The live-action adaptation of Solo Leveling is officially in development, with Kakao Entertainment confirming the news on January 21, 2025. The series is currently in the planning and scriptwriting phase,

Solo Leveling is a huge international franchise that includes novels, comics and an anime, and the franchise is about to get even bigger.

With season 2 of the anime series now in full swing, South Korean production company Kakao Entertainment has just announced plans for a live-action adaptation. Solo Leveling originated as a South Korean web novel, exploring a portal fantasy adventure story about a monster hunter.

The live-action drama adaptation of the "Solo Leveling" (2016-21) franchise is in development on the back of the story's popularity among not only webtoon and web novel readers but also gamers and anime fans.

Based on a manhwa by author Chugong, Solo Leveling revolves around the story of Jinwoo, a hapless hunter struggling through dungeons full of monsters. One day, however, he stumbles upon 'The System', a program that allows him to level up and tackle increasingly fearsome threats.

Kakao Entertainment confirms live-action adaptation of popular web novel Solo Leveling alongside ongoing anime series.

Following its success in webtoons, games, and animation, the Korean IP powerhouse Solo Leveling is set to conquer yet another medium with a live-action drama adaptation. Open the Youtube video Kakao Entertainment announced on Tuesday that their media division is currently developing the script for a live-action drama adaptation of Solo Leveling,