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Apple TV+ hosts the world premiere of highly anticipated series “Pachinko” ahead of its March 25 global debut

Series stars, including Academy Award-winning actress Yuh-Jung Youn, Lee Minho, Jin Ha, Minha Kim and more, as well as creator and executive producer Soo Hugh, executive producers Theresa Kang-Lowe and Michael Ellenberg, and directors Justin Chon and Kogonada, attend the red carpet event
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Press Release March 16, 2022
Minha Kim at the “Pachinko” world premiere
Minha Kim attends Apple’s “Pachinko” world premiere at the Academy Museum. “Pachinko” premieres globally March 25, 2022 on Apple TV+.

Today at the Academy Museum in Los Angeles, Apple TV+ held the world premiere event for “Pachinko,” the highly anticipated international drama series starring Academy Award-winning actress Yuh-Jung Youn, Lee Minho, Minha Kim and more, and created and executive produced by Soo Hugh (“The Terror,” “The Killing”).

Jin Ha at the “Pachinko” world premiere
Jin Ha attends Apple’s “Pachinko” world premiere at the Academy Museum. “Pachinko” premieres globally March 25, 2022 on Apple TV+.

Epic in scope and intimate in tone, the story begins with a forbidden love and crescendos into a saga that journeys between Korea, Japan and America to tell an unforgettable story of war and peace, love and loss, and triumph and reckoning. The series will premiere globally on Apple TV+ on March 25, 2022 with the first three episodes, followed by one new episode weekly each Friday during its eight-episode season through April 29, 2022. The series is based on the acclaimed New York Times bestselling novel by the same name, and is created by Soo Hugh.

Attendees at the red carpet premiere included writer, showrunner, creator and executive producer Soo Hugh, directors and executive producers Kogonada and Justin Chon, executive producers Michael Ellenberg, Lindsey Springer and Theresa Kang-Lowe, and cast members Yuh-Jung Youn, Lee Minho, Jin Ha, Minha Kim, Anna Sawai, Eunchae Jung, Inji Jeong, Jimmi Simpson, Junwoo Han, Steve Sanghyun Noh, Soji Arai and Kaho Minam

Theresa Kang-Lowe, Soo Hugh and Michael Ellenberg at the “Pachinko” world premiere
Executive producer Theresa Kang-Lowe, writer/executive producer Soo Hugh and executive producer Michael Ellenberg attend Apple’s “Pachinko” world premiere at the Academy Museum. “Pachinko” premieres globally March 25, 2022 on Apple TV+.
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Yuh-Jung Youn attends Apple’s “Pachinko” world premiere at the Academy Museum. “Pachinko” premieres globally March 25, 2022 on Apple TV+.
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