In the Net

The story revolves around an older sister who struggles to come to terms with the death of her younger sister, who made a drastic decision after being witch-hunted on the Internet. She eventually meets N, a mysterious hacker whom she hires to uncover the truth about the incident surrounding her sister's passing.{{Cite web |last= |date=March 16, 2023 |title=김선호, 드라마 복귀작은 '망내인'..김지운 감독 만난다 |trans-title=Kim Seon-ho, the comeback work of the drama is 'Mangnaein'.. Meet director Kim Ji-woon |url=https://www.starnewskorea.com/stview.php?no=2023031617045163929 |access-date=December 23, 2023 |website=스타뉴스 |language=ko |archive-date=December 23, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231223005627/https://www.starnewskorea.com/stview.php?no=2023031617045163929 |url-status=live }}

• Kim Seon-ho as N, a mysterious man.{{Cite web|last=Park|first=Jin-young|date=April 18, 2023|title='귀공자' 개봉에 '망내인'까지 휘몰아치는 김선호 파워|trans-title=Kim Seon-ho's power to the release of 'Gwigongja' and 'Mangnaein'|url=https://www.joynews24.com/view/1586599|access-date=May 12, 2023|website=아이뉴스24|language=ko|archive-date=April 24, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230424063203/https://www.joynews24.com/view/1586599|url-status=live}}
• Park Gyu-young as Ai, the older sister.{{Cite web|last=|date=July 9, 2023|title=박규영 "원톱 주연→'오징어 게임2'..책임감 가져야죠"[★FULL인터뷰]|trans-title=Park Gyu-young "One-top starring→'Squid Game 2'.. You have to be responsible."[★FULL interview]|url=https://www.starnewskorea.com/stview.php?no=2023070618505487141|access-date=December 23, 2023|website=스타뉴스|language=ko|archive-date=October 6, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241006151358/https://www.starnewskorea.com/stview.php?no=2023070618505487141|url-status=live}}

• Lee Hong-nae{{Cite web |last=Park |first=Jin-young |date=June 13, 2023 |title=[단독] '김사부3' 꽉 채운 이홍내, 김선호x박규영 '망내인' 합류 |trans-title=[Exclusive] Lee Hong-nae, who fills 'Kim Sabu 3,' joins Kim Sun-ho and Park Gyu-young in 'Mangnae-in' |url=https://www.joynews24.com/view/1602051 |access-date=December 23, 2023 |website=아이뉴스24 |language=ko |archive-date=December 23, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231223005629/https://www.joynews24.com/view/1602051 |url-status=live }}
• Jin Ho-eun{{Cite web|last=Lee|first=Seung-rok|title='정재영·김영대 소속사' 아우터코리아→아우터유니버스 사명 변경...원욱 대표 "소속 신인 배우들 위한 단편영화 제작"|trans-title='Jung Jae-young·Kim Young-dae's agency' Outer Korea→Auter Universe name change...CEO Won-wook "Short film production for new actors"|url=https://mydaily.co.kr/page/view/2023100517244639819|access-date=December 23, 2023|website=마이데일리|language=ko|archive-date=October 6, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241006151455/https://mydaily.co.kr/page/view/2023100517244639819|url-status=live}}
• Hyun Bong-sik as detective*{{Cite web |date=2016-02-12 |title=HYUN BONG SIK – JERRYgogo |url=http://jerrygogo.com/wordpress/?page_id=135 |access-date=2024-07-02 |language=ko-KR |archive-date=July 2, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240702094532/http://jerrygogo.com/wordpress/?page_id=135 |url-status=live }}
• {{Cite web |last=김 |first=지연 |date=2024-09-10 |title=올해 가장 열일하는 인물! 대세 등극한 배우, 39세 현봉식에 대한 사실들 |url=https://www.cineplay.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=15880 |access-date=2024-09-10 |website=씨네플레이 |language=ko |archive-date=October 6, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241006151420/https://www.cineplay.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=15880 |url-status=live }}
• Lee So-i{{Cite web |last= |date=July 4, 2023 |title=김선호, 영화→드라마 이어 연극까지 열일 행보 예고...'행복을 찾아서' 출연 확정 |trans-title=Kim Seon-ho, previewing a ten-day move from the movie to the drama to the play... Confirmed to appear in 'In Search of Happiness' |url=https://www.topstarnews.net/news/articleView.html?idxno=15362165 |access-date=December 23, 2023 |website=톱스타뉴스 |language=ko |archive-date=December 23, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231223014234/https://www.topstarnews.net/news/articleView.html?idxno=15362165 |url-status=live }}
• Park Moon-a{{Cite web |title=In The Net Extended Cast |date=March 18, 2023 |url=https://www.hancinema.net/korean_drama_In_the_Net-cast.html}}
• Han Hyun-jun{{Cite web |last=Yang |first=So-young |date=2024-10-03 |title=한현준, '수영제과' 데뷔 후 첫 영화제 초청 |trans-title=Han Hyun-jun, first film festival invitation since debuting with 'Swimming Confectionery' |url=https://www.mk.co.kr/news/movies/11130635 |access-date=2024-10-04 |website=Star Today |language=ko |archive-date=October 6, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241006151410/https://www.mk.co.kr/news/movies/11130635 |url-status=live }}

• Kim Ga-young*{{Cite web |last=손 |first=봉석 |date=2023-12-26 |title='혼례대첩' 김가영 "삼월어미로 행복했습니다" 종영소감 |url=https://sports.khan.co.kr/article/202312261716003 |access-date=2024-09-16 |website=스포츠경향 |language=ko |archive-date=September 16, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240916114629/https://sports.khan.co.kr/article/202312261716003 |url-status=live }}
• {{Cite web |title=블레스이엔티 |url=http://www.blessent.co.kr/index.html |access-date=2024-09-16 |website=www.blessent.co.kr |language=ko |archive-date=September 16, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240916152257/http://www.blessent.co.kr/index.html |url-status=live }}
• {{Cite web |date=2023-12-26 |title='혼례대첩' 김가영, "삼월어미로 행복했습니다"..종영소감 |url=https://m.mbn.co.kr/entertain/2023/984078#_PA |access-date=2024-09-16 |website=mk.co.kr |language=ko |archive-date=September 16, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240916111843/https://m.mbn.co.kr/entertain/2023/984078#_PA |url-status=live }}
• Kang Chae-young{{Cite web |title=길스토리이엔티 |url=http://gilstoryent.com/ko/artist_kangchaeyoung.php |access-date=2024-09-16 |website=gilstoryent.com |language=ko |archive-date=October 6, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241006151405/http://gilstoryent.com/ko/artist_kangchaeyoung.php |url-status=live }}
• Kim Ho-jun{{Cite web |last=Kim |first=Beom-seok |date=2024-05-16 |title='범죄도시4' 영업꾼 김호준 "마동석 선배와 투샷, 가문의 영광이죠" [EN:인터뷰] |trans-title=‘Crime City 4’ salesman Kim Ho-jun “Two shots with senior Ma Dong-seok, it’s an honor for the family” [EN: Interview] |url=https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/609/0000854047 |access-date=2024-05-16 |website=m.entertain.naver.com |archive-date=May 16, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240516035539/https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/609/0000854047 |url-status=live }}
• Park Min-yi{{Cite web |date=November 3, 2023 |title='최악의 악' 박민이 "영광스런 시간...'서울의 봄'서 만나요" |trans-title='Worst Evil' Park Min's "Gourious time... See you in 'Spring in Seoul'" |url=https://www.mk.co.kr/star/hot-issues/view/2023/11/846795/ |access-date=December 23, 2023 |website=매일경제 |language=ko |archive-date=October 6, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241006151413/https://www.mk.co.kr/news/hot-issues/10865704 |url-status=live }}
• Chang Dan-bi{{Cite web |title=피어라 엔터테인먼트 |url=https://pieoraent.com/34 |access-date=2024-09-16 |website=pieoraent.com |language=ko}}
• Chu Eun-kyung{{Cite web |title=추은경 |url=http://www.cinehubkorea.com/bbs/board.php?bo_table=act01&wr_id=1403&ckattempt=1 |access-date=2024-09-10 |website=www.cinehubkorea.com}}
• Han Chae-yong{{Cite web |title=플로르방송제작사 |url=https://www.florproduction.com/celebrity/actor_view?idx=31 |access-date=2024-09-10 |website=webmaker21.net}}

On December 7, 2022, during the 'Yong Film Night' event, CEO Lim Seung-yong, announced Yong Film's future lineup. An OTT series with the working title "Mangnaein" (literally In The Net) was announced as part of the lineup. The series is co-directed by Kim Jee-woon and Park Bo-ram. The series is an adaptation of the crime novel 'Second Sister' by Hong Kong writer Chan Ho Kei. Yong Film is producing the series in collaboration with Anthology Studio and SK Global.{{Cite web|last=Bae|first=Dong-mi|date=December 8, 2022|title=용필름, 박찬욱‧김지운‧방우리 감독 차기작 제작한다|trans-title=Yongfilm, director Park Chan-wook, Kim Ji-woon, and Bang Woo-ri will produce the next film.|url=http://m.cine21.com/news/view/?mag_id=101608|access-date=May 16, 2023|website=Cine 21 (씨네21)|language=ko|archive-date=May 16, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230516045221/http://m.cine21.com/news/view/?mag_id=101608|url-status=live}}{{Cite web |date=June 29, 2023 |title=[이 아침의 소설가] 재미삼아 쓴 추리소설로 세계적 작가된 찬호께이 |trans-title=[Novelist of this morning] Chan Ho-kei, who became a world-class writer with a mystery novel written for fun. |url=https://www.hankyung.com/article/2023062939451 |access-date=December 23, 2023 |website=The Korea Economic Daily |language=ko |archive-date=December 23, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231223010258/https://www.hankyung.com/article/2023062939451 |url-status=live }}

The initial casting announcement for the series took place on March 16, 2023, with Kim Seon-ho being offered the lead roles.{{Cite web|last=Park|first=Jin-young|date=March 16, 2023|title='해시의신루' 아니라도...김선호, '폭군' 촬영+드라마 검토 '열일'|trans-title=Even if it's not 'Hashi Shinru'...Kim Seon-ho, 'Tyrant' filming + drama review 'Ten-day'|url=https://www.joynews24.com/view/1576252|access-date=December 23, 2023|website=아이뉴스24|language=ko|archive-date=December 23, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231223005627/https://www.joynews24.com/view/1576252|url-status=live}}{{Cite web |last=Park |first=Jin-young |date=April 18, 2023 |title='귀공자' 개봉에 '망내인'까지...휘몰아치는 김선호 파워 |trans-title=Kim Seon-ho's power to the release of 'The Childe' and 'Mangnaein' ... |url=https://www.joynews24.com/view/1586599 |access-date=December 23, 2023 |website=아이뉴스24 |language=ko |archive-date=April 24, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230424063203/https://www.joynews24.com/view/1586599 |url-status=live }} On the same day, an entertainment official informed JTBC Entertainment News that Park Gyu-young had been chosen as the female lead. Saram Entertainment, Park Gyu-young's agency, stated that while the casting is not confirmed, they have received an offer and are reviewing it positively.{{Cite web |last=Hwang |first=So-young |date=2023-03-16 |title=[단독] 박규영, '망내인'으로 복귀하는 김선호와 만난다 |trans-title=[Exclusive] Park Gyu-young meets Kim Seon-ho, who is returning to 'Mangnae' |url=https://v.daum.net/v/20230316202612683 |access-date=2023-12-23 |website=언론사 뷰}} According to news coverage on June 13, Lee Hong-nae was positively discussing appearing in the series. In July, Park's appearance confirmation in the drama was mentioned in her interview.{{Cite web |last=무비스트 |title="목표는 들꽃 같은 배우" 넷플릭스 <셀러브리티> 박규영 배우 |url=http://www.movist.com/star3d/view.asp?type=32&id=atc000000009778 |access-date=2024-03-11 |website=www.movist.com |language=ko}} In November, Park Min-yi confirmed as one of the cast. In December, while attending the 8th Asia Artist Awards in Bulacan, Philippines, Kim Seon-ho mentioned that the drama was slated to be his project for 2024.{{Cite web|last=|date=December 15, 2023|title=부석순 "세븐틴 선배와 어깨 나란히"..임영웅, 필리핀서도 "건행!" [2023 AAA 말말말]|trans-title=Bu Seok-soon "Seventeen senior and shoulder to shoulder".. Lim Young-woong, also in the Philippines, "Gunhaeng!" [2023 AAA Word word]|url=https://www.starnewskorea.com/stview.php?no=2023121415160554213|access-date=December 23, 2023|website=스타뉴스|language=ko|archive-date=December 23, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231223013650/https://www.starnewskorea.com/stview.php?no=2023121415160554213|url-status=live}}

On June 13, 2023, it was reported that the cast had recently taken part in the first script reading session. Additionally, full-scale filming was scheduled to begin by the end of June.{{Cite web |last=Park |first=Jin-young |date=June 13, 2023 |title=김선호, '귀공자' 스크린 데뷔→'망내인' 촬영 시작...뜨거운 6월 |trans-title=Kim Seon-ho, 'Gwigongja' screen debut→ starts filming for 'Maengnaein...Hot June |url=https://www.joynews24.com/view/1602092 |access-date=December 23, 2023 |website=아이뉴스24 |language=ko}} In January 2024, it was announced that the filming for the drama had wrapped up, and there were ongoing discussions regarding its release on OTT platforms.{{Cite web |last=박 |first=진영 |date=2024-01-02 |title=[조이人] 김선호, 영화·드라마 꽉 채운다...믿고보는 '올라운드' 활약 |trans-title=[Joy People] Kim Seon-ho, movie·drama full...'s 'all-round' activity that you believe in |url=https://www.joynews24.com/view/1671711 |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=아이뉴스24 |language=ko |archive-date=March 13, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240313115030/https://www.joynews24.com/view/1671711 |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Park |first=Jin-young |date=2024-01-04 |title=[신년기획]⑤ Lee Jung-jae·Gong Yoo·Park Bo-gum·Song Joong-ki·Kim Seon-ho, already exciting OTT work |trans-title=[New Year's planning]⑤ 이정재·공유·박보검·송중기·김선호, 벌써 설레는 OTT 기대작 |url=https://www.joynews24.com/view/1670909 |access-date=2024-01-04 |website=아이뉴스24 |language=ko}}

In The Net VFX was handled by Digital Idea.{{Cite web |title=No1 VFX Studio DIGITALIDEA |url=http://www.digitalidea.co.kr/shop_contents/myboard_read.htm?myboard_code=vfx&load_type=&page_idx=0&me_popup=&h_search_c=0&h_search_v=&tag_on=&page_limit=200&page=1&idx=74101 |access-date=2024-07-02 |website=Digital idea |language=ko}} In September 2024, Mowg mentioned that he was still working on the final version of music for the series.{{Cite web |last=Kim |first=Hyo-jeong |date=2024-09-10 |title=음악 영화 만든 영화 음악 장인, 모그 감독을 만나다 [제천국제음악영화제에서 만난 사람들]|trans-title=Meet Director Mog, the film music craftsman who created music films [People I met at the Jecheon International Music & Film Festival]|url=https://www.hankyung.com/article/202409096889i |access-date=2024-09-10 |website=Hankyung|language=ko}} As of March 2025, although there has been speculation on the release date, platform and possible name change to 'Unfriend', including a 4th quarter release on Tving, a representative from production said "This matter is not yet finalized. We are in a state of internal discussion."{{Cite web |last=CHOSUNBIZ |date=2025-03-04 |title=Kim Seon-ho and Park Gyu-young reunite in 'Unfriend' for Tving series |url=https://biz.chosun.com/en/en-entertainment/2025/03/05/BVMH6J3RJJBFBB5SEYE2JXVHBI/ |access-date=2025-05-30 |website=CHOSUNBIZ |language=en}}

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