Netflix on Monday revealed a buzzy addition to its already expansive Korean content slate: rom-com feature Messily Ever After, starring Kim Min-ha and Noh Sang-hyun.
Production on the film is now underway in Seoul, with the project reuniting the two actors after their shared appearance in Apple TV+’s Pachinko, this time placing them at the center of a contemporary relationship comedy that tracks a couple over the ups and downs of a romantic-but-rocky decade together.
The story follows Su-hyun (Kim) and Hyun-tae (Noh), college sweethearts whose long-term romance oscillates between devotion and exasperation as the years accumulate. Rather than dwelling in the early intoxication of love, the narrative leans into the more complicated terrain that follows: “Leaning into the emotional whiplash of a long-term relationship, Messily Ever After (working title) explores what it really means to stay together after the honeymoon phase has long ended — capturing the messy mix of loyalty, irritation, desire and doubt that comes with truly knowing someone,” Netflix’s official summary says.
Kim plays a perfectionist museum curator whose professional composure falters when jealousy and emotional uncertainty intrude, while Noh portrays an installation artist fiercely committed to his creative identity and resistant to compromise.
The film marks the feature directing debut of emerging filmmaker Seo Jung-min. Producers Bombaram Film — the Seoul-based banner behind the youth romance Love Untangled and the socially resonant hit Kim Ji-young, Born 1982 — are backing the project, which Netflix positions as part of its ongoing effort to elevate new voices in Korean cinema.
The project adds to Netflix’s characteristically ambitious Korean slate for 2026. As previously announced, the streamer is rolling out a 33-title lineup spanning scripted series, feature films and unscripted formats, ranging from star-driven romantic comedies like Boyfriend on Demand (led by Blackpink’s Jisoo) to large-scale genre projects such as the superhero drama The Wonderfools starring Park Eun-bin and Cha Eun-woo, and prestige fare including Lee Chang-dong’s long-awaited latest feature Possible Love. The slate also leans heavily on returning franchises — with new seasons of hits like Singles Inferno, Culinary Class Wars and The Devil’s Plan — alongside big-name scripted projects such as Tantara, pairing Song Hye-kyo and Gong Yoo.
A release date for Messily Ever After has not yet been announced.
