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Mousetrap

Name: Mousetrap
Genre: Thriller, Mystery, Crime
Released: 2026-08-28

A reclusive novelist loses access to his phone, money and home. He joins a dangerous loan shark to find the man using his identity. All ten episodes of this Korean limited series are on Netflix.

Thriller Mystery Crime

First release AUG 28, 20261 season

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Rating: TV-MA

Who’s who in Mousetrap

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The RatPlayed by Ryu Jun-yeol
Park Sun-yongPlayed by Lee Kyoo-hyung
Son Su-hyeonPlayed by Moo Jin-sung
Han Ji-hyePlayed by Lee El

Je Moon-jae · Ryu Jun-yeol

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Netflix

Noja · Sul Kyung-gu

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Netflix

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Moon-jae looks into a round bathroom mirror with his hands held near his waist.

Ryu Jun-yeol wears round glasses beside a tree in red light.

Three men ride in a car at night, seen through the windshield.

Noja sits beside Moon-jae, who holds a cup and turns to look at him.

Seasons

Season 1 · Limited Series 10 episodes

E1Episode 156 min
E2Episode 256 min
E3Episode 350 min
E4Episode 458 min
E5Episode 555 min
E6Episode 660 min
E7Episode 763 min
E8Episode 855 min
E9Episode 949 min
E10Episode 1064 min

Mousetrap Review

7out of 10

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Good

The Korean Netflix thriller pairs a frightened novelist with the loan shark pursuing him. Their search is worth following, although ten episodes give the mystery too many chances to delay an answer.

By Milo Cross

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Mousetrap is a South Korean mystery thriller directed by Kim Hong-sun and written by Lee Jae-gon, based on the webtoon Field Mouse. Ryu Jun-yeol plays Je Moon-jae, a novelist whose private routine ends when someone takes his identity. Sul Kyung-gu plays Noja, the loan shark who wants to recover money connected to the writer. Lee Kyoo-hyung plays detective Park Sun-yong. The complete ten-episode limited series premiered on Netflix on August 28, 2026. Episodes run from 49 to 64 minutes. Netflix offers the original Korean dialogue, English subtitles and an English dub in the US. The US rating is TV-MA. The story contains bloody violence and distressing deaths. The central investigation involves identity theft, money and conflicting accounts of the characters’ pasts.

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