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# Coupang Play orders SNL Korea spin-off sitcom ‘The Smile Clinic’
- URL: https://www.medianexis.com/coupang-play-orders-snl-korea-spin-off-sitcom-the-smile-clinic/
- Published: 2026-11-02T15:21:40.000Z
- Updated: 2026-11-02T15:21:40.000Z
- Description: Deadline’s Max Goldbart reports that NBCUniversal Formats struck a deal with Korean streamer Coupang Play to turn the SNL Korea digital short “The Smile Clinic” into a ten-episode, thirty-minute sitcom.
- Author: The Signals Desk
- Tags: Streaming, Max Goldbart, Deadline: Coupang orders Korean SNL spin-off

**Why it matters.** Other local SNL franchises, including the UK and French versions, now have a viral-to-series model to point to when pitching their own digital shorts as spin-offs.

*Signal from* [*deadline.com*](https://deadline.com/?ref=medianexis.com) *·* [*Max Goldbart*](https://www.medianexis.com/tag/by-max-goldbart/) *·* [*read the original*](https://deadline.com/2026/11/saturday-night-live-korea-spin-off-smile-clinic-first-1237209533/?ref=medianexis.com)*.*