‘Lost in Starlight’: Cast, Plot, Release Date, Trailer and Everything to Know About the Upcoming Movie

Published 05/14/2025, 10:34 PM EDT

Netflix already has a ton of amazing animated series and movies, and Lost in Starlight is about to join the lineup. Coming soon, Lost in Starlight is Netflix’s original Korean animated feature, set in a retro-futuristic Seoul that feels like a dreamscape. With stunning visuals and heartfelt storytelling, this one is sure to hit all the right feels. Do not miss out and mark your calendars for this cosmic tearjerker!

While Seoul dazzles in retro-futuristic neon, a cosmic tale of love and distance unfolds. Next, the story of two star-crossed souls separated by space but bound by fate takes center stage.

Lost in Starlight: a neon odyssey of love, destiny, and space

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Lost in Starlight, releasing on May 30, fast-forwards to 2050s Seoul, where Nan-young chases starlight and her vanished astronaut mother's ghost. Selected for the Mars probe that could fulfill her cosmic destiny, this determined space cadet's trajectory crosses with Jay, a vintage-loving audiophile who coaxes melodies from forgotten machines. Their chance encounter ignites a gravitational pull neither expected, a connection that must somehow survive across the vast, unforgiving void between the red planet and the blue.

Kim Tae-ri rockets into Nan-young's spacesuit, infusing the character with the emotional rocket fuel fans witnessed in The Handmaiden and Space Sweepers. Alongside her orbits Hong Kyung as the contemplative Jay, fresh from his stellar performance in Weak Hero Class 1. Director Han Ji-won and writer Kang Hyun-joo’s creative constellation shines in the teaser, now available on YouTube, a spellbinding visual sonata featuring dreamlike renderings of Seoul landmarks bathed in starlight, perfectly harmonized with heart-tugging melodies.

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While Lost in Starlight gets ready to take off, Netflix’s treasure trove is packed with plenty of other awesome animated gems that blend love, adventure, and a little bit of magic, perfect for your next binge while you wait.

As Lost in Starlight prepares for lift-off, explore these cosmic animated must-sees

While countdown clocks tick toward Lost in Starlight's imminent launch, cosmic cinephiles can satisfy their animation cravings with heavenly alternatives. Your Name sends viewers spiraling through a body-swapping romance transcending time and space. Meanwhile, I Lost My Body chronicles a severed hand's surprisingly poignant odyssey to reconnect with its owner. For feline fanatics, A Whisker Away pounces with magical transformation tales wrapped in whiskers and identity quests.

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Families seeking interstellar entertainment should blast off with The Mitchells vs. The Machines, where dysfunctional becomes functional amid robot rebellion with animation that rewrites the visual playbook. For mythology mavens, Over the Moon rockets a determined girl toward celestial deities in a vibrant Chinese legend reimagined. This constellation of animated gems offers emotion-soaked journeys through fantastical worlds, perfect appetizers before Lost in Starlight illuminates screens with its own radiant storytelling magic.

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What do you think? Will Lost in Starlight live up to the hype? Let us know in the comments below!

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