Gyeongseong Creature Featuring Park Seo-jun and Han So-hee Coming to Netflix

Netflix has announced Gyeongseong Creature, a thriller series starring Park Seo-jun and Han So-hee in the lead roles. The show is about “a group of individuals going against monstrous creatures that were born out of human greed.” The story takes place in the spring of 1945 in the city of Gyeongseong.

Park Seo-jun is known for his roles in the dramas Itaewon Class and What’s Wrong With Secretary Kim. He will play Jang Tae-sang, which Netflix describes as: “the head of merchant marketplace Golden Jade House who is the wealthiest, most well-connected person in Gyeongseong. Tae-sang is someone who puts money before justice, but all that changes when he crosses paths with Yun Chae-ok while investigating a series of missing person cases.”

Han So-hee is known for playing the lead roles in Netflix series like My Name, The World of the Married and Nevertheless. She will play the role of Yun Chae-ok, a famous bounty hunter. She is described as someone who can track down missing people – even those who are dead. “Chae-ok possesses a sharp eye and agile survival skills learned from her rough childhood roaming across Manchuria and Shanghai with her father,” Netflix describes her character.

The cast also includes Claudia Kim and Wi Ha-jun. Claudia Kim plays Maeda who is the wife of a powerful official in Gyeongseong during the colonial period. Wi Ha-jun plays Gwon Jun-taek, Tae-sang’s best friend. He joins Tae-sang’s dangerous plan in rescuing the people who have gone missing. Ha-jun is most famously known for his role in Squid Game as Hwan Jun ho.

Gyeongseong Creature is directed by Chung Dong-yoon who has previously worked on Stove League. The series is written by Kang Eun K who also worked on Dr. Romantic and Kang Chi, the Beginning.

Netflix describes Gyeongseong Period as follows:

“Gyeongseong is the former name of Korea’s capital city Seoul, and the name used during Japanese colonial rule.The upcoming series invites audiences to 1945 Gyeongseong, the hotbed of turmoil caused by creatures that suddenly appear and wreak havoc on an already troubled world.”