Korean content material is having its second, however Pyramid Sport would be the solely title from the nation at subsequent month’s Collection Mania.
The sequence can have its European premiere in Collection Mania’s ‘Particular Screenings’ part. Pyramid Sport is ready to premiere on TVING in Korea on February 29 and later this yr on Paramount+ globally.
The sequence depicts a brutal survival sport at Baekyeon Women Excessive Faculty, the place college students are divided into attackers, victims, and bystanders and progressively descend into the violence of survival. Pyramid Game is predicated on the Naver webtoon of the identical identify, which was created by Dalgonyak.
Final yr, one other Korean school-based thriller, Obligation After Faculty, was additionally invited to Collection Mania.
Directed by Bak So-yeon, Pyramid Sport will star Kim Ji-yeon, Jang Da-a, Ryu Da-in, Shin Seul-ki, Kang Na-eon, Jeong Ha-dam, and YULLI.A.
“Amid the worldwide craze of revenge-themed sequence, Pyramid Sport stands out amongst each different story by evaluating the problem of college violence to the sport guidelines,” a Collection Mania consultant mentioned in a press release. “Moreover, the intricately designed plots and the psychological battles between characters are notably intriguing, because the title conveys each agenda, from college drama and thriller to social criticism.”
Co-produced by Movie Monster and CJ ENM STUDIOS, Pyramid Sport is one in every of seven Korean originals commissioned as a part of a world partnership between Paramount+ and CJ ENM. In September final yr, Paramount+ introduced the growth of its Korean originals slate with Pyramid Sport alongside Dongjae, the Good or the Bastard, and Dreaming of Cinde Fxxxing Rella – the ultimate three of the seven commissioned titles. The opposite titles Yonder, Cut price, and A Bloody Fortunate Day are already out there on Paramount+ internationally, whereas Queen Woo is ready to premiere on Paramount+ this yr.
Collection Mania takes place in Lille, France from March 15 to 22.
