Studio N (company)

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Studio N
Company type Subsidiary
IndustryFilm
FoundedAugust 1, 2018;5 years ago (2018-08-01) in South Korea
Key people
Kwon Mi-kyung (CEO)
Owner Webtoon
Parent Naver Corporation
Website www.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]

Contents

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

Works

TV series

TitleWebtoon authorPremiereSeasonsNetworkNotesReference
Hell Is Other People
(also Strangers from Hell)		Kim Yong-kiAugust 31, 20191 season, 10 episodes OCN Co-produced with Woo Sang Film [8] [9]
Pegasus Market Kim Gyu-samSeptember 20, 20191 season, 12 episodes tvN Co-produced with CJ ENM [10] [11]
True Beauty YaongyiDecember 9, 20201 season, 16 episodesCo-produced with Studio Dragon and Bon Factory Worldwide [12] [13] [14]
Sweet Home Kim Carnby, Hwang Young-chanDecember 18, 20201 season, 10 episodes Netflix Co-produced with Studio Dragon [15] [16] [17]
Nevertheless,Jung SeoJune 19, 20211 season, 16 episodes JTBC Co-produced with JTBC Studios and Beyond J [18]
Yumi's Cells Lee Dong-gunSeptember 17, 20212 season, 28 episodes tvN
TVING 		Co-produced with Studio Dragon, Merrycow Creative and TVING Corporation [19] [20] [21]
Our Beloved Summer N/A [lower-alpha 1] December 6, 20211 season, 16 episodes SBS TV Co-produced with Studio S, Super Moon Pictures and Big Ocean ENM [22]
A DeadbEAT's MealCheeseDecember 10, 20211 season, 12 episodes TVING
NaverTV
YouTube 		Co-produced with Playlist Studio [23]
Tomorrow LlamaApril 1, 20221 season, 16 episodes MBC TV Co-produced with Super Moon Pictures and Big Ocean ENM [12] [24] [25]
Today's Webtoon N/A [lower-alpha 2] July 29, 20221 season, 16 episodes SBS TV Co-produced with Studio S [26]
The Golden Spoon HD3September 23, 20221 season, 16 episodes MBC TV Co-produced with Samhwa Networks [27] [28] [25]
Unlock My Boss Park Seong-hyunDecember 7, 20221 season, 12 episodes ENA Co-produced with High Zium Studio [6]
Bloodhounds Jeong ChanJune 9, 20231 season, 8 episodes Netflix Co-produced with Seed Film and Seven Osix [29]
See You in My 19th Life Lee HeyJune 17, 20231 season, 12 episodes tvN Co-produced with Studio Finecut [30] [31]
The 8 Show Bae Jin-sooMay 17, 20241 season, 8 episodes Netflix Co-produced with Magnum Nine and Lotte Cultureworks [32]
Vigilante CRG, Kim Gyu-samNovember 8, 20231 season, 8 episodes Disney+ TV serial and film adaptation [11] [10]
Doona! Min Song-ahOctober 20, 20231 season, 9 episodes Netflix Co-produced by Showrunners and Studio Dragon [33]
A Bloody Lucky Day AporiaOctober 4, 20231 season, 10 episodes TVING Co-produced with The Great Show and Studio Dragon [34] [35]
This Life to the NextJo Joo-heeTBATBATBACo-produced with Huayi Brothers Korea [36]
Horror and RomanceLUCIDTBATBATBACo-produced with Bon Factory Worldwide [12] [37]
Gosu Ryu Gi-un, Mun Jeong-hooTBATBATBACo-produced with Toei Animation [38]
Nano List MIN SONGATBATBA TVING Co-produced with Studio Gale [39]

Films

TitleWebtoon authorPremiereFormatDistributionNotesReference
Unlocked N/A [lower-alpha 3] February 17, 2022Live action Netflix [41]
Yumi’s Cells: The Movie Lee Dong-gunApril 3, 2024Animation CJ CGV, Lotte Cultureworks and Lotte Cinema Co-produced with Locus Animation [19] [20] [21] [42]
Brave CitizenKim Jung-hyunTBALive actionWavve [43] [44] [45]
VigilanteCRG, Kim Gyu-samTBALive actionTBATV serial and film adaptation [11] [10]
The Sound of Your HeartJo SeokTBALive actionTBA [46]
ThreeHANTBALive actionTBACo-produced with Curo Holdings [12]
Your LetterCho Hyun-ahTBAAnimationTBACo-produced with sister company Life Is Comic (LICO) [12] [47] [48]
Blood for BloodYeon Jae-wonTBALive actionTBACo-produced with Bidangil Pictures [12]
GhostwriterBeom WooTBALive actionTBACo-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. [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]

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