Ma Dong-seok to Defeat a Great Bug in Global OTT "Hive"

Actor Ma Dong-seok will play the main character of the OTT series "Hive" based on a popular webtoon.

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According to the movie industry on the 11th, Ma Dong-seok recently decided to appear as the main character of "Hive" and is making final adjustments. This is the first time Ma Dong-seok has appeared in an OTT series. Based on the webtoon of the same name by Kim Gyu-sam, "Hive" depicts the world of apocalypse, where civilization is destroyed due to the appearance of a giant insect. It will be co-directed by director _Kwak_Gyeong-taek and director Khan Lee, who directed "The Divine Move 2: The Wrathful". More than 20 billion won in production costs will be invested to make season 1 a six-part series.

Earlier, "Hive" drew attention to the content industry by announcing that it will be produced by Ascendio and that GIANTSTEP will be in charge of special effects and real-time engines, including VFX. This is because it was seen as a sign that GIANTSTEP will join hands with Ascendio to enter the content industry in earnest.

Ma Dong-seok is expected to draw keen attention at home and abroad as he decided to participate in "Hive". Ma Dong-seok, who took the leap as a global star with the Marvel movie "Eternals", recently became the first 10 million movie star since the COVID-19 pandemic with "The Roundup". Ma Dong-seok is expected to compete with giant insects in "Hive".

Ma Dong-seok plans to film "The Roundup: No Way Out" and "The Roundup: Punishment" one after another and start filming "Hive" early next year to continue his work without a break.

Meanwhile, "Hive" is expected to surpass the highest production cost of the Korean OTT series as it is made of materials such as ruined cities and giant insects. It will be released through global OTT platforms, so if it succeeds, it will be made into a season system.

Fans are expected to pay more attention to how the giant insect apocalypse, which Ma Dong-seok will try to defeat.