Netflix Sued Over Dubbed Version of Korean Hit ‘#Saraitda’ (1)

Netflix Inc. was accused in a lawsuit of unlawfully releasing a dubbed version of a hit South Korean film, wiping out the potential theatrical audience for producers who claim to have the rights to an English-language version of the movie.

Hollywood Innovations Group LLC said it obtained in 2019 the rights to all but the Korean-language version of “#Saraitda,” a blockbuster hit in Korea about a young man’s struggle for survival during a global pandemic -- which was written before the Covid-19 outbreak.

But as the California company was producing the English-version of the Johnny Martin-directed film starring Donald Sutherland ...