Lee Gyu-lee is a business writer at The Korea Times, focusing primarily on IT & telecommunications, the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy and KOTRA. Prior to this, she has covered a wide range of cultural news, from film, television and K-pop to lifestyle and fashion.
Netflix series 'Gyeongseong Creature' to debut Dec. 22
A poster for the Netflix Korean original series “Gyeongseong Creature" / Courtesy of Netflix
By Lee Gyu-lee
Netflix’s much-anticipated Korean original series “Gyeongseong Creature” will debut on Dec. 22.
The streaming service announced that the series will premiere the first seven episodes of its first season next month and the second part of the season (episodes 8 to 10), on Jan. 5, unveiling a teaser poster and trailer, Sunday.
The horror action series revolves around a man and a woman fighting for survival against monsters in the grim era back in 1945. Jang Tae-sang (Park Seo-joon) is a well-off businessman in the neighborhood, who has a good sense of humor and insight that makes him the best informant in the town.
Having learned to adapt and survive, Yoon Chae-ok (Han So-hee) finds missing people for a living. She comes back to Gyeongseong, the Japanese-era name for Seoul, to find her mother who disappeared 10 years ago and crosses paths with Jang. When they follow traces of a mysterious serial murderer, they face shocking secrets and struggle to survive.
The 10-part series is directed by Jung Dong-yoon, who is known for SBS' 2019 hit sports series "Hot Stove League" and the 2014 drama series "What Happens to My Family?" and is written by scriptwriter Kang Eun-kyung, who penned the 2016 hit medical series "Dr. Romantic."