Studio N (company)

Studio N is a subsidiary of Webtoon Entertainment Inc. launched in August 2018 that produces drama films and television series based on stories from their Korean library of webtoons and web novels.[1][2][3][4] The subsidiary is headed by Kwon Mi-kyung, who was a former head of the film business division of CJ ENM.[1][5] Kwon describes the studio as a "IP bridge company that collaborates with existing film and drama production companies".[2]

Studio N
TypeSubsidiary
IndustryFilm
FoundedAugust 1, 2018 (2018-08-01) in South Korea
Key people
Kwon Mi-kyung (CEO)
OwnerWebtoon Entertainment Inc.
ParentNaver Corporation
Websitewww.studioncorp.com/en/

Dramas include Hell Is Other People, broadcast on OCN; and Pegasus Market, broadcast on tvN.[6][7]

Works

TV series
Title Webtoon author Premiere Seasons Network Notes Reference
Hell Is Other People
(also Strangers from Hell)		 Kim Yong-ki August 31, 2019 1 season, 10 episodes OCN Co-produced with Woo Sang Film [8][9]
Pegasus Market Kim Gyu-sam September 20, 2019 1 season, 12 episodes tvN Co-produced with CJ ENM [10][11]
True Beauty Yaongyi December 9, 2020 1 season, 16 episodes Co-produced with Studio Dragon and Bon Factory Worldwide [12][13][14][15]
Sweet Home Kim Carnby, Hwang Young-chan December 18, 2020 1 season, 10 episodes Netflix Co-produced with Studio Dragon [16][17][18]
Nevertheless, Jung Seo June 19, 2021 1 season, 16 episodes JTBC Co-produced with JTBC Studios and Beyond J [19]
Yumi's Cells Lee Dong-gun September 17, 2021 2 season, 28 episodes tvN
TVING		 Co-produced with Studio Dragon, Merrycow Creative and TVING Corporation [20][21][22]
Our Beloved Summer N/A[lower-alpha 1] December 6, 2021 1 season, 16 episodes SBS TV Co-produced with Studio S, Super Moon Pictures and Big Ocean ENM [23]
A DeadbEAT's Meal Cheese December 10, 2021 1 season, 12 episodes TVING
NaverTV
YouTube		 Co-produced with Playlist Studio [24]
Tomorrow Llama April 1, 2022 1 season, 16 episodes MBC TV Co-produced with Super Moon Pictures and Big Ocean ENM [12][25][26]
Today's Webtoon N/A[lower-alpha 2] July 29, 2022 1 season, 16 episodes SBS TV Co-produced with Studio S [27]
The Golden Spoon HD3 September 23, 2022 1 season, 16 episodes MBC TV Co-produced with Samhwa Networks [28][29][26]
Unlock My Boss Park Seong-hyun December 7, 2022 1 season, 12 episodes ENA Co-produced with High Zium Studio [6]
See You in My 19th Life Lee Hey June 17, 2023 1 season, 12 episodes tvN Co-produced with Studio Finecut [30][31]
Bloodhounds Jeong Chan June 9, 2023 1 season, 8 episodes Netflix Co-produced with Seed Film and Seven Osix [32]
Money Game Bae Jin-soo TBA 1 season, 8 episodes TBA [33]
Vigilante CRG, Kim Gyu-sam TBA TBA Disney+ TV serial and film adaptation [11][10]
Doona! Min Song-ah TBA TBA Netflix [34]
Rest in Peace Jo Joo-hee TBA TBA TBA Co-produced with Huayi Brothers Korea [35]
Horror and Romance LUCID TBA TBA TBA Co-produced with Bon Factory Worldwide [12][36]
Gosu Ryu Gi-un, Mun Jeong-hoo TBA TBA TBA Co-produced with Toei Animation [37]
Bad Luck Day Aporia TBA TBA TVING Co-produced with The Great Show [38][39]

Films
Title Webtoon author Premiere Format Distribution Notes Reference
Unlocked N/A[lower-alpha 3] February 17, 2022 Live action Netflix [41]
Yumi's Cells Lee Dong-gun TBA Animation TBA Co-produced with Sidus Pictures [20][21][22]
Brave Citizen Kim Jung-hyun TBA Live action TBA [42][43]
Vigilante CRG, Kim Gyu-sam TBA Live action TBA TV serial and film adaptation [11][10]
The Sound of Your Heart Jo Seok TBA Live action TBA [44]
Three HAN TBA Live action TBA Co-produced with Curo Holdings [12]
Your Letter Cho Hyun-ah TBA Animation TBA Co-produced with sister company Life Is Comic (LICO) [12][45][46]
Blood for Blood Yeon Jae-won TBA Live action TBA Co-produced with Bidangil Pictures [12]
Ghostwriter Beom Woo TBA Live action TBA Co-produced with Oscar 10 Studio [12]

Notes
  1. Studio N's first original. The webtoon is prequel to the series and published one month before the series premiere, tells about main leads in high school days.[23]
  2. A local drama adaptation of the Japanese manga Jūhan Shuttai! by Naoko Matsuda.[27]
  3. A local movie adaptation of the Japanese novel Sumaho o Otoshita dake by Akira Teshigawara.[40]

References
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  3. "Web comics provide an opportunity : Naver hopes to identify potential hits, expand the local film industry". Korea JoongAng Daily. August 25, 2018.
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  5. 2018 Korean Film Industry Yearly Report
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  31. "See You in My 19th Life". Studio Finecut. Retrieved February 2, 2023.
  32. Kim, Na-young (November 5, 2021). "Woo Do-hwan, Lee Sang-yi, Kim Sae-ron, Park Seong-woong, Heo Jun-ho in the "Bloodhounds" cast". MK Sports (in Korean).
  33. "류준열·배성우, 한재림 감독 '머니게임'으로 재회 外 [위클리무비]". 스타뉴스 (in Korean). 2021-12-25. Retrieved 2022-01-05.
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  38. Kim Do-gon (February 8, 2023). "이성민X유연석X이정은, '운수 오진 날' 캐스팅[공식]" [Lee Seong-min X Yoo Yeon-seok X Lee Jung-eun cast in 'The Day of Misfortune' [Official]] (in Korean). Sports Kyunghyang. Retrieved February 8, 2023 – via Naver.
  39. Kim, Bo-ra (April 20, 2023). "TVING 'The Day of Misfortune', 'Queen Wu', also seen on Paramount + [Official]". OSEN. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
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