But I think it's so, so crucial to remind the audience that these stories are built on people who actually went through these experiences.

Hugh told Newsweek: 'This is obviously based on a fictional work, it's a fictional series. However, while the show takes its story from this fictional source the history behind it is real and it was something creator Soo Hugh, and executive producers Theresa Kang-Lowe and Michael Ellenberg, were keen to make clear.

Pachinko is based on a novel by Min Jin Lee, which focuses on fictional character Sunja as she navigates life as a child (Jeon Yu-na), as a teenager (Kim Minha) and in her 70s (Youn Yuh-jung). Here is everything you need to know about the show's origins. The drama follows its characters through many significant historical periods, such as the Japanese occupation of Korea, the AIDS crisis, and through the height of the bubble economy in Japan. Pachinko is Apple TV+'s newest drama which spans several decades in the life of one family across generations.

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