The Most Anticipated K-Drama Of 2023: Everything You Need To Know About Gyeongseong Creature
The new teaser makes us want to watch the show even more.
Summary:
- Gyeongseong Creature Part 1 will be released on Netflix on December 22.
- The cast of the series includes two A-listers, Park Seo Joon and Han So-hee.
- The story is set in the 50s in Seoul.
Gyeongseong Creature is a South Korean drama that fans are so tired of waiting for. The first announcement of the series was made in January 2022, but due to some technical problems, the filming of the series was only completed in October 2022. The post-production took more than a year and Netflix revealed the new release dates.
The series will be released worldwide in two parts: Part 1 will premiere on December 22, and Part 2 on January 5. It's interesting that the second season of the show has already been greenlit, while the first season is still not available. This can only mean one thing: the expectations are really high for this show.
“I've been waiting for this show since they announced it a year ago. Please come here quickly, and please don't disappoint,” Redditor TrulyIntroverted said.
Netflix has released a new teaser of the series and it has raised the anticipation among the fans even higher.
The series takes place in the 50s and is a mixture of genres: period drama gets blended with science fiction and even horror. No wonder there are already so many fans of the series.
What is Gyeongseong Creature About?
Half of the hype around the show is definitely because of the premise, but the bigger deal is the cast. The upcoming drama stars Park Seo Joon, a well-known South Korean actor who has already appeared in some other hit shows like Itaewon Class and What's Wrong With Secretary Kim.
The actor plays the role of a rich mogul in Gyeongseong who starts an investigation after reports of several missing people. In the middle of his mission, he meets Yun Chae-ok, played by A-list actress Han So-hee. In the new series, she plays the most popular bounty hunter who can find anyone who's missing - even if the victim is dead.
As their paths get crossed, their lives change forever after they find out about the existence of monstrous creatures born out of human greed and how they are related to the missing people's cases. However, their newly formed tandem is strong enough to solve all the mysteries that their town of Gyeongseong holds.
What Is The Meaning of Gyeongseong?
A word that is difficult to pronounce at first, Gyeongseong is actually the former name of Seoul. It was given to the capital of South Korea when it was occupied by the Japanese Empire in the early 1900s. The name was kept until the end of World War II.
This revelation also suggests that the series will still have something of a wartime feel to it, which makes it even more unusual, as there are not many science fiction shows about that time period on television. Especially since the main part of the show is meant to be about supernatural things.