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‘Beef’ Creator Lee Sung Jin Launches Lila Pictures, Developing Two Series For Netflix Including ‘The Only Child’ Limited Series With Ali Wong
Lee Sung Jin, creator of *Beef*, has launched production company Lila Pictures and is developing two series for Netflix. The move expands his work with the streamer and gives him a platform to create projects while supporting new talent.
One project, *The Only Child*, is a limited series starring and produced by Ali Wong, who plays the mother of a professional archer aiming for her first gold medal. The other, *Citizen’s Arrest*, is a drama by *Beef* producer Gene Hong about two neighbours who investigate a local crime as a way to avoid their own personal crises. Lee has also appointed Hyunji Ward as the company’s senior vice-president of film and television.
In short
- Lee Sung Jin has launched Lila Pictures.
- Two series are in development at Netflix.
- Ali Wong will star in *The Only Child*.
Explained simply
Lee Sung Jin is a writer and producer best known for creating Beef, a Netflix drama about two strangers whose conflict grows out of a road-rage encounter. The series brought him wider recognition and an ongoing relationship with the streaming service.
Ali Wong, who starred in Beef, is also a comedian and actor. Gene Hong, who is developing Citizen’s Arrest, has worked as a producer on the series. Lila Pictures is Lee’s production company, and Hyunji Ward has been appointed to a senior role overseeing its film and television work.
The projects show how production companies can develop programmes with a streaming service while bringing together established performers and writers. The Only Child centres on a mother and her son’s pursuit of an Olympic gold medal in archery, while Citizen’s Arrest follows neighbours investigating a crime.
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