South Korean audiences will see the supernatural thriller Reawaken Man: The Red hit theaters on September 30. Directed by Jong-yeol Baek, the live-action film adapts the premise of the popular webtoon Reawakened Man, which originally ran on Naver Webtoon from 2016 to 2019.
The story centers on Hwan Seok, an unemployed protagonist whose life takes a drastic turn when he discovers he has the ability to resurrect three days after death. His new life is quickly complicated by the arrival of Black, a mysterious pursuer played by Seung-ho Shin, who seeks to exploit Hwan's unique power. Gyo-hwan Koo takes on the lead role of Hwan Seok, supported by Ki-young Kang as his friend Young-ha and Si-ah Kim as his sister Ye-rin.
While the film focuses on the high-stakes consequences of Hwan's resurrection, the narrative draws from the original webtoon's darker tone, where a simple act of standing up against injustice spirals into a large-scale conspiracy. Readers looking to explore the source material can find the series available in English on the WEBTOON platform.
