K-Drama School Ep 126: Black Knight and South Koreas Air Pollution and Delivery Workers

Published: May 29, 2023, 7:01 a.m.

b'[Spoiler Alert] Grace discusses the show Black Knight (2023, Netflix) based on a webtoon by cartoonist Lee Yoon-kyoon, adapted for TV and directed by Cho Ui-seok\\u2014a former assistant director to Oscar winner Bong Joon-ho in his film Barking Dogs Never Bite (2000). Black Knight raises awareness around the plight of working-class laborers like delivery workers and environmental issues like air pollution. Grace notes how South Korea is increasingly developing narratives dealing with world crises like water shortage and air pollution to posture itself as a developed nation that partakes in world leadership as it does in globlized Netflix shows like Black Knight and The Silent Sea (2021). Follow @KDramaSchool on Instagram, Twitter and TikTok. Visit https://www.kdramaschool.com/ to learn more.'