Netflix Confirms Production on Webtoon Adaptation Outback
The series adapts Yong Sung Choi’s G’day, which ran from 2015 to 2017 and is available in English on Lehzin.
Netflix confirmed production on Outback, starring Jun-Yeol Ryu, Kyung Hong, Ho-yeon Jung, Ji-an Won, and Justin H. Min. The mystery follows a man investigating his older sister’s sudden death in Australia. No release date is set.
Netflix confirmed Friday that production is moving forward on Outback, the working title of its new series. A release date remains undecided.
The series adapts Yong Sung Choi’s webtoon G’day. It follows Sion as he heads to Australia after his older sister dies suddenly. In an unfamiliar city, he investigates her death and discovers concealed truths.
The announced cast includes:
- Kyung Hong as Sion, who travels to Australia to learn the truth about his sister’s death.
- Jun-Yeol Ryu as Min-hyuk, a man central to the mystery Sion investigates.
- Ho-yeon Jung as Smiley, a creator in Australia who connects with people through livestreams.
- Ji-an Won as Si-young, Sion’s older sister.
- Justin H. Min as Scott, a Korean-Australian police officer.
The original webtoon ran from 2015 to 2017. Its synopsis follows a worried Shion, who travels to Australia after losing all contact with his sister, Shiyoung, to find out what happened.
He stays at the share house where she had been living. There, he begins to suspect that its residents are connected to her disappearance.
The webtoon’s English edition is available to read on Lehzin.
