The first full trailer has arrived for Gyeongseong Creature, Netflix’s next major South Korean production, and it hints at an engrossing mix of horror and intrigue.
The trailer introduces us to some of the major beats we can expect from the series, beginning with a night-time confrontation between Park Seo-Joon’s Jang Tae-Sang and Han So-Hee’s Yoon Chae-Ok. It leads into the initial intrigue of Tae-Sang trying to locate a missing person with Chae-Ok’s help. After wavering between glitz, action, and drama in the 1945 setting, the trailer finally takes viewers to Ongseong Hospital, where things get spooky.
The second half of the Gyeongseong Creature trailer revels in bloodshed, shadowy monsters, and soldiers. It taps into the show’s premise, which promises that Tae-Sang and Chae-Ok will have to confront a monster “born of human greed.” Check it out for yourself:
Marvel fans may recognize Park Seo-Joon from his recent turn as Prince Yan in The Marvels, though he also had a small role in 2019’s Parasite. Outside those film roles, he’s led several K-dramas, including Hwarang and Itaewon Class. Han So-Hee, meanwhile, previously starred in the 2021 action series My Name and romantic drama Nevertheless.
Just personally, Gyeongseong Creature is one of my most anticipated series of the whole year, so I’m excited to finally get a decent glimpse of it. The series will launch in two parts on Netflix. The first is set to debut on December 22, 2023, while the second will hit two weeks later on January 5, 2024.
It’s just the latest in Netflix’s push to blockbuster South Korean content. The flagship of those efforts is, of course, Squid Game, which recently received a reality show spin-off, but there’s plenty besides that, including Sweet Home, Kingdom, All of Us Are Dead, and The Uncanny Counter, not to mention plenty of romance shows.
