Netflix has confirmed the production of the ‘Solo Leveling’ series and the casting of Byun Woo-seok.
On the 10th, Netflix announced this news. ‘Solo Leveling’ tells the story of Sung Jin-woo, an E-rank hunter known as the weakest among hunters who protect the real world from monsters beyond the gate, who awakens in a life-and-death crisis and levels up to become the strongest hunter to save the world.
Since its serialization on KakaoPage, it has maintained its position as the top popular web novel and webtoon, recording a global cumulative view count of 14.3 billion views. It has also been adapted into an animation, winning nine major categories, including ‘Animation of the Year’, ‘Best Action’, and ‘Best Character’ at the 2025 Crunchyroll Awards, making it the first Korean animation to achieve this feat. ‘Solo Leveling’ is now set to meet global fans as a Netflix series.
The lead role of Sung Jin-woo has been cast with the rising star Byun Woo-seok. Having ranked first in actor brand reputation for four consecutive months this year, Byun Woo-seok has emerged as a representative top actor in South Korea, and he is expected to showcase Sung Jin-woo's growth narrative and intense action in this work, generating high anticipation.
The direction will be handled by directors Lee Hae-joon and Kim Byung-seo, who have previously showcased storytelling, stylish action, and visual beauty through films such as ‘Ashfall’, ‘The Great Battle’, ‘Kim Ji-young: Born 1982’, ‘My Dictator’, and ‘The Watchers’.
Additionally, Kakao Entertainment, which has proven its excellent production know-how in adapting webtoons and web novels, and SANAIPictures, which has expertise in the action noir genre, will be in charge of production, raising further expectations.
