Gyeongseong Creature: Everything we know about the Netflix K-drama

Gyeongseong Creature, a historical fantasy thriller starring Han So-hee and Park Seo-joon, was the talk of the town on Netflix. Here’s a thorough overview of all the details from release dates, cast, and more.

Fans couldn’t have asked for a better casting than My Name star Han So-hee and new MCU star Park Seo-joon. Gyeongseong Creature aired at the end of 2023 on Netflix and focuses on a monstrous creature, experiments, and humanity.

A bounty hunter and her father find themselves needing the help of Tae-sang, a local wealthy man known for information. As people go missing at the local hospital, they soon realize their paths are intertwined with a horrid mystery within.

The K-drama would be a rarity joining the success of Sweet Home, as it was announced to have been greenlit for a Season 2 before its official premiere. Here’s everything to know about the K-drama.

Gyeongseong Creature: What’s the K-drama about?

A rich and personable male lead finds himself meeting a young woman skilled in finding people. Together they face hidden horror as monsters created by greed pose a deadly threat.

According to Netflix, Gyeongseong Creature’s plot reads, “Set in early 1945 when Korea was under Japanese colonial rule, the series centers around two young adults who encounter strange creatures born from greed, and then must battle for survival in the city of Gyeongseong — now known as Seoul. But it turns out, there may be something even more dangerous out there than the creatures themselves.”

Park Seo-joon was announced to play the lead as Jang Tae-sang, a wealthy man who’s the best at finding information. Meanwhile, Han So-hee stars as Yoon Chae-ok, a strong-willed woman who is skilled at finding missing people as a todogun. Traveling with her father throughout China, she learned to survive. When her mother went missing 10 years ago, she ventures to Gyeongseong for answers.

Gyeongseong Creature has Tae-sang take up investigating a series of missing person cases and crossing paths with Chae-ok. His sense of justice changes after meeting her. K-drama fans may be wondering where the title Gyeongseong Creature comes from. Gyeongseong was the original name for Korea’s capital city before it became Seoul.

Gyeongseong Creature: Who’s in the K-drama cast?

Park Seo-joon and Han Soo-hee will lead Gyeongseong Creature as Netflix veterans having starred in Itaewon Class, My Name, and more. Read the full cast list below:

• Park Seo-joon as Jang Tae-sang
• Han So-hee as Yoon Chae-ok
• Claudia Kim as Maeda
• Kim Hae-sook as Nawol-daek
• Cho Han-cheul as Yoon Joong-Won
• Wi Ha-joon as Kwon Joon-Taek

Gyeongseong Creature: When is the release date?

The K-drama released part one on December 22, 2023. Part 2 of the K-drama released on January 5, 2024.

Gyeongseong Creature astounded fans when they learned it was created to be split into two parts. Part 2 is scheduled to be released on Netflix not long into 2024 on January 5. The first part consisted of 10 episodes, with Part 2 having the last three.

But that’s not all, as Gyeongseong Creature was also announced to be developing a Season 2. According to Soompi, the news came that Han and Park would reprise their roles and Season 2 was greenlit before the first season even finished filming. After the finale of Part 2, a Season 2 was announced by Netflix to be released later in 2024.

Gyeoseong Creature: Is there a trailer?

Netflix released the official Gyeongseong Creature trailer on November 22, 2023.

The teaser added to the anticipation as it narrated that a hospital in Gyeongseong in 1945 had both humans and monsters. Fans see workers in Hazmat gas suits and what could be toxins in the air. It soon cuts to a bloodied Tae-sang wielding a shotgun. Running down a hall is a bruised and battered Chae-ok with her own firearm. Together, they try to survive.

In the official trailer, fans get more details of what’s in store. Chae-ok is on the hunt to find someone and crosses paths with Tae-sang. But there’s a mystery as many missing persons are being linked to Ongseong Hospital. Something evil lurks within as the two characters risk their lives for answers. Watch below:

Gyeoseong Creature: Will there be a Season 2?

Yes! A Season 2 was already in the works before the official Season 1 release on Netflix.

Since the first season wrapped, Netflix’s Tudum even revealed teasers for the new season. It would take place in present-day Seoul with Han and Park returning to their respective roles. A mysterious character named Ho-jae bears a striking resemblance to Tae-sang, but is it really him? Chae-ok has also changed and raises the question of what evil they will face next.

Gyeongseong Creature is one of the many K-dramas returning with a new season in 2024, along with brand new fresh K-dramas.