Netflix Sets Korean Crime Series 'Paper Man' With Park
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- Netflix begins production on Korean crime series 'Paper Man', part of its expanding 2026 Korea slate including 'The Art of Sarah' and 'Mousetrap'.
- Cho Jung-seok stars as Cha Myung-jo, a timid sticker designer who unknowingly produces indistinguishable counterfeit banknotes, thrusting him into a criminal underworld.
- Park Hae-soo plays Oh Seung-eop, the First Deputy Director of the Anti-Counterfeiting Division at the Korea Mint, leading the pursuit of Myung-jo.
- Claudia Kim portrays Ko Hye-seok, Myung-jo’s elite judge wife who faces hidden personal and familial pressures beneath their seemingly perfect life.
- Lee Il-hyung directs, reuniting with Park Hae-soo after 'Karma' and continuing his focus on morally complex characters navigating institutional systems.
Why it matters: This series adds to Netflix’s strategic push into Korean crime thrillers, leveraging proven talent like Park Hae-soo and Cho Jung-seok to capture global audiences already drawn to high-stakes, morally ambiguous narratives — a genre the streamer has heavily invested in post-'Squid Game'.
