Netflix announces cast for 'Solo Leveling' live-action series

Netflix has announced the official cast for its upcoming live-action adaptation of 'Solo Leveling,' a popular South Korean intellectual property that originated as a web novel and expanded into a webtoon and anime.

Byeon Woo-seok will star as the lead character, Sung Jin-woo, an E-rank hunter who gains the unique ability to level up after a near-death experience. Joining the cast are Hallyu stars Han So-hee, who will portray S-rank hunter Cha Hae-in, and Jung Ji-hoon, known professionally as Rain, who will play Baek Yoon-ho, an S-rank hunter and leader of the Baekho Guild.

Other cast members include veteran actor Lee Sung-min as Ko Geun-hee, head of the Korean Hunters Association, and Kang Yoo-seok as Yoo Jin-ho, a young hunter and ally to Sung Jin-woo. The series follows the journey of Sung Jin-woo as he evolves into one of the world's strongest hunters to protect humanity from monsters emerging through mysterious gates.