Netflix has unveiled a new Korean series,
Notes from the Last Row
, starring Choi Min-sik, Choi Hyun-wook, Huh Joon-ho, Kim Yun-jin, and Jin Kyung.

Based on the Spanish play “El Chico de la última fila,” the new Korean drama follows Heo Mun-oh, a grumpy literature professor and failed writer. Heo becomes enamored by the talent of Lee Kang, a mysterious student who always sits in the back row of his class.

Things begin to unfold when Mun-oh, burdened by insecurity and unfulfilled dreams, begins special literature classes with Lee Kang, whose brilliance reignites Mun-oh’s passion for writing.

Choi Min-sik, who has starred in
Exhuma
and
Big Bet
, plays Heo Mun-oh. Choi Hyun-wook, of
Weak Hero Class 1
and
Twenty-Five Twenty-One
fame, plays Lee Kang, an engineering student with a hidden literary gift.

Huh Joon-ho (
Buried Hearts
) plays the role of Kim Su-hun, Mun-oh’s successful writer friend.

Kim Yun-jin (
Money Heist: Korea – Joint Economic Area
) portrays Su-hun’s wife, Ahn Eun-joo, while Jin Kyung (
Veteran
) plays Jo Hyeon-suk, Mun-oh’s psychologist wife.

The series will be directed by Kim Gyu-tae (
Our Blues
), with the screenplay penned by Jang Myung-woo (
My Mother, the Mermaid
).

Notes from the Last Row
will be produced by Kakao Entertainment and Gtist.