Lost in Starlight (2025) on Netflix

TV-1420251h 36mAnimation Comedy Drama Romance Sci-Fi

In 2050, Nan-young is chosen for a Mars mission, twenty years after her astronaut mother failed to return from the planet. Before launch, she meets Jay, a musician who repairs sound equipment.

Netflix4.0/5
IMDb7.0/106,402 votes
Rotten Tomatoes89%

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Plot summary

Joo Nan-young has dreamed of space since childhood; her mother, Son Ji-young, flew to Mars as the first Korean astronaut and never came back. Two decades on, Nan-young is picked for a Mars probe project and hopes to find a trace of her mother there. Her father, Joo Yoon-jae, has spent those years trying to contact his wife on the planet. Before the launch Nan-young meets Jay, a musician and a former member of The Moles who now works as a mechanic. She also joins a crew that includes Rosa, her friend and colleague, led by a captain named Eugene.

Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Lost in Starlight (2025)

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Han Ji-won first made the concept as a music video called "Beautiful Moments" for Korean jewelry brand StoneHenge, and Climax Studio then asked her to develop it into a feature film.
Released on Netflix in 2025, it is the first South Korean feature-length animated film to be put out by the streaming platform.
The film's two lead voice actors, Kim Tae-ri and Hong Kyung, co-wrote the song "Life Goes On" for its soundtrack and were involved from the script development stage.
To capture the nuance and depth of the performances, the animation team worked from live-action reference footage of the voice actors Kim Tae-ri and Hong Kyung.
Lost in Starlight, announced by Netflix on August 16, 2023, was the voice acting debut of both Kim Tae-ri and Hong Kyung.
Kim Tae-ri studied American English for the part of the astronaut Nan-young, to better reflect the character's professional demeanor as a space scientist.