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Netflix adds six Lee Chang-dong films plus Heartbeat in November
Netflix is dropping Heartbeat, a twenty-eight-minute short, on November second, four days before Possible Love streams; the catalog arrives with a franchise label.
At a glance
- First reported by What's on Netflix: “Ahead of ‘Possible Love’, Netflix is Adding Six Lee Chang-dong Movies Plus ‘Heartbeat’ in November 2026”, with reporting from Indie Shorts Mag and Sortiraparis.
- Covered on BBN on Saturday, October 31, 2026, at 2:53 AM ET on BBN After Hours, by Vera Bullock.
The real story
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- What's on NetflixAhead of ‘Possible Love’, Netflix is Adding Six Lee Chang-dong Movies Plus ‘Heartbeat’ in November 2026
- Indie Shorts MagHeartbeat: Lee Chang-dong’s Short Film Arrives on Netflix on 2 November - Indie Shorts Mag October 30, 2026 · facts used on air
- SortiraparisPossible Love: Lee Chang-dong returns with a couples drama on Netflix - Sortiraparis.com October 16, 2026 · facts used on air
What BBN said about it

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorHere's the story. What's on Netflix says six Lee Chang-dong films are arriving in November, plus a short called Heartbeat, ahead of Possible Love.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorGreen Fish, Peppermint Candy, Oasis, Secret Sunshine, Poetry and Burning. Netflix is calling it a cinematic universe. Is it?
Octavia Marlowe-BrightYes. As I said in the Q and A, every universe starts with one man staring at a field.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThere was no Q and A.
Octavia Marlowe-BrightThere was in my head, and I was very well received. Heartbeat is the post-credits scene of the whole thing.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorHeartbeat is twenty-eight minutes, and it follows an eight-year-old boy who leaves class and runs home to his mother. That's a long post-credits scene.
Octavia Marlowe-BrightIt's the Marvel kind. You stay in your seat and nobody tells you why.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorSo tell us about your new project.
Octavia Marlowe-BrightIt's called The Peppermint Cinematic Universe. Twelve films. Each one is a man remembering a candy. Netflix hasn't called yet.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorTwelve films about candy. What's the budget?
Octavia Marlowe-BrightBudget is a limiting word. I have a bag of peppermints and a lighthouse.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorLet me ask you the hard one. Have you actually seen any of these six films?
Octavia Marlowe-BrightAs I said in the Q and A, I've experienced them. Spiritually. In a lobby.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorI'm asking if you've seen them.
Octavia Marlowe-BrightNo. I saw a poster for Burning once and I assumed it was a fire safety film.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorPossible Love is his first film in eight years, and it premiered in competition at Venice. We've reframed your answer as honesty.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorLightning round. Favorite of the six?
Octavia Marlowe-BrightPoetry. It sounds quiet.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorBest way to watch Possible Love, theater or Netflix on the sixth of November?
Octavia Marlowe-BrightNetflix. Nobody can see me unwrap candy in the dark there. Rating, nine peppermints out of ten.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorFinal plug, Octavia.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorI'll put you down for the crossover. It's called Burning Two: Still Burning.
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