After the intense dispute that revealed the Anna series’ final production was far different from the director’s work, Coupang Play released the director’s cut to fix the conflict between them and the show’s director Lee Zoo-Young.
Director Lee demanded that Coupang Play release a public apology and delete her name from the six-episode version on the platform. Lee
She demanded that Coupang Play release a public apology and delete her name from the six-episode version currently on the platform. For several months, The company admitted that the director’s version differed significantly from what they agreed upon. Lee refused to redo the series when they made multiple requests to fix it.
Many of the production staff involved in the series followed suit and asked that their names be removed from the credits.
The director’s cut of the Coupang Play series “Anna” will be released today at 8 p.m., after recent conflicts between the streaming service and the show’s director Lee Zoo-young. The psychological thriller starring Bae Suzy returns to Coupang Play with the director’s cut, giving viewers the version that Director Lee and the production staff worked hard for with eight episodes. In their statement, Coupang Play decided to do this to respect the director’s editing direction as her former work was edited without consent.
Lee stated that Coupang Play’s editing interfered with the show’s narrative, filming, editing, and intention. Finally, people can see the work as the director envisioned.
Source: Korea JoongAng Daily, AllKpop
