Kore-eda Hirokazu, the celebrated Japanese director of Shoplifters, is developing a drama series for Netflix

Variety

Kore-eda is working on a number of projects for Netflix, including a movie and drama series. Offering few details, Kore-eda said of the collaboration: “Netflix and I are teaming up to create a drama series and a big-budget movie that is different from my previous works. You still need to wait for a bit before they’re finished and delivered to you. I incorporate different elements from those in theater movies and try to create exciting works. Please look forward to them. Probably, the scale of the new movie will be different from the movies I’ve made before. Also, the drama series would not be realized if I didn’t collaborate with Netflix.”