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A-Listers Seo Hyun-jin and Gong Yoo Headline Mystery Series ‘The Trunk’

<The Trunk> Casting & Production Announcement
Seo Hyun-jin (left) and Gong Yoo

Netflix has announced the production of The Trunk, a mystery series featuring Korea’s A-list talents Seo Hyun-jin and Gong Yoo. The story draws a whirlwind of unforeseen events and secrets after a mystifying trunk is found in the depths of a lake. 

Seo Hyun-jin, known for her transformative performances in Another Miss Oh and The Beauty Inside, will play In-ji, an employee of an intriguing matchmaking organization, NM. Gong Yoo, celebrated for his roles in Guardian: The Lonely and Great God, and Netflix's Squid Game & The Silent Sea is set to depict Jeong-won, a solitary music producer who finds himself in an unexpected marriage contract with In-ji. Jeong-won ironically encounters his ‘second wife’ In-ji through a contract-based marriage service arranged by his ex-wife Seo-yeon. However, their lives take a twist when a mysterious trunk found in the lake throws them into a whirlwind of secrets and events behind the matchmaking service. 

Penned by Park Eun-young of Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth and directed by Kim Gyu-tae, famed for his work in Our Blues, The Trunk is set to attract attention for its unique storyline and the dream pairing of Seo Hyun-jin and Gong Yoo. The Trunk will premiere exclusively on Netflix.

Previous Works

[Seo Hyun-jin]

Another Miss OhTemperature of Love  The Beauty Inside  Black Dog: Being A Teacher Why Her

[Gong Yoo] 

Train to Busan  Guardian: The Lonely and Great God  Squid Game The Silent Sea  The Age of Shadows

Elsa Kim

Publicist

yaejik@netflix.com

James Chang

Publicist

joonshikc@netflix.com