“Pachinko” selected as one of the “Top 10 TV Programs of the Year” by American Film Institute

The original Korean drama “Pachinko” (produced by the American streaming platform Apple TV+) was selected as one of the “Top 10 TV Programs of the Year” by the American Film Institute (AFI).

On Dec 9th (local time), AFI announced 10 award-winning TV programs.

“Pachinko” is an original series that Apple TV+ invested $1 billion in. It has created a box office sensation in the U.S., Japan and Korea since its release in March this year.

Based on a best-selling novel by Korean-American writer Min Jin Lee, “Pachinko” tells the history of Korea through the story of a Korean family living in Japan in a period of turbulence from the 1910s to the 1980s.

Along with “Pachinko”, “Abbott Elementary”, “The Bear”, “Better Call Saul”, “Hacks”, “Mo”, “Reservation Dogs”, “Severance”, “Somebody Somewhere” and “The White Lotus” were selected.

This year’s top 10 films included “Avatar: The Way of Water” (Avatar 2) and “Top Gun: Maverick” (Top Gun 2).

“Elvis”, “Everything Everywhere All at Once”, “The Fabelmans”, “Nope”, “She Said”, “Tár”, “The Woman King” and “Women Talking” were also on this list.

AFI selects and announces 10 best films and 10 best TV programs made by American production companies every year.

Source: Daum