According to foreign media, Netflix's South African Zulu-language drama 'The Polygamist' has become a global hit, its tale of a rich patriarch's hidden second life splitting a family drawing millions of viewers.

Non-English, non-mainstream-language content is increasingly succeeding globally, as streaming platforms carry stories from diverse regions across language barriers to the world.

The trend runs parallel to the globalization of Korean content, again showing that a good story and universal emotion resonate beyond language.

The spotlight on content in many languages has the positive side of spreading cultural diversity, while leaving the tasks of dependence on particular platforms and the sustainability of creative ecosystems.

For multilingual, multicultural Chinese viewers, the trend is welcome, as it widens the chance for content in one's own or mother tongue to reach the world stage.