Kyung-gu Seol, Jun-yeol Ryu will co-star
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Netflix announced on May 20 it will stream the upcoming live-action thriller Field Mouse, based on the Kakao webtoon of the same name. The series stars Kyung-gu Seol and Jun-yeol Ryu.
The story follows reclusive novelist Moon-jae, whose life is turned upside down by a mysterious figure known only as “Field Mouse.” In a desperate attempt to reclaim what he’s lost, Moon-jae teams up with No-ja, a ruthless loan shark who once pursued him.
Jun-yeol Ryu will play Moon-jae, a writer suffering from extreme social anxiety, while Kyung-gu Seol takes on the role of No-ja, a man who will do anything for money. The unlikely partnership between these two contrasting characters sets the stage for a tense, psychological chase.
Originally serialized from 2017 to 2020 by webtoon artist Ludovico, Field Mouse is inspired by the Korean folktale “The Rate That Ate Fingernails,” which tells the story of a rat that transforms into a human after consuming someone’s fingernails.
Currently, an English version of the webtoon is not available.
Source: Netflix Korea’s X/Twitter account