There are plenty of K-Drama genres that are available on Netflix. If you're tired of the usual romantic drama, you can venture into the world of sci-fi shows like Black Knight. But is Black Knight based on a webtoon like most Kdramas? Here's what we know.
Is Black Knight Based on a Webtoon?
Yes, Black Knight is a sci-fi dystopian action K-Drama that was adapted from a webtoon of the same title. The webtoon was created by Lee Yun-kyun.
The synopsis of the webtoon reads:
"Devastating air pollution and severe social divide between residents and refugees. A corrupt, unforgiving and violent social order. This is the world Sawol was born into. After watching the police massacre her mother and adopted family simply because they were refugees, Sawol holds a deep seeded rage and fear of the police. Sawol believes that becoming a delivery agent is the only means to liberate herself, but can she beat the odds stacked up against her to become one?"
Originally, the webtoon was entitled Taekbaegisa, which translated to Delivery Knight in English. The series was available from 2017 to 2019.
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Where to Read Black Knight Webtoon in English Online?
The webtoon series of Black Knight can be read on this site. They currently have the first 23 episodes available to read in English for free. But the succeeding episodes can only be accessed on their app.
New episodes continue to be released on the website every Monday. The latest episode released on the website was on September 25, 2023.
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Is the K-Drama Accurate to the Webtoon?
When plans to adapt the webtoon into a K-Drama first came out, the creator of Delivery Knight gave director and scriptwriter Cho Ui-seok the freedom to "change the webtoon."
Director Cho revealed that the worldview in the manhwa and the series are nearly identical. The only difference between the show and its source material is in the characters.
Since the webtoon introduced a lot of characters, Director Cho decided to bring down that number. He also added some new characters to the series.
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When Kim Woo-bin received an offer for the role of 5-8, he revealed to ScreenRant that he took a look at the webtoon.
“When I was offered the role, I did take a look at the webtoon. I read it, of course, because the series is based on the webtoon. But while the work is based on the webtoon, it’s a whole different story and a whole different universe. So, the director told me that take a look at the webtoon, but that it’s going to be very different. I did read it, but I focused mostly on the script.”
Aside from the characters, Director Cho decided to keep the details of the webtoon intact. More importantly, they decided to develop the show's VFX from real weather cycles by transforming Seoul into a post-apocalyptic wasteland.
In order to make that happen, the Westworld production team spent 10 months focusing on the visuals of the show. They used data and images from real-world weather cycles. Data from Mongolia and China's yellow dust and sandstorms were used along with B-roll footage from the Bayanzag cliffs and the Gobi Desert.
Talk about impressive!
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