Studio N (company)

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Studio N
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryFilm
FoundedAugust 1, 2018; 5 years ago (2018-08-01) in South Korea
Key people
Kwon Mi-kyung (CEO)
OwnerWebtoon
ParentNaver Corporation
Websitewww.studioncorp.com/en/

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]

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

Works[edit]

TV series[edit]

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]
Sweet Home Kim Carnby, Hwang Young-chan December 18, 2020 1 season, 10 episodes Netflix Co-produced with Studio Dragon [15][16][17]
Nevertheless, Jung Seo June 19, 2021 1 season, 16 episodes JTBC Co-produced with JTBC Studios and Beyond J [18]
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 [19][20][21]
Our Beloved Summer N/A[a] December 6, 2021 1 season, 16 episodes SBS TV Co-produced with Studio S, Super Moon Pictures and Big Ocean ENM [22]
A DeadbEAT's Meal Cheese December 10, 2021 1 season, 12 episodes TVING
NaverTV
YouTube 		Co-produced with Playlist Studio [23]
Tomorrow Llama April 1, 2022 1 season, 16 episodes MBC TV Co-produced with Super Moon Pictures and Big Ocean ENM [12][24][25]
Today's Webtoon N/A[b] July 29, 2022 1 season, 16 episodes SBS TV Co-produced with Studio S [26]
The Golden Spoon HD3 September 23, 2022 1 season, 16 episodes MBC TV Co-produced with Samhwa Networks [27][28][25]
Unlock My Boss Park Seong-hyun December 7, 2022 1 season, 12 episodes ENA Co-produced with High Zium Studio [6]
Bloodhounds Jeong Chan June 9, 2023 1 season, 8 episodes Netflix Co-produced with Seed Film and Seven Osix [29]
See You in My 19th Life Lee Hey June 17, 2023 1 season, 12 episodes tvN Co-produced with Studio Finecut [30][31]
The 8 Show Bae Jin-soo May 17, 2024 1 season, 8 episodes Netflix Co-produced with Magnum Nine and Lotte Cultureworks [32]
Vigilante CRG, Kim Gyu-sam November 8, 2023 1 season, 8 episodes Disney+ TV serial and film adaptation [11][10]
Doona! Min Song-ah October 20, 2023 1 season, 9 episodes Netflix Co-produced by Showrunners and Studio Dragon [33]
A Bloody Lucky Day Aporia October 4, 2023 1 season, 10 episodes TVING Co-produced with The Great Show and Studio Dragon [34][35]
This Life to the Next Jo Joo-hee TBA TBA TBA Co-produced with Huayi Brothers Korea [36]
Horror and Romance LUCID TBA TBA TBA Co-produced with Bon Factory Worldwide [12][37]
Gosu Ryu Gi-un, Mun Jeong-hoo TBA TBA TBA Co-produced with Toei Animation [38]
Nano List MIN SONGA TBA TBA TVING Co-produced with Studio Gale [39]

Films[edit]

Title Webtoon author Premiere Format Distribution Notes Reference
Unlocked N/A[c] February 17, 2022 Live action Netflix [41]
Yumi’s Cells: The Movie Lee Dong-gun April 3, 2024 Animation CJ CGV, Lotte Cultureworks and Lotte Cinema Co-produced with Locus Animation [19][20][21][42]
Brave Citizen Kim Jung-hyun TBA Live action Wavve [43][44][45]
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 [46]
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][47][48]
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[edit]

  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.[22]
  2. ^ A local drama adaptation of the Japanese manga Jūhan Shuttai! by Naoko Matsuda.[26]
  3. ^ A local movie adaptation of the Japanese novel Sumaho o Otoshita dake by Akira Teshigawara.[40]

References[edit]

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  31. ^ "See You in My 19th Life". Studio Finecut. Retrieved February 2, 2023.
  32. ^ "류준열·배성우, 한재림 감독 '머니게임'으로 재회 外 [위클리무비]". 스타뉴스 (in Korean). December 25, 2021. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
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  34. ^ 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.
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  48. ^ "Your Letter". www.webtoons.com.

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