In the new South Korean series “The Frog,” a peaceful summer day is abruptly interrupted when the owner of a forest guesthouse welcomes a mysterious young woman. Then the trouble begins.
This Netflix series of eight episodes of one hour each, scheduled to premiere on August 23, is directed by Mo Wan-il, known for the hit series “World of the Married”.
“The Frog” stars veteran Kim Yun-seok (“Noryang: Deadly Sea,” “Escape From Mogadishu”) as Young-ha, the guesthouse owner, and Go Min-si as the role of the dangerous guest. This role differs greatly from the one she played in “Sweet Home”, the third and final season of which has just been broadcast on Netflix. She also starred in the hit film “Smugglers” last year and the action-drama series “Jirisan” in 2021.
Yoon Kye-sang (“The Outlaws”) plays Sang-jun, a man who managed the same vacation home twenty years earlier, but lost everything after a guest arrived. Lee Jung-eun (“Miss Night and Day,” “Daily Dose of Sunshine,” “Parasite”) plays an intuitive police officer investigating the cases of Young-ha and Sang-jun.
The series is produced by SSL and Studio Flow. Its original Korean title translates into English as “In the Woods With No One”.
“The Frog” follows other Korean thriller series on Netflix, such as “The Bequeathed,” directed by Yeon Sang-ho (“Train to Busan”), and “A Killer Paradox,” starring Choi Woo-shik (“Parasite”). “) and Son Suk-ku (“DP”). Later this year, Netflix will release “The Trunk,” starring Gong Yoo (“Goblin,” “Squid Game”), where dark secrets of an underground dating service will be revealed.
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