Mousetrap Climbs to No. 1 on Netflix’s Global Non-English TV Chart
The Field Mouse adaptation drew 4.4 million views and reached the Top 10 in 45 countries.
Mousetrap led Netflix’s global non-English TV rankings for August 31–September 6, rising from No. 5 in its debut week to No. 1 in its second.
The webtoon-based live-action series Mousetrap took first place on Netflix’s global Top 10 chart for non-English TV shows for August 31–September 6.
Netflix released the rankings on September 8. The series reached No. 1 in its second week, up from its debut at No. 5.
Adapted from the webtoon Field Mouse, Mousetrap logged 4.4 million views and entered the Top 10 in 45 countries. Those included:
- South Korea
- Malaysia
- Oman
- The Philippines
- Argentina
- Mexico
- Hungary
- Egypt
- Nigeria
Hong-sun Kim directs the series. Its cast includes:
- Jun-yeol Ryu as Moon-jae
- Kyung-gu Sul as loan shark Noja
- Kyoo-hyung Lee as detective Sun-yong
The story centers on Moon-jae, a reclusive novelist whose life unravels because of a mysterious figure called “Field Mouse.” Desperate to recover what he has lost, he joins forces with No-ja, a ruthless loan shark who previously pursued him.
Webtoon artist Ludovico serialized Field Mouse from 2017 to 2020. The story draws on the Korean folktale “The Rat That Ate Fingernails,” in which a rat becomes human after eating someone’s fingernails.
The webtoon currently has no English version.
