“Monstrous” (2022 Web Drama): Cast & Summary

“Monstrous” is a supernatural thriller that takes place in a village where a cursed Buddha statue appears and pursues people who hold hell in their hearts.

The leads in the drama are actor Koo KyoHwan and actress Shin HyunBeen.

Actor, director, and writer Koo KyoHwan has appeared in the dramas “D.P.”, “Kingdom: Ashin of the North”, and “Drama Special Season 7: A Dance From Afar.”

Award-winning actress Shin HyunBeen has acted in the dramas “Reflection Of You”, “Hospital Playlist” season 1 and 2, and will be appearing in the upcoming drama “The Youngest Son Of a Conglomerate.”

Actors Kwak DongYeon (“Vincenzo”, "My ID Is Gangnam Beauty", "My Strange Hero"), Park HoSan (“Tracer”, “Would You Like A Cup Of Coffee?”, “Penthouse: War In Life” season 2 and 3, “Racket Boys”) and Nam DaReum (“The Great Shaman Ga DooShim”, “Doom At Your Service”, “Start-Up”, “Private Lives”, “A Piece Of Your Mind”) along with actress Kim JiYoung (“Graceful Friends”, “Good Casting”, “Brilliant Heritage”) will also be starring in this web drama.

A production team member of “Monstrous” said, "The detailed acting of Koo KyoHwan and Shin HyunBeen adds strength to the original worldview built by the scriptwriters, Yeon SangHo and Ryu YoungJae. You can look forward to a new world of supernatural thrillers.”

This drama will also be one of three dramas, along with the dramas "Work Later, Drink Now" and "Damn Good Company", to be screened at the Cannes International Series Festival in April. "Established in 2018, the Cannes International Series Festival is an event that aims to highlight drama series from all over the world and to give them an international voice."

Here is more information.

Monstrous (2022)

Information

Title: Monstrous / goei / 괴이

Director: Jang GunJae

Writer: Yeon SangHo, Ryu YoungJae

Network: TVING

Runtime: April 29

# of Episodes: 6

Genre: Supernatural, Thriller

Language: Korean

Summary

“Monstrous” is a supernatural thriller about people who see hell in their hearts in a village where a cursed Buddha statue appears and the strange events that take place in the village.

Cast

Koo KyoHwan as Jung KiHoon

Jung KiHoon is an archaeologist who studies strange supernatural phenomena. He runs “Monthly Ghost Stories”, an occult magazine and YouTube channel, and encounters an unbelievable phenomenon while investigating a ghost found in Jinyang-gun.

Shin HyunBeen as Lee SooJin

Lee SooJin is a genius pattern interpreter who faces a terrible disaster. With the death of her only daughter, she separated from her husband, Jung KiHoon, and while living alone in Jinyang-gun she is swept away by the disaster brought on by the mysterious Buddha statue.