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11 Great Korean Movies You Can Watch On For Free On Tubi

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Tubi may not receive as much attention as premium services like Hulu and Netflix , but it offers an equally exciting collection of films and movies and all for free. Tubi also has the added bonus of a wide selection of films from Asian countries, especially Japan, China, and South Korea. The Korean movies streaming on Tubi are some of the best films that the platform has to offer.

With films like Parasite and Minari being huge award winning and acclaimed movies over the last few years, the interest in Korean and Korean-American cinema has increased. If you’re new to the world of Korean cinema, then these Korean movies streaming on Tubi are the perfect place to start.

The Wailing (2016)

The Wailing is essentially a horror film, with curses, possession, zombie, and ghost elements. Na Hong-jin directed The Wailing. A mysterious Japanese stranger (Jun Kunimura) arrives at a small village in South Korea. Police officer Jong-goo (Kwak Do-won) must solve the mystery of whether the Japanese stranger is causing all the illnesses that are turning the villagers into killers. The stakes become even higher when Jong-goo’s daughter Hyo-jin (Kim Hwan-hee) becomes infected with the disease.

The Wailing is the kind of horror movie that becomes more disturbing after every passing moment. The Wailing ending will leave you petrified. The Wailing is not only one of the best Korean horror films out there but one of the best horror films in general. It’s a must-watch for all horror fans .

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Poetry (2010)

Lee Chang-dong directed Poetry , a movie about a Korean grandmother who undergoes one of the most challenging times in her life but still seeks beauty in every aspect of the world. Yang Mi-ja (Yoon Jeong-hee) is a single Korean grandmother raising her grandson Jong-wook (Lee David). Within a span of a couple of days, she finds out that she’s in the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease, joins a poetry class, and finds out her grandson has ties to a young girl who committed suicide.

Poetry is one of the most quietly tragic films I’ve ever seen. It’s heartbreaking mainly because of how viewers witness the treatment of Mi-ja by those around her, and also because of the film’s main conflict involving her grandson. You can’t watch Poetry without caring for Mi-ja, and that makes the film so much more impactful than many movies out there. Lee Chang-dong creates such a humble and tragic heroine.

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3-Iron (2004)

Sun-hwa (Lee Seung-yeon) and Tae-suk (Jae Hee) are Bonnie and Clyde-style starcrossed lovers who meet when Tae-suk breaks into Sun-hwa’s house. Then he saves her from her abusive husband. Sun-hwa and Tae-suk embark on an adventure of breaking into other people’s homes, only with the intent to live in their space for a while. On their journey, they fall in love. Kim Ki-duk directed 3-Iron.

Tae-suk and Sun-hwa are criminals in the sense that it’s a crime to break into other people’s homes, but they’re not criminals in the same sense you expect from a Bonnie and Clyde type romance. However, I compared them to Bonnie and Clyde because the infamous duo have become synonymous with couples with unwavering devotion to one another, and Tae-suk and Sun-hwa give the same sense of unwavering loyalty and understanding of each other. It’s unbreakable and beautiful. 3-Iron is a complex film that barely has dialogue but shows a love story so compelling because, if you take it at face value, it’s raw and instinctual.

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The Man From Nowhere (2010)

The genre of mysterious men who have a violent past but are retired until something happens to pull them back into that world is quite popular. Luckily for those missing those types of movies, The Man from Nowhere exists. Lee Jeong-beom directed this action thriller. The Man from Nowhere follows Cha Tae-sik (Won Bin) as he goes on a bloody journey to find a child, So-mi (Kim Sae-ron), who he bonded with before her kidnapping.

Cha Tae-sik is a badass who deserves to rank high up there with action movie heroes. He’s skilled at hunting, killing, and doing whatever is necessary for revenge and to find those he loves. Cha Tae-sik is not a one-note killer because he clearly has an emotional core that keeps him human. The Man from Nowhere ending is very sentimental, which may make it a little different than many action-thrillers but that’s a good thing.

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I Saw The Devil (2010)

I Saw The Devil, directed by Kim Jee-woon, follows Kim Soo-hyun (Lee Byung-hun) and Jang Kyung-chul (Choi Min-sik) as they engage in a deadly cat and mouse game. Kyung-chul is a serial killer and Soo-hyun is the man hunting him.

I Saw The Devil is a film that many may find really hard to watch because of its graphic nature. However, it’s one of the best films I’ve seen. If you can stomach it, it’s definitely worth watching for the overall storyline, the characters, the acting, and just the general mental and physical combat between these two men, one a clear monster and the other quickly becoming one. It’s definitely one of the best Korean movies available to stream.

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Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter, And Spring (2004)

Kim Ki-duk directed Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter, and Spring. It depicts the life of a Buddhist monk and his teacher. Each part of the story takes place during a season, with about ten to twenty years pass from one season to another. It starts with the Buddhist as a young child with his teacher. Then it explores various life lessons and journeys he faces as he ages, from teenage hormones to being accused of committing a crime. Yeong-su Oh plays the teacher or older monk. The Buddhist monk is played by various actors, including Seo Jae-Kyung and Young-Min Kim.

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter, and Spring is another film on this list that uses minimalist dialogue (which makes sense because Kim Ki-duk directed 3-Iron as well). This meditative story is told through the scenery, actions, and emotions of the characters. Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter, and Spring is a story about the captivating and painful nature of life, with all its lessons, growth, devastation, death, and rebirth.

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Burning (2018)

Based on Haruki Murakami’s short story “Barn Burning,” Burning is a mystery thriller about Lee Jong-su (Yoo Ah-in), a man who moves back to his hometown to take care of his father’s farm. He reunites with childhood neighbor Shin Hae-mi (Jeon Jong-seo). The two have a brief and casual relationship before she goes abroad to Africa. When she returns, her new friend Ben ( Steven Yeun ) becomes part of their lives. Hae-mi disappears and Jong-su suspects that Ben might have been responsible for her vanishing.

Burning gives you no clear answers but leaves you more than enough clues to draw your own opinions. Steven Yeun gave a great and Oscar deserving performance in Minari , but I would argue that he may have given his best performance (so far) in Burning. There is something just so unsettling about Ben that makes you unsure if he’s just some strange rich guy or a total psychopath (a Korean version of Patrick Bateman). Either way, he’s terrifying in the most subtle ways. Lee Chang-dong directed Burning.

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Treeless Mountain (2008)

Jin (Hee Yeon Kim) and Bin (Song Hee Kim) are two young girls who live with their mother until she takes them to live with her sister-in-law, their aunt, who they call “Big Aunt.” Big Aunt (Mi Hyang Kim) often switches between showing some care and total neglect of these two little girls. They spend most of their days trying to fill a piggy bank because they believe it will lead to their mother’s return.

If you want to see a really good movie about extremely flawed adults tasked with protecting children, then Treeless Mountain is worth a watch. This whole film is just heartbreaking from start to finish, though it kind of gives the two girls peace at the end. Director So Yong Kim immediately makes you care for Jin and Bin, so make sure to have a tissue around as you watch this one.

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Friend (2001)

Friend tells the story of four childhood friends who have an unbreakable bond as children, but end up living four very different lives. Two of them become leaders of rival gangs. Kwak Kyung-taek directed Friend, and it stars Yu Oh-seong, Jang Dong-gun, Seo Tae-hwa, Jung Woon-taek, and Kim Bo-kyung.

If someone ever does a ranking of the best international mob or gangster movies of all time, I think Friend definitely needs to be in the conversation. The ending is tragic not only because of what happens at the end, but because you know the character feels he had no other choice. Friend shows what can happen when crime and too much pride mix.

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Train To Busan (2016)

Directed by Yeon Sang-ho, Train to Busan follows Seo Seok-woo (Gong Yoo) as he boards a train to Busan to get his daughter, Seo Su-an (Kim Su-an) to her mother to celebrate her birthday. While on the train, a zombie apocalypse breaks out all over the country, including on the train.

Train to Busan is considered one of the best zombie movies because it balances high-octane zombie action drama, social commentary, and the emotional stress of watching a father trying to keep his daughter alive. It’s a movie that gives you everything you want and need from an entertaining zombie flick.

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Pietà (2012)

Pietà is a revenge drama about Lee Kang-do (Lee Jung-jin), a man who makes a living hurting people who don’t repay loans. One day, Jang Mi-sun (Jo Min-su) shows up at Kang-do’s door claiming to be the mother who abandoned him as a child. At first Kang-do doubts her but eventually begins to believe and develop a life with her. However, his violent past and those who he has wronged continues to haunt him.

Pietà, like I Saw the Devil, needs a bit of a trigger warning as some of the content and scenes are quite graphic. With Pietà, director Kim Ki-duk creates this really dark look at two people who are equally disturbed but attempting to build a family. Pietà works because of the stand -out performances by Lee and Jo.

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If you’re new to the world of Korean cinema, but have a respect and passion for it (like me) then you should definitely watch all these Korean movies streaming on Tubi. You should also just browse through Tubi because it really does have an exceptional collection of Korean films. Hopefully, it’ll start to include more 2021 movies from South Korea in the near future.

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6 Popular Websites to Watch Movies with Korean Subtitles

Wondering where could you source high-quality Korean films with accurate subtitles?

In this post, you’ll find the most trusted sources of Korean movies online—and your favorite streaming site might just hold the ticket.

You’ll also find out how to transform movie watching into an effective tool  for learning the Korean language .

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Netflix has an awesome collection of foreign movies and shows and has become synonymous with binge-watching. With its vast library of Korean movies, you’ll be able to do just that—even dedicate a whole weekend to it.

For the language learner, fight the urge to click on the latest Hollywood blockbusters. Keep your focus on Korean. There’s something there for everyone.

You’ll be happy to know that Korea, just like Japan, is an Asian film powerhouse. Ever since the “Korean Wave” hit the shores of America and the rest of the world, Korea’s film industry has been consciously creating moving pictures not only for the local market, but also for an international audience.

This equates to more material and is definitely great news for the language learner and Korean movie aficionado alike. So you’ll be making the most of your $9.99 monthly subscription.

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You can toggle either language on or off, or turn them both off to focus on your listening. If you come across any words you want to learn, you can save them to your flashcards or practice them immediately with the quizzes that follow each video.

Plus, regardless of your level, you’ll find something to watch since all of the videos are categorized by level and topic for your convenience.

Price: $14.99/month

We’re here for the Korean films housed in Prime.

A Prime membership gives you unlimited access to Amazon’s rotating selection of Korean content. Check Amazon for availability of classic hits as well as lesser-known titles like “Twilight Gangsters,”   “The Show Must Go On”  and “Mr. Lee vs Mr. Lee.”

They may not be blockbusters in their own right, but for Korean language learners, they contain plenty of gems that make each scene worth the price of admission.

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The name comes from two Chinese words which, when put together, mean “holder of precious things.”

And holder of precious things it is. Just barely a decade old, this joint project of media giants NBC Universal, Fox and ABC is rapidly building a treasure trove of Korean films to benefit the movie lover and the language learner alike. The latest releases immediately find their way to Hulu and it’s quickly outpacing the competition in the acquisition of new material.

Hulu Plus, at $7.99, will get you a reduced number of ads. But if you’re gunning for a zero-ad Hulu experience, then you can most definitely have it at $11.99 a month.

Looking for a Korean fix? Here’s a whole wall of Korean movies currently on Hulu  to get your engines revving.

Although only available in the US and Japan, Hulu has always declared its intent to go international. So for international Korean language learners, you’d be well-advised to keep an eye out for this one.

Price: Free (premium for $13.99/month)

YouTube is a warranted stop for Korean films with subtitles.

Like so many times before, you can really go down the rabbit hole with this one as it takes just a single movie and, before you know it, YouTube draws you in and recommends or autoplays one film after another.

Start with the classic “My Sassy Girl” —which has been so successful the world over, it not only revived “Pachelbel’s Canon,” but also spurred a Hollywood remake .

YouTube’s comment section is quite active. If you care to look beyond the teenage girls gushing over Lee Minho, you can really find kindred spirits who have been bitten by the Korean bug and are using Korean movies as vehicles for both entertainment and education.

Speaking of which, in addition to movies, the media giant also serves up the freshest Korean music videos as well as language learning channels that make learning Korean approachable and fun. Give them a thumbs up and a “Subscribe.”

Price: Free (Viki pass for $4.99/month)

Their movie collection isn’t as far-reaching as the other sources, but they’re much stronger in Korean drama series, which, if you really think about it from language learner’s perspective, are kind of like movies—that never end.

The thing about Viki is that their subtitles come from fans and contributors all over the world. The nice thing about this is that you can really get your Korean honed, practiced and basically tested by fire when you try being a contributor. Don’t worry, you don’t need to translate the whole movie, you can do it one line at a time. You can also rate the work of others. Try it, and get cracking on your Korean.

There’s a healthy community of subtitlers that you can learn from, and, if you reach Qualified Contributor (QC) status, you have the added perk of ad-free HD streaming, plus some feel-good badges.

Viki Pass, the site’s subscription plan, costs $4.99 a month or $49.99 for the year (discounted rate). If you’re not too keen on looking at the ads which are delivered to free accounts, then this is a cheap way of getting that uninterrupted Korean fix.

After watching the film from start to finish (a few times), crying into your popcorn and enjoying it as you would any other film, you now need to take a different mindset when you begin to mine the movie for its language lessons. Here’s how to do it:

A 90-minute film watched end to end won’t yield all its linguistic gems for you. You have to pause to really consider the linguistic and cultural lessons throughout the film. So from this point onward, you shouldn’t watch any Korean movie the whole way through. Instead, do a deep dive into individual scenes where there’s more gold to be found.

Then maybe, after you’ve become very familiar with the lines, you can talk along as the actors deliver their lines. This would give you a vivid firsthand experience of speaking Korean like a true native. You can’t assimilate all the lessons in one go, so adopt purposeful repetition where each replay has a specific element of the language as its target.

• Build your vocabulary with paper and pen. Scribble down any interesting word you hear or see. Start talking back to the screen and shouting out Korean exclamations and expressions of disbelief. Or try going online or looking up unknown words in a dictionary app and finding out as much about them as you can, or making decks of vocabulary flashcards and practicing day in and day out.

Whether you sit for sheer entertainment or language education, watching Korean movies with subtitles offers that special gift of letting you do  both at the same time.

And with the online venues mentioned here, I’m sure you’ll have countless hours enjoying the best of Korean cinema.

So, microwave that popcorn and start the marathon!

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16 Best Streaming Services for Korean Movies in May 2024

Even before the brilliant thriller Parasite broke ground by winning major awards in 2019, South Korean movies were already making a mark with their broad variety and unmistakable appeal. Horror and action pictures like Tale of Two Sisters and Train to Busan are staples among genre fans, while romantic comedies never fail to swoon the K-drama crowd. Then there are the gems produced by auteurs like Bong Joon-hoo and Park Chan-wook, which unfailingly find their way to critics' "best of" lists.

If you're wondering where you can find South Korean titles online, then you've come to the right place: we list the best of them below. Just by sheer volume, Netflix and Amazon Prime remain on top, but there are other services worth considering too like Hulu, which is home to the Bong Joon-hoo catalog as of this writing, and Kocowa, a platform dedicated to all things Korean. Tubi and Freevee also deserve a shoutout for providing these viewings for free. Read on to see the best streaming services for Korean movies.

Hulu is an on-demand service that is currently only available in US territories. You can get access to Hulu 's on-demand content library for $7.99 a month with commercials, and $14.99 without. There's also an option to pay for an annual subscription starting at $79.99.

Price: $7.99/month

Free Trial: 30 days

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Netflix is an ad-free streaming platform that operates on a monthly, or annual, subscription. There are three pricing plans – Basic, Standard and Premium – and the one you choose will determine the number of devices that you can simultaneously use to watch Netflix , in case you want to share the account with someone else. There are three plans, though pricing differs from region to region. First up is the Basic plan, which allows you to watch on one device at a time. Upgrading to the Standard plan allows you to watch shows and movies, and download them for offline viewing, on up to 2 different devices at a time. The top-tier Premium plan lets you watch and download on up to 4 different devices, and comes with the options to watch videos in HD and Ultra HD. Once subscribed, you can watch movies and TV shows directly on your browser via Netflix .com. You also have the option of downloading the app on pretty much any mobile device, including iOS, Android, or Windows. The app also works on computers using Windows XP or later and Macs with OS X Tiger or later.

Price: $6.99/month

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Amazon's premium membership program is an all-in-one bundle that includes access to the streaming platform Prime Video, more commonly referred to in this publication as “ Amazon Prime .” A subscription entitles you not only to Amazon Prime 's thousands of films and TV shows, but also to Amazon's delivery benefits, which include discounted fees, free shipping, and same-day delivery on select items. The membership bundle costs $14.99/month, but you can access the streaming service as a standalone for just $8.99.

Depending on where you live, access to Amazon Prime might differ. If you live in the US, UK, or Germany, you have the option of paying a yearly or monthly subscription fee for an Amazon Prime account. Users from the US, UK, France, and Brazil likewise have access to Amazon Prime 's sports content which, depending on the season, may include live and on-demand coverage of basketball, football, and baseball events. Meanwhile, people in countries where Amazon is not operating may only be able to access it from a browser.  

In addition to on-demand streaming, you can rent or buy titles that are not on the service or purchase add-on channels like HBO, Starz, and MLB.TV to watch on the Amazon Prime platform. And apart from Amazon devices, the app is available on any mobile device, including iOS, Android, or Windows. The app also works on Apple and Windows computers, a wide range of TVs, mobile devices, and gaming consoles.

Price: $8.99/month

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Dubbed "The Free Netflix," Tubi is one of the best options for streaming quality movies and TV shows online. The completely free, ad-supported service has one of the most extensive title lineups, plus it's compatible with most devices, making it an extremely popular option for cord-cutters. Though it has been noted to have a less than stellar resolution, most viewers don't mind due to its easy interface, constantly updated library, and of course free titles. Parents will also be glad to know that the service has parental control features.

Price: free for 78 channels available

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Peacock is a streaming service owned by NBC, with options for paid subscriptions as well as a free plan. The free plan offers about 13,000 hours of ad-supported content, with the option to upgrade to premium for more access to content. The premium options include two plans: $5.99 a month or $60 a year for ad-supported; $11.99 a month or $120 a year for ad-free. With both premium plans, you'll get access to the full catalog of 2,000 movies and shows, including every episode of the original NBC series. You'll also get next-day access to all the new episodes of ongoing NBC shows, and early access to talk shows such as Late Night with Seth Meyers and The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on the air night. You can stream Peacock on Apple devices like the iPhone and Apple TV, Google devices like Android phones and Chromecast, Xbox One and PlayStation 4 consoles. But there is still no app available for Roku or Amazon platforms.

Price: $5.99/month

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Pluto TV Live

Pluto TV is a modern take on traditional cable: it has hundreds of channels streaming live, a huge library of on demand content, and it’s supported by ads. But the key difference from the competition? It’s totally free.

Price: $free/month

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Plex is a media management software that doubles as a free streaming service. Its main function is to organize your own library of content—that is, your own video, photo, or sound files—and make it streamable alongside Plex 's offerings of 200+ live TV channels and 50,000+ on-demand movies and shows. Plex 's basic package comes at no cost, but it also has a premium package starting at $4.99/month that boasts additional features, such as the ability to download content and watch them offline, among other things.

Price: free for 85 channels available

Device availability: Amazon Fire TV , Android, Android TV, Apple TV , Chromecast, Google Daydream, iOS, LG Smart TV, Nvidia SHIELD, Oculus, PlayStation, Roku , Samsung Smart TV, Website, Xbox

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Mubi is a movie-streaming service featuring a curated selection of 30 movies on a daily rotation, as well as a large library of movies from previous rotations. The subscription costs $10.99 per month or $95.88 for an annual subscription. If you just want to browse the database before paying up front, you can sign up for a free account for access. Mubi has a Now Showing section, with the newest entries to the library on a given day (the library is updated daily), and a Library section featuring a back-catalog of other highlights and previously “showing” movies. You may see a section called 'Live' for live broadcasts once in a while. Aside from the options to stream via web browser, Mubi also has mobile apps for Android and iOS, media streaming devices (Apple TV, Chromecast, Fire TV, and Roku), and you can subscribe to Mubi as a Prime Video channel. While Mubi is not available on the Xbox One, you can access the service on a PlayStation 4 console.

Price: $10.99/month

Device availability: Amazon Fire TV , Android, Android TV, Apple TV , iOS, LG TV, Roku , Samsung TV

Amazon Freevee, or simply freevee , is a free, ad-supported streaming service powered by Amazon. It has a notable library of licensed titles and original shows, not to mention 24/7 live channels, plus it's easy to access since it runs on most if not all available devices. Although other free streamers have it beat in terms of range and variety, freevee is still a great option for newbie cord-cutters, especially since it already comes on most Amazon platforms.

Price: free for 38 channels available

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Channel lineup: ABC News Live, Amazon Originals, BBC Earth, Bosch, Confess by Nosey, Court TV Live, Criminal Minds, Filmrise British TV, From Asia With Love, Hot Ones, Hunter, Judy Justice, Jury Duty, Latino Vibess, LiveNOW by Fox, MLB, Neighbours, NHL FAST, OUTtv Proud, PGA Tour, Project Runway, QVC, Real Crime, Swerve Sports, Tastemade en Español, Teen Wolf, The Ed Sullivan Show, The Price Is Right: The Barker Era, The TED Channel, The Washington Post, Top Gear, Unsolved Mysteries, Unspeakable, USA Today, USA Today Sports, Vevo, Washington Post, World's Most Evil Killers, XITE

Vudu is an on-demand streaming service that allows users to rent or purchase more than 200,000 new releases. Founded in 2007, it's one of the first companies to offer digital films in HD. Vudu 's main strength is its ease of access and jam-packed catalog of movies and TV shows, but it also boasts free content, which they run on ads. In 2020, media and ticketing firm Fandango acquired Vudu and merged both companies' streamers into one. They decided to keep the Vudu name because of its large and loyal customer base. 

Price: free for channels available

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10 Websites for Watching Korean Dramas with English Subs

Korean dramas are getting increasingly popular, with fans from all over the world tuning in to watch. I will be sharing some popular websites for watching Korean dramas with foreign language subtitles. The bulk of these sites are available for free, with subtitles in a variety of languages available. Here is a comprehensive list of websites where you may catch up on your favorite Korean dramas.

Viki or Rakuten is one of the most popular Korean drama streaming websites. This website features not only Korean dramas, but also Chinese, Taiwanese, Japanese, and Thai dramas as well.

They have a vast range of programming including both shows and movies of all genres. Viki offers free streaming. Simply create an account using your email, Facebook account, or Apple ID, and you can start watching thousands of episodes for free.

It also has a $4.99 per month or $49.99 per year membership option. Membership allows for first access, HD quality films, and seamless viewing with no irritating commercials.

If you are a regular contributor, you can get these Viki premium benefits for free for six months. The only issue with this website is that it displays a lot of adverts when watching the free content. You can escape these advertisements by paying to their website.

2. KissAsian

Fans of Korean dramas and films will be familiar with KissAsian. This is a film website that features Korean drama series and films in various genres, including romance, horror, and action.

It is the ideal platform for watching Asian dramas with English subtitles and dubbing. Aside from Korean dramas, you can also find films from Japan and China.

KissAsian has a unique category for K shows, allowing you to choose an appropriate drama quickly. They also arrange the available dramas and films in alphabetical order so that consumers can quickly find what you are looking for.

The site’s subtitles are updated practically instantaneously and are of high quality. This site is available in most places worldwide and is free to view without requiring a sign-in. This is the one I personally recommend the most.

iFlix doesn’t have an extensive library, but it does have an excellent selection of enjoyable films and television shows.

Plus, it offers a great selection of Korean shows to countries that may not always have access. Malaysia, Indonesia, Myanmar, Vietnam, Maldives, Jordan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Sudan, Kenya, Nigeria, Ghana, and others are among the nations that enjoy this service. Depending on where you are, the content changes.

You must first create an account with iFlix to stream or download material. The site has free content, but you can access even more videos without advertisements if you pay for the premium option. The premium plan is relatively inexpensive, costing only $2.50 per month.

4. AsianCrush

AsianCrush is a well-liked online streaming service among fans of Korean dramas. Around 1000 movies and series from various Asian nations are available on Asiancrush.

This website is exclusively available in North America and is entirely legal. Users can also upgrade to premium to avoid all adverts and get higher watching quality. The subtitles are simple to understand and have a solid vocabulary. While most Korean dramas on AsianCrush are free to watch, premium users have access to ad-free and unique content.

AsianCrush also divides dramas into categories such as thrillers, comedies, action, and mysteries. Before signing up for the premium service on AsianCrush, you get a one-month free trial. Some AsianCrush features require you to register and log in before using them, so you should create an account to get the most out of the AsianCrush website and all of its features.

Netflix has a library of Korean dramas with excellent English subtitles and offers a high-performance service to consumers worldwide. Millions of TV fans around the world utilize it as the leading streaming website. The disadvantage of Netflix is that you must pay a monthly subscription cost to see Korean material. Netflix also offers offline viewing alternatives.

Next on our list is Hulu. Hulu is a great option but is unfortunately only available in North America. If you are elsewhere, you can use a VPN to access it, but there may be some problems with payment.

Hulu is a paid subscription service starting from $5.99 per month. There is a  30 day free trial period during which you can enjoy a wide range of K-dramas and other content for free. You can watch content just like Netflix on your mobile devices or desktop. If you are in a country that has access, Hulu is a great website to watch Korean dramas.

Viu is available in Some countries in the Middle East, South East Asia, and Africa

This website is of good quality and has a large content repository. There is both a free and paid subscription option. The Korean dramas on this website are easy to find and have excellent audio-visual quality. Among the free K-Drama websites, it is regarded as the safest. Users who are hesitant to try unlicensed websites to watch Korean drama should surely check out this site.

8. New Asian TV

This website has a clear and sensible categorization of media resources. It focuses on popular and high-quality dramas and delivers them to you without the interruption of advertisements. Here you can pick your favorite drama to watch without going through any complicated procedures.

The unique aspect of this platform is that there are numerous comments beneath the watching page, allowing you to share your thoughts with other viewers.

9. Coupang Play

If you’ve got a membership for rocket Coupang then you watch Coupang Play for free. They’ve got a lot of Korean Drama that isn’t available on Netflix and other websites. However, the availability of English subtitles is limited. Some series have them but many don’t, which is the top complaint of users of this site.

Another alternative website for watching Korean dramas online is WeTV. You can also watch Korean television live, as well as other reality shows and cartoons, for free!

WeTv is a great addition to the world of streaming services, as they upload information to their website at a blazing pace. Over a thousand Korean drama series and films are available to watch. This website also has more Asian dramas and flicks available. The app for this website is also available on the Google Play Store and the Apple App Store. As a result, it may be used from a smartphone as well.

We’ve provided you with a detailed list of the most popular websites to watch Korean drama. Hopefully, wherever you are in the world, you are able to find an amazing platform to get started on developing your K-Drama addiction!

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11 Free Movie Streaming Sites With No Sign Up Requirements

Want to watch a movie without the hassle? Use these sites which are free, legal, and require no registration.

Countless streaming services like Netflix, Paramount+, and Disney+ make it easy to watch movies, but you need to sign up and pay a monthly subscription fee. Over time, it can get expensive to access all those movie libraries.

Fortunately, there are multiple streaming services that let you watch free movies legally... and you don't even need to register.

Here is a list of the best free movie streaming sites with no sign-up required.

You May Need to Use a VPN

All the streaming services listed below are free and have no sign-up requirements. However, you may need to use a VPN to access the content if it's not available in your region. If the listed sites are region-blocked, a VPN is the only way to enjoy them.

Given there are totally free VPN services available and VPNs with free trial periods , that shouldn't be an issue.

YouTube needs no introduction. It's one of the most popular free video hosting sites for watching videos online.

The platform doesn't only offer user-uploaded videos, but there are many channels to watch legal movies and shows too. You can enjoy YouTube on every device you have, including TV, PC, tablet, and phone.

You don't need to sign up to access YouTube content, but there are a few things you need to know. You will get ads shown while watching and sometimes uploaded movies, and shows can be removed without warning. Nevertheless, it's still a great free option.

Of course, YouTube isn't the only platform you can use. There are many great YouTube alternatives for watching videos online .

Crackle is one of the best free online movie streaming sites available. It doesn't ask you to sign up for it, and the fact that Sony Pictures own it gives the site credibility.

Crackle doesn't just offer movies and TV shows but also the latest film information. You can opt-in to get notified of any new or upcoming flicks. Alternatively, you can enjoy the latest full-length films and series at no cost, which is quite the bargain.

Formerly known as Viewster, CONtv is a free video streaming site with a wide array of content suitable for every palate. You can find Editor's Picks, Staff Picks, Must Watches, Audience Faves, and of course, all the categories we're used to seeing.

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5. Pluto TV

Pluto TV is a free streaming service with great live content. The streaming site boasts exclusive content that's not available on other streaming sites. You do get commercial breaks, though, just like regular network television.

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8. WeTV VIP

WeTV VIP offers a library full of features, both popular and original content, under every genre you can imagine. The catalog is extensive, so if you're in the mood for some Asian shows or movies, that's where to find it. Believe it or not, it's also a great anime streaming service if that's what you feel like watching.

You can watch WeTV VIP for free without even signing in to an account. But as with most other streaming services, if you decide to sign in or sign up, the platform offers various perks. For example, you can view content in advance, skip ads, add a second device linked to the same account, and so on.

You can subscribe to WeTV VIP and pay monthly ($5.99), quarterly ($17.49), or annual ($56.99) fees. Or, you can stick to enjoying it for free.

You can think of WeTV as a double-whammy. It turns out WeTV is a popular name for a streaming service. So if you search for the platform by name, you might come across the above-mentioned one, with a library full of Asian features, or this one, that's American through and through.

WeTV has a catalog chock-full of reality TV and dramatizations, perfect for those guilty pleasure viewings. Some content on the platform requires you to sign in so you can view it, but other features do not. You can press play and start watching.

It's completely free to enjoy, and much like cable TV programming, where you have to put up with a lot of ads along the way.

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With Filmzie, you can stream a wide variety of TV shows and movies. And you can do so on your smartphone, smart TV, or web browser. Once you select your preference (browser, in my case), you land on a page showing you have your pick of flicks.

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As with all the other options on this list, the platform is free, and everything on it is legal to view. You don't have to create an account, but straight up land on the page and start viewing.

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The streaming platform lets you browse shows, films, short films and short-form series, documentaries, and kids' content. Everything is shown in neat categories. Plus, the service has Live TV and a Most Recent Episodes section you can scout for the latest uploads.

You can enjoy the content for free; no sign-up or sign-in is required. You can simply open CBC Gem, press play on the first thing you see, and enjoy.

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[2024] 11 Best Sites to Watch Korean Dramas with English Subtitles

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“How to watch Korean dramas with English subtitles? I am a huge fan of Kdramas, but it is next to impossible to find suitable subtitles for them. Is it possible to view Korean dramas with English subtitles with full episodes online?”

If you’ve been looking to watch Korean dramas but couldn’t find them online, or you didn’t want to go through the hassle of downloading and getting them on your computer, you come to the right post. We’re going to look at some of the most popular drama sites for watching Korean dramas with English subtitles and why it’s better than the others.

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1. DramaCool

It is an excellent platform to access Korean dramas and Japanese and Chinese soap operas with English subtitles. Newly released content is posted on the DramaCool site regularly. Moreover, you can request the website to stream your favorite Kdrama. Content is accessible alphabetically on DramaCool.

2. KissAsian

Though the website is filled with pop-up ads, Kdramas are frequently updated on the popular KissAsian website. It also has a vast Korean, Japanese, and Chinese movies gallery. Besides, it is entirely free to stream the content with English subtitles.

3. DramaNice

No matter which device you are using, you can easily stream Korean drama shows with English subtitles for free on DramaNice. The interface is user-friendly, and there are a limited amount of pop-ups.

Though the contents of this website are available in the Thai language, Korean dramas still come with English subtitles. Moreover, you can view the latest K shows for free here. However, the UI is a bit outdated.

5. MyAsiaTV

MyAsiaTV is the go-to website for free viewing Korean dramas, shows, and movies. The web interface is smooth, and no ads could disrupt your viewing experience. The site also shares its top picks of the day, week, and month.

You can access the latest Korean shows or dramas with synced English subtitles on the KShow website. Besides, it is free and opens instantly on any device.

7. DramaFeverOnline

DramaFeverOnline is a free site with a multilingual database of subtitles. It also has several Korean series and movies available to be streamed. The web interface is excellent.

8. ViewAsian

This website has a UI pretty close to popular streaming platforms, such as Netflix and Hulu. So you can access all the latest Korean and Japanese shows with English subs here without any hassle. Besides, you can search shows based on genre country and even request the site to stream your favorite Korean content.

9. FixDrama

It is a unique website on which you can watch Korean dramas with subtitles in English for free. Moreover, it’s regularly updated with the latest episodes available.

10. MyDramaList

MyDramaList offers the latest content and a dedicated community forum to share your love for Korean dramas. Also, the site is multilingual and lets you perform an advanced search to access the show you want to watch.

11. KDramaHood

It is another excellent yet straightforward website to access the newly released Korean dramas with English subtitles. You can easily watch the content for free on KDramaHood.

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The two-hour special kicks off a new series in the franchise, Dance Moms: Epic Showdowns . Hosted by Christi Lukasiak, the ninth season spans 10 episodes that will revisit “the most explosive dance battles and jaw-dropping meltdowns from the series,” including memorable moments with dance coach Abby Lee Miller and the momagers themselves.

Keep reading to find out more about how to watch Dance Moms season nine online, including for free.

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The reunion special is followed by Dance Moms: Epic Showdowns , a new compilation series hosted by Christi Lukasiak. The 42-minute episodes will air on Lifetime every Wednesday at 6 p.m. PT/9 p.m. ET, with the finale broadcasting on May 15.

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Watch Dance Moms: The Reunion and Dance Moms: Epic Showdowns for free when you sign up for a five-day trial of DirecTV Stream . If you keep your subscription, you can use your streaming TV credentials to log into Lifetime’s website or app and watch Dance Moms on demand online. DirecTV starts at $69.99 per month (guaranteed for 24 months) for the Entertainment package, which offers online TV, on-demand content and over 75 other channels, among them Lifetime, CNN, Disney Channel, Nickelodeon and AMC. Other plans include 105-150 channels for $83.99 to $154.99 per month and eligible subscribers also get three free months of premium networks such as Max, Paramount+, Showtime, Starz, Cinemax and MGM+. Learn more here .

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Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire , the second-highest-grossing film of 2024 so far, will officially arrive on digital this month. If you'd like to watch the movie at home, read on to learn when you can rent or purchase The New Empire online .

Godzilla X Kong is the fifth film in Legendary Pictures' Monsterverse and the sequel to 2021's Godzilla vs. Kong . The movie sees the Titans returning in an epic battle, where Godzilla and Kong must join forces to face a new threat: the Skar King, a massive beast resembling Kong that threatens their very survival. The film also delves deeper into the backgrounds of these iconic monsters, exploring the mysteries of Skull Island and beyond.

Adam Wingard returned to direct the sequel, while Terry Rossio penned the screenplay. The film's cast includes Rebecca Hall, Brian Tyree Henry, Dan Stevens, Kaylee Hottle, Alex Ferns, and Fala Chen.

Wingard did not want to separate Godzilla and Kong after seeing audiences' positive reception to the 2021 film, which grossed over $470 million at the box office during the pandemic. “As soon as the [last] movie came out and the audiences started to see it, I was like, ‘You just can’t separate these two guys again,’” Wingard told USA Today . “It’s too exciting having them in one movie. And now, the next one has to be about the continuation of that relationship, which is going to be the team-up.”

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While talks for a cease-fire between israel and hamas continue, another set of negotiations is happening behind the scenes..

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From New York Times, I’m Michael Barbaro. This is The Daily.

[MUSIC CONTINUES]

Today, if and when Israel and Hamas reach a deal for a ceasefire fire, the United States will immediately turn to a different set of negotiations over a grand diplomatic bargain that it believes could rebuild Gaza and remake the Middle East. My colleague Michael Crowley has been reporting on that plan and explains why those involved in it believe they have so little time left to get it done.

It’s Wednesday, May 8.

Michael, I want to start with what feels like a pretty dizzying set of developments in this conflict over the past few days. Just walk us through them?

Well, over the weekend, there was an intense round of negotiations in an effort, backed by the United States, to reach a ceasefire in the Gaza war.

The latest ceasefire proposal would reportedly see as many as 33 Israeli hostages released in exchange for potentially hundreds of Palestinian prisoners.

US officials were very eager to get this deal.

Pressure for a ceasefire has been building ahead of a threatened Israeli assault on Rafah.

Because Israel has been threatening a military offensive in the Southern Palestinian city of Rafah, where a huge number of people are crowded.

Fleeing the violence to the North. And now they’re packed into Rafah. Exposed and vulnerable, they need to be protected.

And the US says it would be a humanitarian catastrophe on top of the emergency that’s already underway.

Breaking news this hour — very important breaking news. An official Hamas source has told The BBC that it does accept a proposal for a ceasefire deal in Gaza.

And for a few hours on Monday, it looked like there might have been a major breakthrough when Hamas put out a statement saying that it had accepted a negotiating proposal.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the ceasefire proposal does not meet his country’s requirements. But Netanyahu says he will send a delegation of mediators to continue those talks. Now, the terms —

But those hopes were dashed pretty quickly when the Israelis took a look at what Hamas was saying and said that it was not a proposal that they had agreed to. It had been modified.

And overnight —

Israeli troops stormed into Rafah. Video showing tanks crashing over a sign at the entrance of the city.

— the Israelis launched a partial invasion of Rafah.

It says Hamas used the area to launch a deadly attack on Israeli troops over the weekend.

And they have now secured a border crossing at the Southern end of Gaza and are conducting targeted strikes. This is not yet the full scale invasion that President Biden has adamantly warned Israel against undertaking, but it is an escalation by Israel.

So while all that drama might suggest that these talks are in big trouble, these talks are very much still alive and ongoing and there is still a possibility of a ceasefire deal.

And the reason that’s so important is not just to stop the fighting in Gaza and relieve the suffering there, but a ceasefire also opens the door to a grand diplomatic bargain, one that involves Israel and its Arab neighbors and the Palestinians, and would have very far-reaching implications.

And what is that grand bargain. Describe what you’re talking about?

Well, it’s incredibly ambitious. It would reshape Israel’s relationship with its Arab neighbors, principally Saudi Arabia. But it’s important to understand that this is a vision that has actually been around since well before October 7. This was a diplomatic project that President Biden had been investing in and negotiating actually in a very real and tangible way long before the Hamas attacks and the Gaza war.

And President Biden was looking to build on something that President Trump had done, which was a series of agreements that the Trump administration struck in which Israel and some of its Arab neighbors agreed to have normal diplomatic relations for the first time.

Right, they’re called the Abraham Accords.

That’s right. And, you know, Biden doesn’t like a lot of things, most things that Trump did. But he actually likes this, because the idea is that they contribute to stability and economic integration in the Middle East, the US likes Israel having friends and likes having a tight-knit alliance against Iran.

President Biden agrees with the Saudis and with the Israelis, that Iran is really the top threat to everybody here. So, how can you build on this? How can you expand it? Well, the next and biggest step would be normalizing relations between Israel and Saudi Arabia.

And the Saudis have made clear that they want to do this and that they’re ready to do this. They weren’t ready to do it in the Trump years. But Mohammed bin Salman, the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, has made clear he wants to do it now.

So this kind of triangular deal began to take shape before October 7, in which the US, Israel, and Saudi Arabia would enter this three way agreement in which everyone would get something that they wanted.

And just walk through what each side gets in this pre-October 7th version of these negotiations?

So for Israel, you get normalized ties with its most important Arab neighbor and really the country that sets the tone for the whole Muslim world, which is Saudi Arabia of course. It makes Israel feel safer and more secure. Again, it helps to build this alliance against Iran, which Israel considers its greatest threat, and it comes with benefits like economic ties and travel and tourism. And Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been very open, at least before October 7th, that this was his highest diplomatic and foreign policy priority.

For the Saudis, the rationale is similar when it comes to Israel. They think that it will bring stability. They like having a more explicitly close ally against Iran. There are economic and cultural benefits. Saudi Arabia is opening itself up in general, encouraging more tourism.

But I think that what’s most important to the Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman, is what he can get from the United States. And what he has been asking for are a couple of essential things. One is a security agreement whose details have always been a little bit vague, but I think essentially come down to reliable arms supplies from the United States that are not going to be cut off or paused on a whim, as he felt happened when President Biden stopped arms deliveries in 2021 because of how Saudi was conducting its war in Yemen. The Saudis were furious about that.

Saudi Arabia also wants to start a domestic nuclear power program. They are planning for a very long-term future, possibly a post-oil future. And they need help getting a nuclear program off the ground.

And they want that from the US?

And they want that from the US.

Now, those are big asks from the us. But from the perspective of President Biden, there are some really enticing things about this possible agreement. One is that it will hopefully produce more stability in the region. Again, the US likes having a tight-knit alliance against Iran.

The US also wants to have a strong relationship with Saudi Arabia. You know, despite the anger at Mohammed bin Salman over the murder of the Saudi dissident Jamal Khashoggi, the Biden administration recognizes that given the Saudis control over global oil production and their strategic importance in the Middle East, they need to have a good relationship with them. And the administration has been worried about the influence of China in the region and with the Saudis in particular.

So this is an opportunity for the US to draw the Saudis closer. Whatever our moral qualms might be about bin Salman and the Saudi government, this is an opportunity to bring the Saudis closer, which is something the Biden administration sees as a strategic benefit.

All three of these countries — big, disparate countries that normally don’t see eye-to-eye, this was a win-win-win on a military, economic, and strategic front.

That’s right. But there was one important actor in the region that did not see itself as winning, and that was the Palestinians.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

First, it’s important to understand that the Palestinians have always expected that the Arab countries in the Middle East would insist that Israel recognize a Palestinian state before those countries were willing to essentially make total peace and have normal relations with Israel.

So when the Abraham Accords happened in the Trump administration, the Palestinians felt like they’d been thrown under the bus because the Abraham Accords gave them virtually nothing. But the Palestinians did still hold out hope that Saudi Arabia would be their savior. And for years, Saudi Arabia has said that Israel must give the Palestinians a state if there’s going to be a normal relationship between Israel and Saudi Arabia.

Now the Palestinians see the Saudis in discussions with the US and Israel about a normalization agreement, and there appears to be very little on offer for the Palestinians. And they are feeling like they’re going to be left out in the cold here.

Right. And in the minds of the Palestinians, having already been essentially sold out by all their other Arab neighbors, the prospect that Saudi Arabia, of all countries, the most important Muslim Arab country in the region, would sell them out, had to be extremely painful.

It was a nightmare scenario for them. And in the minds of many analysts and US officials, this was a factor, one of many, in Hamas’s decision to stage the October 7th attacks.

Hamas, like other Palestinian leaders, was seeing the prospect that the Middle East was moving on and essentially, in their view, giving up on the Palestinian cause, and that Israel would be able to have friendly, normal relations with Arab countries around the region, and that it could continue with hardline policies toward the Palestinians and a refusal, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said publicly, to accept a Palestinian state.

Right. So Michael, once Hamas carries out the October 7th attacks in an effort to destroy a status quo that it thinks is leaving them less and less relevant, more and more hopeless, including potentially this prospect that Saudi Arabia is going to normalize relations with Israel, what happens to these pre-October 7th negotiations between the US, Saudi Arabia, and Israel?

Well, I think there was a snap assumption that these talks were dead and buried. That they couldn’t possibly survive a cataclysm like this.

But then something surprising happened. It became clear that all the parties were still determined to pull-off the normalization.

And most surprisingly of all, perhaps, was the continued eagerness of Saudi Arabia, which publicly was professing outrage over the Israeli response to the Hamas attacks, but privately was still very much engaged in these conversations and trying to move them forward.

And in fact, what has happened is that the scope of this effort has grown substantially. October 7th didn’t kill these talks. It actually made them bigger, more complicated, and some people would argue, more important than ever.

We’ll be right back.

Michael, walk us through what exactly happens to these three-way negotiations after October 7th that ends up making them, as you just said, more complicated and more important than ever?

Well, it’s more important than ever because of the incredible need in Gaza. And it’s going to take a deal like this and the approval of Saudi Arabia to unlock the kind of massive reconstruction project required to essentially rebuild Gaza from the rubble. Saudi Arabia and its Arab friends are also going to be instrumental in figuring out how Gaza is governed, and they might even provide troops to help secure it. None of those things are going to happen without a deal like this.

Fascinating.

But this is all much more complicated now because the price for a deal like this has gone up.

And by price, you mean?

What Israel would have to give up. [MUSIC PLAYING]

From Saudi Arabia’s perspective, you have an Arab population that is furious at Israel. It now feels like a really hard time to do a normalization deal with the Israelis. It was never going to be easy, but this is about as bad a time to do it as there has been in a generation at least. And I think that President Biden and the people around him understand that the status quo between Israel and the Palestinians is intolerable and it is going to lead to chaos and violence indefinitely.

So now you have two of the three parties to this agreement, the Saudis and the Americans, basically asking a new price after October 7th, and saying to the Israelis, if we’re going to do this deal, it has to not only do something for the Palestinians, it has to do something really big. You have to commit to the creation of a Palestinian state. Now, I’ll be specific and say that what you hear the Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, say is that the agreement has to include an irreversible time-bound path to a Palestinian state.

We don’t know exactly what that looks like, but it’s some kind of a firm commitment, the likes of which the world and certainly the Israelis have not made before.

Something that was very much not present in the pre-October 7th vision of this negotiation. So much so that, as we just talked about, the Palestinians were left feeling completely out in the cold and furious at it.

That’s right. There was no sign that people were thinking that ambitiously about the Palestinians in this deal before October 7th. And the Palestinians certainly felt like they weren’t going to get much out of it. And that has completely changed now.

So, Michael, once this big new dimension after October 7th, which is the insistence by Saudi Arabia and the US that there be a Palestinian state or a path to a Palestinian state, what is the reaction specifically from Israel, which is, of course, the third major party to this entire conversation?

Well, Israel, or at least its political leadership, hates it. You know, this is just an extremely tough sell in Israel. It would have been a tough sell before October 7th. It’s even harder now.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is completely unrepentantly open in saying that there’s not going to be a Palestinian state on his watch. He won’t accept it. He says that it’s a strategic risk to his country. He says that it would, in effect, reward Hamas.

His argument is that terrorism has forced a conversation about statehood onto the table that wasn’t there before October 7th. Sure, it’s always in the background. It’s a perennial issue in global affairs, but it was not something certainly that the US and Israel’s Arab neighbors were actively pushing. Netanyahu also has — you know, he governs with the support of very right-wing members of a political coalition that he has cobbled together. And that coalition is quite likely to fall apart if he does embrace a Palestinian state or a path to a Palestinian state.

Now, he might be able to cobble together some sort of alternative, but it creates a political crisis for him.

And finally, you know, I think in any conversation about Israel, it’s worth bearing in mind something you hear from senior US officials these days, which is that although there is often finger pointing at Netanyahu and a desire to blame Netanyahu as this obstructionist who won’t agree to deals, what they say is Netanyahu is largely reflecting his population and the political establishment of his country, not just the right-wingers in his coalition who are clearly extremist.

But actually the prevailing views of the Israeli public. And the Israeli public and their political leaders across the spectrum right now with few exceptions, are not interested in talking about a Palestinian state when there are still dozens and dozens of Israeli hostages in tunnels beneath Gaza.

So it very much looks like this giant agreement that once seemed doable before October 7th might be more important to everyone involved than ever, given that it’s a plan for rebuilding Gaza and potentially preventing future October 7th’s from happening, but because of this higher price that Israel would have to pay, which is the acceptance of a Palestinian state, it seems from everything you’re saying, that this is more and more out of reach than ever before and hard to imagine happening in the immediate future. So if the people negotiating it are being honest, Michael, are they ready to acknowledge that it doesn’t look like this is going to happen?

Well, not quite yet. As time goes by, they certainly say it’s getting harder and harder, but they’re still trying, and they still think there’s a chance. But both the Saudis and the Biden administration understand that there’s very little time left to do this.

Well, what do you mean there’s very little time left? It would seem like time might benefit this negotiation in that it might give Israel distance from October 7th to think potentially differently about a Palestinian state?

Potentially. But Saudi Arabia wants to get this deal done in the Biden administration because Mohammed bin Salman has concluded this has to be done under a Democratic president.

Because Democrats in Congress are going to be very reluctant to approve a security agreement between the United States and Saudi Arabia.

It’s important to understand that if there is a security agreement, that’s something Congress is going to have to approve. And you’re just not going to get enough Democrats in Congress to support a deal with Saudi Arabia, who a lot of Democrats don’t like to begin with, because they see them as human rights abusers.

But if a Democratic president is asking them to do it, they’re much more likely to go along.

Right. So Saudi Arabia fears that if Biden loses and Trump is president, that those same Democrats would balk at this deal in a way that they wouldn’t if it were being negotiated under President Biden?

Exactly. Now, from President Biden’s perspective, politically, think about a president who’s running for re-election, who is presiding right now over chaos in the Middle East, who doesn’t seem to have good answers for the Israeli-Palestinian question, this is an opportunity for President Biden to deliver what could be at least what he would present as a diplomatic masterstroke that does multiple things at once, including creating a new pathway for Israel and the Palestinians to coexist, to break through the logjam, even as he is also improving Israel’s relations with Saudi Arabia.

So Biden and the Crown Prince hope that they can somehow persuade Bibi Netanyahu that in spite of all the reasons that he thinks this is a terrible idea, that this is a bet worth taking on Israel’s and the region’s long-term security and future?

That’s right. Now, no one has explained very clearly exactly how this is going to work, and it’s probably going to require artful diplomacy, possibly even a scenario where the Israelis would agree to something that maybe means one thing to them and means something else to other people. But Biden officials refuse to say that it’s hopeless and they refuse to essentially take Netanyahu’s preliminary no’s for an answer. And they still see some way that they can thread this incredibly narrow needle.

Michael, I’m curious about a constituency that we haven’t been talking about because they’re not at the table in these discussions that we are talking about here. And that would be Hamas. How does Hamas feel about the prospect of such a deal like this ever taking shape. Do they see it as any kind of a victory and vindication for what they did on October 7th?

So it’s hard to know exactly what Hamas’s leadership is thinking. I think they can feel two things. I think they can feel on the one hand, that they have established themselves as the champions of the Palestinian people who struck a blow against Israel and against a diplomatic process that was potentially going to leave the Palestinians out in the cold.

At the same time, Hamas has no interest in the kind of two-state solution that the US is trying to promote. They think Israel should be destroyed. They think the Palestinian state should cover the entire geography of what is now Israel, and they want to lead a state like that. And that’s not something that the US, Saudi Arabia, or anyone else is going to tolerate.

So what Hamas wants is to fight, to be the leader of the Palestinian people, and to destroy Israel. And they’re not interested in any sort of a peace process or statehood process.

It seems very clear from everything you’ve said here that neither Israel nor Hamas is ready to have the conversation about a grand bargain diplomatic program. And I wonder if that inevitably has any bearing on the ceasefire negotiations that are going on right now between the two of them that are supposed to bring this conflict to some sort of an end, even if it’s just temporary?

Because if, as you said, Michael, a ceasefire opens the door to this larger diplomatic solution, and these two players don’t necessarily want that larger diplomatic solution, doesn’t that inevitably impact their enthusiasm for even reaching a ceasefire?

Well, it certainly doesn’t help. You know, this is such a hellish problem. And of course, you first have the question of whether Israel and Hamas can make a deal on these immediate issues, including the hostages, Palestinian prisoners, and what the Israeli military is going to do, how long a ceasefire might last.

But on top of that, you have these much bigger diplomatic questions that are looming over them. And it’s not clear that either side is ready to turn and face those bigger questions.

So while for the Biden administration and for Saudi Arabia, this is a way out of this crisis, these larger diplomatic solutions, it’s not clear that it’s a conversation that the two parties that are actually at war here are prepared to start having.

Well, Michael, thank you very much. We appreciate it.

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If and when Israel and Hamas reach a deal for a cease-fire, the United States will immediately turn to a different set of negotiations over a grand diplomatic bargain that it believes could rebuild Gaza and remake the Middle East.

Michael Crowley, who covers the State Department and U.S. foreign policy for The Times, explains why those involved in this plan believe they have so little time left to get it done.

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Michael Crowley , a reporter covering the State Department and U.S. foreign policy for The New York Times.

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Talks on a cease-fire in the Gaza war are once again at an uncertain stage .

Here’s how the push for a deal between Israel and Saudi Arabia looked before Oct. 7 .

From early in the war, President Biden has said that a lasting resolution requires a “real” Palestinian state .

Here’s what Israeli officials are discussing about postwar Gaza.

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