Netflix K-Drama ‘The Girl Downstairs’ Season 1 Premiere Date

Bae Suzy The Girl Downstairs Netflix YouTube

Good news for k-drama fans! Netflix’s upcoming series The Girl Downstairs, starring Bae Suzy, is coming soon on the streaming platform. With Studio Dragon in charge of the production, this series is an adaptation of a hit webtoon of the same name. With Lee Doo-na (Bae Suzy) as the central character, this series is still filming. Directed by Lee Jeong Hyo who also directed Romance Is A Bonus Book, Crash Landing On You, and Life On Mars, this k-drama will surely be an exciting watch for fans.

Bae Suzy Portrays The Role Of Lee Doo-na In The Girl Downstairs

Apart from Bae Suzy, another central character in the series includes Yang Se Jong as Lee Won Joon. Before being cast in the series, Yang Se Jong starred in the Netflix Original series, My Country: The New Age.

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Yang Se is also known for his acting gigs in the dramas Dr. Romantic and Thirty But Seventeen. Another name cast in the series is Lee Yoo Bi who portrays a supporting role whose name isn’t known yet. This will be her Netflix Original debut. Previous lead roles portrayed by Lee Yoo in other k-dramas include Pinocchio, A Poem A Day, and Somehow 18.

When Will Netflix’s The Girl Downstairs Premiere?

As confirmed by What’s On Netflix, the total number of episodes in Season 1 is eight. However, the runtimes for each episode are yet to be revealed. Given that the filming for the series is currently ongoing, it is expected that it would arrive on Netflix by Spring 2023.

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The official webtoon synopsis of the series reads:

“When Joon moves into his new apartment on his first day of college, he wasn’t expecting beautiful ex-celebrity Duna to be living downstairs. Joon tries to avoid her at first but finds himself growing more and more curious about her mysterious life.”

In the original webtoon series, Lee Doo-na is a member of the fictional girl group named Dream Sweet. She abruptly decides to retire and resume her studies at Minsong University as a theatre & film student. It isn’t known whether Netflix will follow the same plot for its upcoming series as well or introduce changes as deemed fit.

Songah Min’s Webtoon Is Also Available In English

This romantic webtoon is an original created by Songah Min which updates every Wednesday. It is a Korean webtoon that premiered on Naver with 74 English episodes and 5 Fast Pass. The Girl Downstairs first premiered on July 18, 2019, and has been continuing ever since. Its English release date was a few months later on November 13, 2019.

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Given that this k-drama will premiere next year, viewers can binge on other popular k-dramas from the RomCom genre currently streaming on Netflix. This includes names like Love And Leashes, Sweet & Sour, On Your Wedding Day, Be With You, Tune In For Love, and more.

Are you excited about The Girl Downstairs? Have you watched the webtoon yet? Share your thoughts in the comments!

Allie Johnson

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