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Netflix Greenlights Cross-Border Thriller 'Road' With Son Suk-ku and Eita Nagayama

The manhwa adaptation unites KoreanJapanese leads under director Han Jun‑hee.

Overview

  • Netflix confirmed production on September 12 and announced Son Suk‑ku as a Korean detective opposite Eita Nagayama as a Japanese detective.
  • The series adapts the KoreanJapanese manhwa Blue Road into a transnational investigation connecting Tokyo and Korea.
  • The case begins with mutilated bodies found on both sides of the sea, each accompanied by a message written in the other country’s language.
  • Kim Shin‑rok, Choi Sung‑eun, and Jung Jae‑young join the ensemble as a KoreanJapanese businessperson, a government agent, and a shadowy figure, respectively.
  • Han Jun‑hee directs with screenwriter Cho Yu‑jin attached, and a release date has not been announced.