Netflix Sets November 20 Premiere for Live-Action The Blue Road
Netflix has announced that the live-action adaptation of the manhwa The Blue Road will premiere on November 20. Directed by Joon-hee Han, known for D.P. and Coin Locker Girl, the series follows two detectives from Seoul and Tokyo investigating linked serial murders across borders.
Seok-gu Son stars as a Seoul Metropolitan Police detective, while Eita Nagayama plays his Japanese counterpart. Netflix released the first poster and trailer, which highlight crime scenes and the growing tension between the investigators.
The project is based on the five-volume comic Purungil – Ao no Michi, written by Keishi Edogawa and illustrated by Kaya Kwon.
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Original headline at Anime News Network: “Manhwa-Based Live-Action Series The Blue Road Set to Premiere on November 20”
Key facts
- Release date
- November 20
- Platform
- Netflix
- Director
- Joon-hee Han
- Cast
- Seok-gu Son, Eita Nagayama
Tags
- #Crime Thriller
- #Live Action
- #Manhwa
- #Netflix
- #Release Date
- #The Blue Road
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