Filming Starts in April 2026 & What We Know So Far

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January 5, 2026

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Picture: Pictured: Byeon Woo Seok (left) and Han So Hee (center) and Kang Yoo Seok (right)

Netflix has another huge live-action adaptation of a beloved webtoon in development it was announced That streaming services are becoming a worldwide phenomenon solo levelingByeon W00-seok has been confirmed to play the lead role of the series as Sung Jin-woo, and is joined by Han So Hee and Kang Yoo Seok, Filming will reportedly begin in April 2026,

solo leveling is an upcoming South Korean Netflix Original fantasy-action series and an adaptation of author Chugong’s popular web novel of the same name. The web novel has already been adapted, as its webtoon was serialized by KakaoPage in March 2018, and illustrated by Jang Sung-rak. While the webtoon was extremely popular in its own right, what propelled the franchise into the stratosphere was the anime adaptation.

The impact of the anime adaptation has been so tremendous that the webtoon has since garnered an impressive 14.3 billion cumulative views worldwide. However, what is more notable is that Sony recently announced the anime “Most Viewed Anime in Crunchyroll HistoryKeeping in mind that the choice of a piece, Naruto, attack on TitanAnd demon slayer All of these are available on Crunchyroll, an amazing feat. even it flowed 2025 Crunchyroll Anime AwardsWinning in nine major categories, including Anime of the Year, Best Action, and Best Character.

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photo Credit: solo leveling maker Sota Furuhashi (Aniplex), Atsushi Kaneko (A-1 Pictures), and Kanako Takahashi (Crunchyroll), with English voice cast Alex Lay (voice of Sung Jinwoo) and Michelle Rojas (voice of Cha Hae-in) at the Television Academy’s Wolf Theater in North Hollywood – St. / Crunchyroll

solo leveling dear, and like Every live-action adaptation of the beloved manga, webtoon, or anime, it often faces scrutiny. To help ease the nerves of fans reading this, Netflix has an excellent track record with its webtoon adaptations. Let’s not forget that Netflix has arguably the two best live-action adaptations of beloved manga/anime. Alice in Borderlands And a piece,


what is the plot of solo leveling,

Decades ago, strange portals began opening across the world, inhabited by monsters that could cause catastrophic harm to humanity. The advent of portals also led to the awakening of supernatural abilities in humans, granting them great strength and power to protect the rest of society and enable them to hunt down deadly monsters.

Several years later, Sung Jin-woo, an E-level ranked hunter and one of Korea’s weakest hunters, risks his life every time he enters the dungeon, no matter how weak the monsters inside are. After barely surviving a demonically powerful double dungeon, Jin-woo is chosen by ‘the System’ and is given a power unique only to him, allowing Jin-woo to enhance his strength and magic by completing quests and fighting through more dangerous dungeons.

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Image: Sung Jin-woo from the anime adaptation – A-1 Pictures


Who are the actors? solo leveling,

Byeon Woo Seok was the first cast member announced and will play the lead role of Sung Jin-woo. The actor has starred in several projects including Netflix 20th century girl, record of youth, lovely runner, And strong girl namsunOutside of Netflix, he has led K-dramas such as Moonlight, Flower Crew: Joseon Wedding Agencyand film spouse,

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Image: Byeon Woo Seok (left) will play Jin-woo (right)

it was Reported by Naver Han So Hee has joined the cast solo levelingAlthough the name of her role has not been announced, she is expected to play Cha Hae In, Korea’s only female S-Rank Hunter, Netflix subscribers will be familiar with his work thanks to his starring roles in fantastic projects like My name And Gyeongseong creature,

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Pictured: Han So Hee (left) and Chae Hae In (right) from Solo Leveling

it has been done Recently it was reported that Kang Yoo Seok Is offered the role of Yoo Jin Ho, a D-rank hunter who befriends Jin-woo. Kang Yoo Seok has starred in Netflix projects such as Resident Playbook, When life gives you tangerines, start upAnd Mystic Pop-Up Bar,

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Pictured: Kang Yoo Seok (left) and Yoo Jin Ho from Solo Leveling

There are several major characters that fans will be curious to see cast, such as:

  • Sung Jin-ah -Jin-woo’s younger sister.
  • yoo jin-ho – D-rank hunter who befriends Jin-woo.
  • cha hee-in – Korea’s only female S-Rank Hunter.
  • go gun-hee – President of the Korean Hunters Association.
  • baek yoon ho – S-Rank Hunter and guild master of the White Tiger Guild.
  • Choi Jong-in – S-Rank Hunter and Guild Master of the Hunters Guild.
  • woo jin-chul – A-rank hunter and chief inspector of the Korean Hunters Association’s monitoring team.

What is the production status of solo leveling,

Development

filming scheduled

filming going on

post production

एक्स उपयोगकर्ता @ggonigone पिछले कई वर्षों में नेटफ्लिक्स पर आए विभिन्न के-नाटकों के बारे में जानकारी का अविश्वसनीय रूप से विश्वसनीय स्रोत रहा है, और उसने बताया है कि सोलो लेवलिंग के लिए फिल्मांकन शुरू होगा April 2026,


What is the episode count?

The first season will reportedly consist of seven episodes. However, this has not been officially confirmed yet.


when is it solo leveling Netflix release date?

With filming set to begin in April 2026, we would expect a lengthy production schedule for the series. Given the amount of visuals and special effects we’re likely to see in the series, don’t expect a similarly lengthy post-production.

At this time, the earliest we can expect the series to be on Netflix is Late 2027 or early 2028.

We await further updates from Netflix.


Are you looking forward to seeing it? solo leveling Adaptation on Netflix? Let us know in the comments below!

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