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

Company type	Subsidiary
Industry	Film
Founded	August 1, 2018; 7 years ago (2018-08-01) in South Korea
Key people	Kwon Mi-kyung (CEO)
Owner	Webtoon
Parent	Naver Corporation
Website	www.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	Ref.
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	2 season, 18 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]
Vigilante	CRG, Kim Gyu-sam	November 8, 2023	1 season, 8 episodes	Disney+	TV serial and film adaptation	[11][10]
Doona!	Min Song-a	October 20, 2023	1 season, 9 episodes	Netflix	Co-produced with Showrunners and Studio Dragon	[32]
A Bloody Lucky Day	Aporia	October 4, 2023	1 season, 10 episodes	TVING	Co-produced with The Great Show and Studio Dragon	[33][34]
Chicken Nugget	Park Ji-dok	March 15, 2024	1 season, 10 episodes	Netflix	Co-produced with Plus Media Entertainment	[35]
The 8 Show	Bae Jin-soo	May 17, 2024	1 season, 8 episodes		Co-produced with Magnum Nine and Lotte Cultureworks	[36]
Jeongnyeon: The Star Is Born	Seo Ireh, Namon	October 12, 2024	1 season, 12 episodes	tvN	Co-produced with Management MMM and NPIO Entertainment	[37]
The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call	Hansanleega	January 24, 2025	1 season, 8 episodes	Netflix	Co-produced with Mays Entertainment	[38]
Melo Movie	—	February 14, 2025	1 season, 10 episodes		—	[39]
Mercy for None	Oh Se-hyung, Kim Geun-tae	June 6, 2025	1 season, 7 episodes		Co-produced by Yong Film	[40]
The First Night with the Duke	MSG, Teava	2025	TBA	KBS2	Co-produced with Monster Union	[41]
This Life to the Next	Jo Joo-hee	TBA	TBA	TBA	Co-produced with Huayi Brothers Korea	[42]
Horror and Romance	LUCID	TBA	TBA	TBA	Co-produced with Bon Factory Worldwide	[12][43]
Gosu	Ryu Gi-un, Mun Jeong-hoo	TBA	TBA	TBA	Co-produced with Toei Animation and Studio Mir	[44]
Nano List	Min Song-a	TBA	TBA	TVING	Co-produced with Studio Gale	[45]
Pigpen	Kim Carnby, Cheon Beom-sick	TBA	TBA	TBA	Co-produced with Impetus Pictures	[46]

Films

Title	Webtoon author	Premiere	Format	Distribution	Notes	Ref.
Unlocked	N/A[c]	February 17, 2022	Live action	Netflix		[48]
Brave Citizen	Kim Jung-hyun	October 25, 2023	Live action	Wavve		[49][50][51][52]
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][53]
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		[54]
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][55][56]
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.^[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.^[47]