Kross Pictures, Inc. is a South Korean multinational film and television production company with offices in Seoul, Los Angeles, and Mumbai. The company was co-founded and is currently led by Hyunwoo Thomas Kim.
The company's core business areas include film production and distribution, web novel and webtoon production, book publishing, and webtoon platform services.
History Founded in 2003 in Los Angeles, Kross Pictures is a cross-border film and television production company. The company primarily focuses on identifying and acquiring established intellectual property to produce localized films and television series for various markets.
Its first Chinese-language production, The Devotion of Suspect X, opened at the top of the Chinese box office and achieved a total gross of approximately CN¥410 million.
The company's second Indian feature film, Oh! Baby, was released on 5 July 2019, and reached the top position at the box office in the Telugu-speaking region.
On 7 December 2019, Kross Pictures launched Kross Komics, described as the first digital comics platform in India, through its subsidiary Kross Komics, Inc.
On 14 August 2020, KakaoPage (now Kakao Entertainment) announced the acquisition of 49 per cent of Kross Pictures' shares for ₩5.9 billion.
Kross Pictures has won two copyright infringement cases, including one against the producers of the 2017 Kannada film Pushpaka Vimana, which was deemed an unauthorised remake of the 2013 Korean film Miracle in Cell No. 7. The company also won a case against the producers of the 2019 Tamil film Kolaigaran, an unauthorised adaptation of the Japanese novel The Devotion of Suspect X.
In October 2021, Kakao Entertainment acquired the remaining 51 per cent of Kross Pictures' shares. In December 2021, it acquired 99 per cent of Kross Komics' shares through Kross Pictures, making both companies wholly owned subsidiaries.
Filmography
Films produced Year Film Country Director Cast Notes 2014 God's Eye View South Korea Lee Jang-ho Oh Kwang-rok 2016 Te3n India Ribhu Dasgupta Amitabh Bachchan, Vidya Balan, Nawazuddin Siddiqui Hindi remake of Montage 2017 The Devotion of Suspect X China Alec Su Wang Kai, Zhang Luyi, Ruby Lin Based on the novel of same name 2018 100 Days of Sunshine Vietnam Phoenix Vu Jun Pham, Kha Ngan, B Tran Remake of Never Ending Story 2019 Oh! Baby India B. V. Nandini Reddy Samantha Akkineni, Lakshmi Telugu remake of Miss Granny 2021 NetrikannIndia Milind Rau Nayanthara, Ajmal Ameer Tamil remake of Blind2022Saakini DaakiniIndiaSudheer VarmaRegina Cassandra, Niveda ThomasTelugu remake of Midnight Runners2023BlindIndiaShome MakhijaSonam Kapoor, Purab Kohli, Vinay PathakHindi remake of Blind2023Jaane JaanIndiaSujoy GhoshKareena Kapoor, Vijay Varma, Jaideep AhlawatBased on the novel The Devotion of Suspect X2023Knuckle GirlJapanChangAyaka Miyoshi, Hideaki Itō, Yōsuke KubozukaBased on the Korean webtoon of same name Knuckle Girl
Upcoming films
As of the latest available information, the company is involved in the production of several projects at various stages of development.
Hindi-language Indian remake of the Korean film Miracle in Cell No. 7. Hindi-language Indian remake of the Korean film A Hard Day. Hindi-language Indian remake of the Korean film Midnight Runners. Hindi-language Indian remake of the Korean film Miss Granny. U.S. adaptation of the Japanese mystery novel The Devotion of Suspect X. Indian adaptation of the 2021 Korean film Sinkhole.
TV series produced Year TV Series Country Cast Notes 2012 Dr. JinSouth KoreaSong Seung-heon, Park Min-young Based on the manga Jin by Motoka MurakamiCo-produced by Victory Contents 2016 Cheese In The Trap Park Hae-jin, Kim Go-eun, Seo Kang-joon Based on the webtoon of the same title by SoonkkiCo-produced by Eight Works 2016 The Sound of Your Heart Lee Kwang-soo, Jung So-min Based on the webtoon of the same title by Jo SeokCo-produced by The Sound of Your Heart SPC 2017–18 Untouchable China Xing Zhaolin, Zhang Yuxi 2018 The Sound of Your Heart: Reboot South Korea Sung Hoon, Shim Hye-jin, Kwon Yu-ri Based on the webtoon of the same title by Jo Seok2022 Business Proposal Ahn Hyo-seop, Kim Se-jeong, Kim Min-kyu, Seol In-ah Based on the webtoon of the same title by HaeHwaCo-produced by Kakao Entertainment and Studio S Again My Life Lee Joon-gi, Lee Geung-young, Kim Ji-eun Based on the web novel by Lee Hae-nalCo-produced by Samhwa NetworksRoppongi ClassJapanRyoma Takeuchi, Yurina Hirate, Yuko Araki, Kagawa TeruyukiBased on the Korean webtoon Itaewon Class by Kwang Jin and the Korean drama of the same titleCo-produced by Kakao Entertainment, SLL and TV Asahi 2025 Ms. Incognito South Korea Jeon Yeo-been, Jingyoung, Jang Yoon-ju, Joo Hyun-young Released in ENA.2026See You at Work Tomorrow!South KoreaSeo In-guk, Park Ji-hyun, Kang Mi-naReleased in tvN. Based on the webtoon Back to Work! by McQueen Studio & Co-produced by Studio DragonWe are So Over or ... NotIndiaJayasudha, V. Jayaprakash, Gouri G. Kishan, Ramzan MuhammedTamil series currently in post production. Based on the Korean webtoon "We are so over or... Not" Will be launched in JioStar.
Upcoming Series 10 Dates: India series currently in development. Based on a Korean series "Business Proposal". Ms. Incognito: India series currently in development. Based on a Korean series "Ms. Incognito". Unscripted shows: Bloody game: India & Japan adaptation in development. Based on a Korean unscripted show "Bloody Game" franchise. Heart Signal: India adaptation in development. Based on a Korean unscripted dating reality show "Heart Signal". Love After Divorce: India adaptation in development. Based on a Korean unscripted reality show "Love After Divorce". Back to the Ground: India adaptation in development. Based on a Korean unscripted show "Back to the Ground".
References
External links Kross Pictures