Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief In new South Korean series “The Frog,” a sunny summer idyl is violently disturbed when the owner of a guest house in the forest takes in a mysterious young woman as a guest.
Trouble inevitably follows. The Netflix series, which runs to eight one-hours episodes and is expected to premiere on Aug. 23, is directed by Mo Wan-il.
Mo was previously behind the successful series, “World of the Married.” “The Frog” stars veteran actor Kim Yun-seok (“Noryang: Deadly Sea,” “Escape From Mogadishu”) as Young-ha, the owner of a tranquil pension house, and Go Min-si as the dangerous guest.
It is a radically different performance from her role in “Sweet Home,” which the streamer recently debuted for its third and final season.
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