Director Lee Chang-dong Returns with Drama Possible Love - Netflix Tudum

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     Possible Love Marks Director Lee Chang-dong’s Return

    The drama, which will premiere at the Venice Film Festival, is Lee’s first film in eight years.

    By Jenny Changnon
    July 27, 2026

Acclaimed South Korean filmmaker Lee Chang-dong is back. The director returns with the relationship drama Possible Love, which will debut on Netflix globally Nov. 6. 

In his first film since 2018’s Burning, Lee explores the story of two married couples — Mi-ok (Jeon Do-yeon) and her laid-off husband, Ho-seok (Sul Kyung-gu); and the affluent pair Ye-ji (Cho Yeo-jeong), a documentary filmmaker, and her spouse, Sang-woo (Zo In-sung) — whose worlds collide as Ye-ji seeks to film a documentary about laid-off workers. As their lives become increasingly intertwined, the couples confront repressed emotions and hidden desires. 

“I’m not the type of filmmaker who can make movies easily,” says Lee, who is also behind such films as Secret Sunshine, Peppermint Candy, and Green Fish.  “Before I begin a film, I must be certain of what it means — to me, to the audience, and to cinema itself. That is why Possible Love took so long to make.”  

The film will premiere at the Venice Film Festival before heading to the Toronto International Film Festival. Lee’s latest film will also hit select theaters Oct. 23. Stay tuned to Tudum for more on Possible Love. 

Two people stand apart at the edge of a dense forest under a large moon at dusk; film poster for "Possible Love" by Lee Chang-dong, with release dates for theaters and Netflix.
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