plus, which will start Service in Korea on November 12, titled Running Man: The Man Playing on the Running Man'. It is produced in a spin-off format and has differed from existing TV casts, with some members including Yoo Jae-Suk not appearing.
Walt Disney Pictures Plus decided to serve Running Man' as a strategy to secure competitiveness in Battle with existing OTT companies that have dominated the market in Korea. It is intended to raise awareness of Asian viewers quickly through the entertainment Running Man' popular throughout Asia including Korea.
Walt Disney Pictures Plus will show Running Man', and competition has also been created with competitors such as Netflix and Teabing and SBS PDs. In Netflix, Cho Hyo-jin PD, who directed SBS Running Man' and 'Family Out' in the past, said, 'You are the perpetrator!' The series has been popular, and the entertainment 'Shinsegae', which is led by Lee Seung Gi, is newly introduced. Teabing is also serving the TVN 'Six Sense' series directed by Jung Chul-min PD, who was from SBS and played Running Man'.
It is noteworthy that Walt Disney Pictures Plus will be able to settle in the Korean OTT market, from Marvel Studio works to animation and live-action movies to content that has already been secured.