The distribution channels of global streaming platforms frequently favour rapid commercial output, yet they occasionally turn their computational reach toward preserving significant bodies of world cinema. Netflix has confirmed plans to stream an extensive retrospective of South Korean auteur Lee Chang-dong across international territories, timed alongside the release of his latest feature, Possible Love.
The expansion follows an exceptional European festival showing. At the 83rd Venice International Film Festival, Possible Love won the Silver Lion Grand Jury Prize, marking Lee’s triumphant return after an eight-year creative pause.
South Korea has selected the title as its official submission for the Best International Feature Film category at the 99th Academy Awards.
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Following a domestic theatrical rollout in South Korea on 23 September 2026, the film opens in cinemas across Australia on 22 October, before landing on screens in the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, and Japan on 23 October.
Subscribers worldwide can stream Possible Love on Netflix from 6 November 2026.
The Dynamics of Conflicting Desires
Possible Love tracks the uncomfortable intersection of two married couples who meet during the filming of an independent documentary project.
The story pairs a laid-off factory labourer and his spouse with a documentary filmmaker and her partner, forcing all four individuals to confront their social positions, economic fractures, and suppressed domestic desires.
The production convenes an established ensemble of modern Korean cinema. Cannes Best Actress winner Jeon Do-yeon joins frequent collaborator Sul Kyung-gu, alongside Zo In-sung and Cho Ye-jeong.
Opening the Archival Vaults
To complement the arrival of his latest work, Netflix has begun circulating Lee’s earlier catalog throughout its global service network.
His 1997 debut feature Green Fish and the 2007 melodrama Secret Sunshine began streaming in late August across the United Kingdom, Italy, France, Australia, and New Zealand. His landmark early dramas Peppermint Candy and Oasis entered regional catalogues in Italy and Spain on 4 September.
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Subscribers in the United States, Canada, Japan, Australia, and New Zealand will also gain access to Poetry and his acclaimed 2018 mystery thriller Burning.
Streaming availability, subtitles, and release windows vary by country, with titles carrying translations in up to six languages alongside original Korean audio tracks.
The coordinated rollout provides film students and casual viewers with an accessible path through thirty years of modern Korean cinema history, tracing an author whose patient camera and moral dilemmas have shaped cinema far beyond Seoul.
