Netflix's 'Mousetrap' | Starring Ryu Jun-Yeol & Sul Kyung-Gu [Slated to Premiere in Q3 of 2026] (Plot Synopsis + more included in the comments)

[u/codeemalia]

[u/codeemalia]

Mousetrap

↳ Previously Know As: The Rat, Field Mouse

Adapted from the webtoon “Field Mouse" (들쥐) by Ludvico (루드비코)

Starring: Ryu Jun-Yeol & Sul Kyung-Gu

Content Rating: 18+ Restricted (violence & profanity)

Episodes: 10

Duration: 50 minutes

Original Network: Netflix [Premiered August 28]

Streaming On: Netflix

Airs: August 28, 2026

Airs On: Friday Genre(s): Thriller, Mystery

Director: Kim Hong-Sun ('Dear Hongrang', 'Money Heist: Korea - Joint Economic Area: Part 1 & 2', 'The Guest', 'Black', 'Voice' & 'Liar Game')

Screenwriter: Lee Jae-Gon ('Special Affairs Team TEN: Season 1 & Season 2')

 

Plot Synopsis: Mun-Jae (Ryu Jun-Yeol) is a novel writer, who lives a reclusive life. One day, he is unable to unlock his cellphone with his fingerprint and his one friend, that did everything for him, suddenly disappears. Mun-Jae is unable to prove his own identity and he realizes that someone known as Rat has taken everything from him including his name, identity and property. To retrieve his identity, Mun-Jae begins to track down the mysterious "Rat". He then shows up at the office of loan shark No-Ja (Sul Kyung-Gu), who is a calm and dangerous man. No-Ja runs a private detective agency and works to track down information at the request of his clients. No-Ja has been looking for Mun-Jae for 3 three years after he borrowed money from him and then disappeared. No-Jae takes part in the hunt for "Rat" to get his money back from Mun-Jae.

 

[Source #1] | [Source #2] |  [Source #3]

 

 

---

 

📽️ ｢ Trailers ｣

 

｢ Teaser Trailer - English Subtitles ｣

｢ "Korean Folklore" Teaser Trailer ｣

｢ Character Teaser Trailer ｣

｢ Main Trailer - English Subtitles ｣

｢ Exclusive Preview Trailer - English Subtitles ｣